I`m using rhino 6 for just a couple months now and I could use some help. quick backstory: my company does wind tunnel testing for new buildings. So we receive the files from the client - usually heavy revit files - and then my job is to recreate that massive skyscraper into a small solid version t…

That seems to be a plug in for some wind flow simulations. Although interesting, that’s not exactly what I’m looking for, since the company already has that part of the process covered. I just really need a way to manage the revit file and export it as one solid body.

Hello - see https://www.rhino3d.com/inside - that may, possibly, help your general workflow. -Pascal

I worked as a architectural model builder and we did A LOT of this. There is no simple solution to skinning and shelling geometry that comes in from other software (or native Rhino geometry for that matter). Using Revit geometry as reference and modeling on top of it for 3D printing will give you th…

I see… I thought maybe because I’m new in rhino I could be missing some feature like the drape one. But I agree, since most buildings are just simple extrusions the process can be pretty fast. I’m doing all the modelling in solidworks and it only gets tricky If the building is too complex and full …

Must-know commands that help to extract and clean up building footprints: MeshOutline CurveBoolean (my all-time fav command) Make2D ExtrudeCrv Scale1D TestCrvSelfIntersection (shhhh, its a secret.) DupEdge DupFaceBorder I hope this helps!

Might you do your CFD testing in Rhino/Grasshopper with with Butterfly and Openfoam? The setup is easier with BlueCFD’s version of OpenFoam, as in Formula Translator. https://www.ladybug.tools/butterfly.html#indoorairflow By itself, OpenFoam is the single most user hostile piece of software I hav…

Thanks Brenda, but Im just responsible for designing and prototyping. I dont run the simulations myself. I believe the guys here use fluent though.

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