Rhino Continued: Boolean Union, Mirror and Arrays.

(Blogger sometimes doesn't like it if you post too many images into one published post, so I've split the Rhino lesson up into several blog posts instead.)

Using the 'Tube' tool (a right click option from the 'Box'/'Solid Creation' button), I created a new shape, then used the Gumball mode to rotate and move it into place. I then used the 'Boolean Union', merging the two shapes together and thus creating a whole new object. Now if I select any part of this shape, the whole object will be selected rather than a cube and tube separately. 

To replicate the object as a perfect mirrored copy of itself, the 'Mirror' tool was used. This could be useful if you only had time to model one half of an object. 

In order to create a line of numerous replicas of a modeled object, 'Linear Array' is used. You can choose how many copies you'd like to place, as well as their positioning/ angle.

However, the Array doesn't just have to been replicas in a line; it could also be set in a line formation. In these images, the original shape and the Linear Array can also be seen.