Software

All design and concept exercises are based on Rhinocerso 3D (Rhino) and ClimateStudio.

Rhinoceros 3D

A free 90-day trial version for Rhinoceros (Rhino) can be downloaded from the McNeil web site. Please note that you will need to use the Windows version of Rhino since ClimateStudio only runs under Windows.

ClimateStudio

ClimateStudio is a daylighting and operational energy modeling plug-in for Rhino. All simulation-based design exercises on this web site are based on ClimateStudio. MIT students enrolled in 4.401/4.464 will receive a download link and an educational license code for ClimateStudio during the first week of classes. If you are a student enrolled at another university, check on the Solemma web site whether your institution is already using ClimateStudio. If so, contact your school’s ambassador. Otherwise, encourage one of oyur instructors to contact Solemma.