Before you watch this course - Rhino Tutorial

- [Dave] In this next video, we're gonna cover things that you should know before you watch this course. Now, 3D software can be extremely challenging. However, Rhino is one of the most intuitive and organized 3D apps you can learn. Wise words spoken by this guy. First, let's talk about things that will definitely help you get through Rhino in the maximum speed. First off is visualization skills. Most designers already have this, which is kinda why they're in the field. That's just simply the ability to visualize forms in three dimensions. Related to that is the ability to sketch these same basic 3D forms. I think this gets you a little further along the line of visualizing and understanding shapes and forms. Even if you've never used 3D, it can actually help speed your learning process. Other skills I would recommend are 2D digital skills. These can help you learn Rhino if you've done any kind of content creation software. One example would be Photoshop, which may be a surprise because it's for image editing. However, it is so complex and organized that this process actually lends itself to 3D. Finally, we get to Adobe Illustrator, which is an excellent introduction to Rhino, the reason being is that there's a lot of curved drawing and editing, which will be the foundation or the focus of this Rhino course. Finally, we get into 3D skills. Of course, these help in Rhino, but it is recommended and not required by any stretch. So if you've ever learned any 3D software, this Rhino course will go very smoothly for you. The reason is Rhino uses all of the basic 3D conventions. You may have to learn some slightly new words or processes, but that's my job and I'll get you right through it. Let's talk about industries that are a good fit for Rhino and a Rhino modeling approach. Definitely it's product design, that's kind of where I'm focused on, and architecture as well. These are two really big categories for Rhino. Also another category is jewelry and transportation. You might see some vehicles, especially if you go to the McNeil website, anything from yachts and supercars. Now here are some industries that are not a good fit for Rhino, and the reason being is there's other software that is better focused on these categories. Movies and special effects are right up there, as well as video games. Character design is pretty stringent in some of its requirements, especially when animating. That leads me to the last category. Rhino can do all of these things. It's just not the best application for these types of uses. So now that we've covered how straightforward Rhino can be to learn and the situations where it's best applied. Are there situations where Rhino is not a good match? Yes, if you've only used a computer to watch cat videos or play solitaire, then this is not the course for you.