Workshops - Getting Started with Rhino.Inside for AutoCAD & Civil 3D
A self-paced, online-only walkthrough covering the very basics of running Rhino and Grasshopper inside AutoCAD, from installation to launching both apps and exchanging geometry, finishing with a first baking example.
What you'll build
Bake your first Grasshopper geometry into AutoCAD
Go from a clean install to committing your first parametric model, driven by a Grasshopper Number Slider, into an AutoCAD or Civil 3D drawing as a permanent, layer-bound entity. Every core Rhino.Inside behaviour, from live preview to baking, end to end.
What you'll cover
- Installing Rhino.Inside AutoCAD
- The Rhino geometry preview
- Opening Grasshopper inside AutoCAD
- Geometry exchange and baking
Who it's for
AutoCAD and Civil 3D users taking their first look at Rhino.Inside.
The core behaviours
One product, two applications: Civil 3D is built on top of AutoCAD, so everything you learn applies to both.
- 1
The geometry preview
Seeing Rhino and Grasshopper geometry drawn in the AutoCAD viewport.
- 2
Live geometry exchange
Geometry passing live between Rhino / Grasshopper and AutoCAD.
- 3
The bake operation
Turning previewed geometry into real AutoCAD entities.
- 4
Database interaction
Querying and editing native AutoCAD objects.
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