Rhino

Rhino 18.03.2022

Rhino

Rhino 8 is the most powerful release in the history of Rhinoceros 3D. Built on the proven RhinoCommon geometry engine with outstanding mathematical accuracy, Rhino 8 introduces revolutionary new tools including ShrinkWrap for watertight mesh generation, native Apple Silicon support with Metal rendering, SubD Creases for precise surface modeling, and an enhanced Grasshopper parametric environment. With support for 30+ file formats and 1,000+ plug-ins, Rhino remains the most open and interoperable 3D platform available with no annual subscription fees. Uninhibited free-form 3D modeling tools like those found only in products costing 20 to 50 times more.

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  • Accuracy needed to design, prototype, engineer, analyze, and manufacture anything from an airplane to jewelry. Compatibility with design, drafting, CAM, engineering, analysis, rendering, animation, and illustration software. Read and repair meshes and extremely challenging IGES files. Accessible so easy to learn that you can focus on design without being distracted by the software. 
  • - Fast, even on an ordinary laptop computer. 
  • - No special hardware is needed.
  • - Development platform for hundreds of specialty 3D products.

ShrinkWrap

ShrinkWrap: Turn Any Geometry into a Watertight Mesh

ShrinkWrap creates a clean, watertight mesh around open or closed meshes, NURBS surfaces, SubD bodies, and point clouds. Ideal for preparing complex assemblies for 3D printing, simulation, and CNC workflows where a single manifold mesh is required. Control offset distance and mesh density for optimal results.

SubD Creases

SubD Creases: Precise Organic Modeling

SubD Creases introduce controllable sharpness between smooth and sharp edges on SubD objects without adding loops to the control polygon. This enables fillet-like transitions and hard industrial lines within a single SubD body, streamlining complex product and automotive design workflows.

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PushPull, Gumball & Auto CPlanes

Grab any surface face and extrude or retract it interactively with PushPull. The enhanced Gumball widget adds new grips for extending and extruding. Auto CPlanes automatically align the construction plane to your current selection accelerating every modeling step.

Core Modules

Modeling & Geometry

Full set of NURBS, Mesh, SubD, and point cloud tools:
  • ShrinkWrap: watertight meshes from any geometry for 3D printing.
  • SubD Creases: sharp-to-smooth transitions without extra topology.
  • PushPull: direct face extrusion for fast solid modeling.
  • Inset: new options and support for surfaces and polysurface faces.
  • Section Styles: create section details and dynamic vector drawings.
Rendering & Presentation

High-quality visualization tools built directly into the modeling environment:
  • Cycles Engine: GPU-accelerated raytracing with major speed improvements.
  • Apple Metal: blazingly fast 3D display for Mac users.
  • Procedural Textures: native per-pixel textures in raytraced mode.
  • UV Editor: floating editor with improved unwrapping tools.
  • Monochrome Mode: clean display mode perfect for architectural work.

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