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Where computational design is taught by people who build with it.
YAFT Designs trains architects, students, and design teams in Rhino3D, Grasshopper, and Rhino.Inside.Revit, workflows we use daily on live facade and fabrication projects, not just in a classroom.
Authorized Rhino Training Center (ARTC), recognized by McNeel & Associates. We teach the tools; we don't sell software licenses.
McNeel-recognized
YAFT Designs is an Authorized Rhino Training Center (ARTC), recognized directly by McNeel & Associates, the makers of Rhino.
Academic ties
Visiting faculty at VIT Vellore, with workshops delivered at IIT Kharagpur.
Fabrication-grade skills
Curriculum draws from live facade panel rationalization, unrolling, and documentation work running across five countries.
Live Masterclasses in
Computational Design
Rhinoceros Masterclass
Grasshopper Masterclass
Rhino.Inside.Revit Masterclass
Not tool tutorials. Structured masterclasses drawn from live facade, fabrication, and computational design projects across five countries. You leave with skills that land in your portfolio, your studio, and your next brief, not just your software menu.
Beyond the classroom
One-on-One Training
Paced to your project or portfolio, in person in Coimbatore or remote. Built around what you are actually working on, not a generic syllabus.
- Rhino3D, Grasshopper, Rhino.Inside.Revit
- Sessions built around your live project
- Flexible pacing, 1:1 or small cohort
- Direct feedback on your own scripts and models
- Available online across India
Institutional & Corporate Training
Multi-day or semester-length programs for architecture schools and design firms, delivered on campus or online. Curriculum shaped to your context.
- Conducted at IIT Kharagpur, VIT, ASADI, NIT Trichy
- Parametric design, fabrication, climate analysis
- Runs from single-day intensives to full electives
- Customised to institution curriculum
- Certificates issued on completion
Expert Mentorship
Embedded visiting faculty for schools adding Rhino and Grasshopper to their curriculum. Semester-length or elective module format at B.Arch and M.Arch levels.
- Currently at VIT Vellore and ASADI College
- Semester-length or elective module format
- Curriculum shaped around department needs
- M.Arch and B.Arch levels
- Open to new institutional partnerships
Computational Consulting
Panel rationalization, facade scripting, and fabrication documentation for studios and contractors. Active on projects across five countries.
- Double-curved surface rationalization
- Shop drawing automation via Grasshopper
- Rhino.Inside.Revit BIM integration
- Deliverables handed off fabrication-ready
- Active on projects across 5 countries
What we teach is what we build.
YAFT Designs' course content stays grounded in current production problems, drawn from exactly these workflows used on live international projects.
Stadium roof aluminium panels
Sheet metal unroll documentation for 2000+ panels, scripted end-to-end in Grasshopper.
Vande Bharat cockpit facelift
Design through FRP manufacture and 3D mold production, with INTO Designs.
Full case study →Facade & roofing documentation
Panel rationalization and fabrication drawing pipelines across multiple international projects.
What our students actually say
What it's actually like to learn with us.
Frequently asked
No. YAFT Designs is a training and consulting business only. For licenses, go directly to McNeel at rhino3d.com.
Both. In-person sessions run from our Coimbatore base; remote sessions are available for individuals, teams, and institutions anywhere in the world.
Architecture and design students, working professionals, and studio or contractor teams who need computational design skills.
Yes, we've delivered workshops at IIT Kharagpur and hold ongoing visiting faculty roles at VIT Vellore, CAT Trivandrum and ASADI. Reach out with your dates and group size.
Yes. We offer live online training to students and professionals across Australia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and beyond. Time zones are accommodated on request.
Yes. We provide computational design consulting, facade scripting, and BIM automation remotely for studios and contractors across Asia Pacific and Middle East and the Middle East including UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman.
Start a course or project enquiry
- Studio
- Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
- yaftdesigns@gmail.com