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QGIS | Rhino

> Objective


  • This section explains how to export QGIS data to Rhino 

  • This section shows how to prepare QGIS data in Rhino  


> Index / Table of Contents


  • Introduction  

  • Tutorial(s)  

  • QGIS installation  


> Summary and Highlights


Introduction 

Rhino is a 3D computer graphics and computer-aided design (CAD) application to model geometries. It is possible to export QGIS data to Rhino. Some preparation is needed to work with the QGIS dataset in Rhino. The following tutorials address how to export and prepare QGIS data in Rhino.  


Tutorial(s) 

  • Export QGIS data to Rhino   TOI-pedia: “QGIS to Rhino”    Language(s): English   Chapters: introduction, main steps   http://wiki.bk.tudelft.nl/toi-pedia/QGIS_to_Rhino 

  • Prepare QGIS data and export to Rhino  Stefan van der Spek: “MScU Q2 QGIS RHINO PART 1 v201119N”  Language(s): English   Time: 12min 48s  Chapters: setting up QGIS, prepare the data (LOD0), export to Rhino   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPqwQ6-V3KA  

  • Prepare data in Rhino   Stefan van der Spek: “MScU Q2 QGIS RHINO PART 2 v201118N”  Language(s): English   Time: 7min 49s   Chapters: prepare data in Rhino, extrusion in Rhino (LOD1)    https://youtu.be/vgEWA0rMyAg  

  • Building a context model (1/5): QGIS setups, plugins, basemap, project boundary, reference point and data import   VR-BK: “Building a Context Model (1/5) using QGIS and Rhino7 | City 3D Model | VR Lab TU Delft”  Language(s): English  Time: 7min 8s  Chapters: intro (start-0:20), QGIS Setup/Plugins (0:21-1:16), basemap (1:16-2:00), define project boundary (2:00-4:01), reference point (4:01-5:00), download and import data (5:00-7:08)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzFOt_45JFs  

  • Building a context model (2/5): filter specific data from a layer and clip and merge data   VR-BK: “Building a Context Model (2/5) using QGIS and Rhino7 | City 3D Model | VR Lab TU Delft”  Language(s): English  Time: 8min 22s   Chapters: filter bike path data (start-1:49), clip data (1:49-2:35), merge surfaces (2:35-3:16), make layer permanent (3:16-4:07), filter several  items at once (4:07-7:25), filter trees (7:25-end)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-eN0l9Trqs  

  • Building a context model (3/5): include buildings in 3D methods using QGIS or .obj download and export layers to Rhino   VR-BK: “Building a Context Model (3/5) using QGIS and Rhino7 | City 3D Model | VR Lab TU Delft”  Language(s): English  Time: 10min 1s   Chapters: intro: 2 options to include buildings (start-0:42), method 1: 3D BAG and QGIS (0:42-1:50), method 1: import data (1:50-2:58), method 1: calculate building height (2:58-5:38), method 1: add z value (5:38-6:34), method 1: clean attribute table (6:34-7:37), method 2: download files (7:37-9:09), export layers (9:09-end)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpWTQczVCRQ  

  • Building a context model (4/5): import data from QGIS to Rhino, prepare geometry, extrude buildings, add color and depth, create a ground and water planes, add trees   VR-BK: “Building a Context Model (4/5) using QGIS and Rhino7 | City 3D Model | VR Lab TU Delft”  Language(s): English  Time: 21min 12s   Chapters: import QGIS layers to Rhino7 (start-2:43), hatch to Rhino surface (2:43-5:29), extrude buildings (5:20-7:50), color and depth (7:50-10:54), water below ground plane (10:54-14:00), trees in Grasshopper (14:00-20:00), final touch-up (20:00-end)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blogyE5LcZQ  

  • Building a context model (5/5): split up data into tiles, use temporary scratch layers and geo packages, use realistic meshes of trees, distribute trees   VR-BK: “Building a Context Model (5/5) using QGIS and Rhino7 | City 3D Model | VR Lab TU Delft”  Language(s): English  Time: 16min 40s  Chapters: tip 1: tiling in QGIS for complex layers / Rhino import error (start-1:15), tip 1: create grid (1:15-3:35), tip 1: create tiles: batch process (3:35-5:25), tip 2: file management: Geo Package and scratch layer (5:25-8:00), tip 3: realistic trees in enscape (8:00-8:50), tip 3: get trees from asset library in enscape (8:50-10:03),  tip 3: changes Grasshopper script (10:03-16:15), tip 3: rendered view in enscape (16:15-end)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9Gx1EcLnPU  


> QGIS Installation


Do you still need to install QGIS? The QGIS installation and update section explains how to install QGIS on Windows and macOS. 


Useful Links 


QGIS Training Manual

QGIS User Guide

Rhino website

Rhino tutorials 

TOI-pedia

Stefan van der Spek YouTube channel 

VR-BK YouTube channel



#QGIS, #Rhino, #Export  

Stefan van der Spek. (2021, March 3). MScU Q2 RHINO PART 2 v20118N [Video]. YouTube.

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