Rhino for Architecture: Dynamic Section Workflow

(As a benefit you'll get access to all of my 3D models / scripts)

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SectionTools is great for Architects who want to stay in Rhino rather than moving to other BIM software such as ArchiCAD or Revit!

[Nabil-urxr]

Most under-appreciated youtube channel

[ioanlatcan]

Please dont stop making these videos. You taught me everything i know about rhino

[happycookieasa]

omg this is saves so much time!
Almost 10 year rhino user, first time I am hearing about this! Was I under a rock?
Thank you!

[michaelvollrath]

Great workflow breakdown! Thank you! I think I’d make a small grasshopper script that references the center of the section lines and the make 2d lines and then get the difference between points to get a movement vector to automate the alignment process. (more for a big project with lots of sections).

[PaulinaGarciaAlvarez]

Can you please make part number 2 for the more advanced steps!! Thank you so so so helpful!! Literally saving my career

[TonyJaboney]

I usually make use of the rhino clipping plane tool and link them to my viewports in my layout tabs.
It automatically updates, no need for any manual work, no heavy duty make2D commands It does the hatching (one solid color)
It shows what's visible with the options etc.
Even annotations update automagically when I make changes to the annotated objects.
Easy export to pdf/dwg/image whatever.
This combined with the coming Rhino8 Clipping plane functionalities will take care of all my 2D Sectioning needs.
The only thing that I miss in this method is adjusting the hatch style per object and actual clipping plane geometry but that will soon be solved for good ;)

[marianeicor]

I truly love your videos. Best computational design teacher❤

[jeanletangi]

Don't give up mate, that was my first day to use soft soft and i will work on it for a long ti!

[DBZruto]

Been long Gediminas! Great video as always.

[muhammadrayhan]

Thank you Gediminas, really useful for me that new to rhino. Appreciate your work, man!

[archist]

I think you should deal with this feature again. New section tools for Rhino 8 has been shipped now.
Background (projection behind the sections) is now automatically created and updated.

[taiweikan]

Awsome tutorial as always! Will be implementing this im my future workflow for sure, can see it being very useful for generating plans aswell

[papayeezus]

Wow this will save so much time, good lord!

[mrxhemalaj]

Nice tool but not yet completed. 2D projection should be one of the parameters of the dynamic section. However your explaining work was great, thank you!

[marotoworks]

I think that you know that, but I have seen that you have change your viewport clucking in the left top button and select perspective 5:15
If you press shift+cntrl and drag with right click you can change all your viewport futhermore you have the top, left, right... view as snaps.

[twiggyvlogs]

It feels like it should be possible to use this to make a dynamic plan since a plan is just a section at a different angle but I'm finding it hard to make that happen, am I missing something?

[ERIKR-wg]

I mostly use details in layouts looking into model space. Front, top, right, perspective, the usual kind of 4 view layout. I dimension in each detail to the objects (LxWxH) of a cube for example.
When using SECTION TOOLS is there anyway NOT to create a bunch of 2d objects and still show a slice through objects like a normal clipping plane. You can set a standard clipping plane to clip layout views (horizontal section through a cube) without creating more 2d objects and without modifying the cube. Can SECTION TOOLS do that? Can a SECTION TOOLS section be used to clip a layout view without creating 2d objects that I have to have a separate layout for?

[mahmoodal-haddad]

This is amazing! Thank you!
In Archicad I can make a section that idk how to call it goes


Something like that Horizontal then vertical then horizontal again
Can you do something simlier in rhino I tried the other options but they are very grown up stuff 🥶

[Jordan-drhq]

Hi, I just joined your Patreon and hoped to download this architecture model. The google doc spreadsheet gives no references to let us know what video the links reference, or date they were posted, so how do we find specific models such as this one? Thanks!

[mutarq]

Hi. Thank you for the video. Have you tried the sections tools of VisualArq for Rhino?