Rhino: Furniture Design

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Free Online Course: Rhino: Furniture Design provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 2-3 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Rhino: Furniture Design is taught by Jonathan Racek.

Overview
  • Learn how to design furniture for game engines with Rhino 3D. Explore methods for exporting your furniture design for rendering, 3D printing, or game development, and more.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    • What you should know before watching this course
    • Using the exercise files
    1. General Concepts About Furniture Design
    • What is furniture design?
    • Furniture and the body
    • How furniture supports different activities
    2. Physical and Spatial Characteristics of Furniture
    • Questions that drive form
    • Form and shape
    • Furniture and the design of interior space
    • Furniture types
    3. Case Study #1: Cafe Chair, Model 14 (Thonet, 1859)
    • Background and analysis
    • Defining form using the Extrude, Boolean, and Two Objects tool
    • Adding details using the Sweep 1 Rail tool
    4. Case Study #2: Zig-Zag Chair (Gerrit Rietveld, 1934)
    • Background and analysis
    • Defining form using the Tween Curve tool
    • Creating surfaces and thicknesses using the Planar Curves and Extrude tool
    5. Case Study #3: DCM chair (Charles and Ray Eames, 1946)
    • Background and analysis
    • Defining the form and creating the frame
    • Building the shells and mounts
    6. Case Study #4: Wiggle Side Chair (Frank Gehry, 1972)
    • Background and analysis
    • Defining form using profile curves
    • Creating contours
    7. Design Process (Define the Problem, Research, and Schematic Design)
    • The design process
    • Define the problem, research, and schematic design
    • Finishing schematic design
    8. Design Process (Design Development and Documentation)
    • Design development: Refining the chair legs
    • Design development: Determining a material and fabrication strategy
    • Design development: Finishing the chair
    • Documentation
    9. Translating to Other Software
    • Exporting your model: Unity assets
    • Exporting your model: Rendering
    • Exporting your model: Printing
    Conclusion
    • Next steps