Tutorials for T-Splines for Rhino

Topology

Wed, 25 May 2011 20:51:00 -0600

T-Splines training 02 - Mug

Tue, 24 May 2011 22:49:00 -0600

In this exercise we will again start with a T-Spline primitive to model a mug. We'll introduce one new command: the extrude command.

T-Splines training 01 - Remote

Tue, 24 May 2011 22:45:00 -0600

This exercise introduces you to one of the basic T-Splines mindsets - to make a smooth surface, start with a primitive and push and pull it to achieve the desired shape.

Wii Nunchuck

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:22:00 -0700

Claas Kuhnen, a professional T-Splines user, gives step-by-step instructions on how to model a Nintendo Wii nunchuck.

Scissors

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:35:00 -0700

This from a webinar recorded on 23 November 2010, using T-Splines v2.3.

Kyle Houchens demonstrates how to model a pair of scissors using a workflow starting from tsAppendFace and another workflow starting from Rhino curves.

Lawn chair

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:37:00 -0700

This advanced tutorial guides you through how to make a watertight lawn chair suitable for injection molding.

Tips and tricks

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 23:22:00 -0600

This from a webinar recorded on October 19, 2010, using T-Splines v2.3. Kyle Houchens shares some of his and other T-Splines experts' favorite tips and tricks to quickly create smooth models with T-Splines.

Jewelry design with T-Splines

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:54:00 -0600

This from a webinar recorded on October 12, 2010, using T-Splines v2.3. Travis Serio, winner of the T-Splines 2010 design contest, explains how he used T-Splines for his 1st place signet ring.

Bike frame

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 23:57:00 -0600

This from a webinar recorded on September 24, 2010, using T-Splines v2.3. Kyle Houchens demonstrates how to make bike frame using simple T-Splines commands.

Eyewear

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:29:00 -0600

3d model from 2D sketch

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600

This from a webinar recorded on August 26, 2010, using T-Splines v2.3. Kyle Houchens demonstrates how to make a 3D model of a helicopter from a 2D sketch

Basic ring

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:45:00 -0600

This webinar was recorded on 29 July 2010 using T-Splines v2.3

Matt Sederberg explains a few simple T-Splines commands and then uses the commands to model a heart ring using T-Splines v2.3.

The first YouTube video introduces that commands that will be used to create the ring.

The second YouTube video models the ring.

Each video is about 14 minutes long.

KeyShot and T-Splines

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:40:00 -0600

This webinar shows how to use T-Splines to model a knife handle, then the real-time renderer KeyShot to render it.

V-Ray and T-Splines (Spanish)

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:34:00 -0600

Join T-Splines designer Juan Santocono and ASGVIS 3D Visual Artist/Trainer Fernando Rentas for a free instructional webinar in Spanish on two of your favorite Rhino plug-ins, V-Ray and T-Splines.

Converting .obj meshes to T-Splines

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:22:00 -0600

Converting an .obj mesh file to a smooth T-spline surface is a popular feature in the T-Splines for Rhino plugin because T-spline surfaces are NURBS compatible and can be passed downstream to other applications as a watertight polysurface.

Even though the actual conversion of the .obj mesh to a T-spline surface is a simple, push-button feature, knowing a few best practices for creating your mesh will greatly improve the quality of your surface after conversion.

Vehicular design

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:02:00 -0600

Kyle Houchens, owner of The Outside Digital Art and Design and designer of over 1000 vehicles for the toy and entertainment industries, shows techniques about how T-Splines can be a timesaving tool for adding detail to a car model.

Matt Sederberg shows some powerful new tools available in the newly released version 2.2.

Joystick

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:38:00 -0600

This webinar was recorded on 7 October 2009 using T-Splines v2.1

At this webinar, you will learn how to:

Easily create smooth, complex T-spline surfaces that would be difficult to make in other solid or surface modelers
Export T-spline surfaces to any solid modeling package that reads .3dm files. This is a push-button solution; we will demonstrate it with SolidWorks.
Add final details, integrate with solid geometry, and perform analysis on the model.

Iron

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:14:00 -0600

In this webinar, we take a look at the very basics of how to use simple T-Splines commands to create an iron.

Bottle

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:56:00 -0600

Creating an organic T-Spline design can be as simple as merging together untrimmed NUBRS surfaces and applying a few commands. Watch this video tutorial on creating a bottle to learn how.

Ring

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:43:00 -0600

This is a silent, annotated video showing how to model a heart ring with T-Splines for Rhino.

Couch

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:28:00 -0600

T-Splines for Rhino is useful for modeling soft, freform objects in 3D, such as cushioned furniture. Here are two videos showing how to model a couch using T-Splines. First, a two-minute, time-compressed marketing piece. Second, a detailed 19-minute annotated tutorial.

Bathtub

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:59:00 -0600

Watch this video to see how to create smooth transitions and blends using T-Splines. The video also shows how to use Rhino's Blend command to blend a T-spline surface to a NURBS surface.

Architectural form

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:43:00 -0600

This tutorial shows how to use T-Splines to create organic architectural sculptures with branches and voids.

Knife

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:35:00 -0600

How to model a knife handle, from an introductory webinar recorded on May 26, 2010.

Hand

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:19:00 -0600

Create a hand using append face, extrude, manipulator and thicken from an introductory webinar recorded on May 26, 2010.

Modem

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:52:00 -0600

Learn how to model a modem with T-Splines. The entire process consists of making a T-Splines box, then just moving control points. No other commands were used. This video is really paced more like a marketing piece than a tutorial, but if you would like to follow along, and the video is moving a bit fast for you, you can read the commands in the command history window in the top of the screen to see what has happened.

Egg holder

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:45:00 -0600

Model an eggholder with simple T-spline commands. This video is really paced more like a marketing piece than a tutorial, but if you would like to follow along, and the video is moving a bit fast for you, you can read the commands in the command history window in the top of the screen to see what has happened.

Bike pedal

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:34:00 -0600

Learn how to model a bike pedal using simple T-splines commands. This video is really paced more like a marketing piece than a tutorial, but if you would like to follow along, and the video is moving a bit fast for you, you can read the commands in the command history window in the top of the screen to see what has happened.

Helmet

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:28:00 -0600

This video shows how to model a simple helmet from 2D images with T-Splines. This video is really paced more like a marketing piece than a tutorial, but if you would like to follow along, and the video is moving a bit fast for you, you can read the commands in the command history window in the top of the screen to see what has happened.

Coaster

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:54:00 -0600

Learn how to model a coaster using only two T-Splines commands: manipulate and extrude. This video is really paced more like a marketing piece than a tutorial, but if you would like to follow along, and the video is moving a bit fast for you, you can read the commands in the command history window in the top of the screen to see what has happened.

Dolphin

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:28:00 -0600

Learn how to model a dolphin using T-Splines. The box modeling principles shown in this tutorial are applicable to any organic design, and produce an easily faired surface.