Autodesk Tinkercad vs Rhino 3D

Likelihood to Recommend

Tinkercad is such a great program and I would recommend the program to anyone who wants an introduction to a simple CAD program. I have another colleague that is now using it in her classroom due to my recommendation. I have had students start with me in Tinkercad and eventually work their way up in skill and purchase other Autodesk products because of the enjoyment and opportunity that Tinkercad provided.

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Melissa Hill

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Old Dominion UniversityHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees

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Rhinoceros 3D is well suited for interior design, architecture, product design, shoe design, packaging design, jewelry design, and graphic design.

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Engineer in Engineering

Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering Company, 11-50 employees

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Pros

Tinkercad is very easy to use. Most of the 3d design software have steep learning curves.
It is compatible with 3d printing. It is a proper tool which gives you solid 3d files needed for 3d printing.
Tinkercad is fun to use. There are tones of 3d models created by the community. You could share your designs or even collaborate on designs.
Must have tool for STEM teachers. It provides both electronics and coding features in a proper way.

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Oral Tosun

Business Owner

MiniFabrikamConsumer Services, 1-10 employees

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Large Scale Massing Studies
Custom Fixture Modeling
Space Visualization
Make2D images

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Verified User

Professional in Professional Services

Architecture & Planning Company, 51-200 employees

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Cons

Workspace is a little bit trickier to use.
Pan or zooming is sometimes complicated.
Less import extensions support.

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Shubham Gupta

Product Design Engineer

Gupta H.C. Overseas (I) Pvt. Ltd.Research, 501-1000 employees

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Rhino has very limited sheet layout tools.
Grasshopper could be better integrated into the main interface.
Lack of backwards file compatibility can be frustrating.

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Professional in Other

Architecture & Planning Company, 11-50 employees

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Support Rating

No score

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Rhino 3D 6.9

Based on 7 answers

I think a lot of the time it is hard to find solutions to problems that come up online for both Rhino and plugins in for Rhino. McNeel doesn't seem to be very good at replying on forums with correct solutions or replying to more personal customer service issues that might come up.

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Employee in Other

Architecture & Planning Company, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

The alternative programs are all Autodesk programs and they are great and have many more functions than Tinkercad but are much harder and time consuming to learn. Tinkercad requires no downloading and is the most basic CAD program I have found on the market. It is also free and a great learning tool for classrooms. I would Recommend stepping up to Fusion 360 when you have outgrown Tinkercad.

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Melissa Hill

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Old Dominion UniversityHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees

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Rhino3D was built to excel at modeling complex, freeform surfaces with excellent continuity of shape. Rhino3D's large community, robust plug-ins and generative modeling with Grasshopper make it unique. Rhino3D is very affordable providing excellent value for the financial investment. Creo and SOLIDWORKS also work with surfacing and this is sufficient for most product design but Rhino3D is preferred for this task when the shapes are overly complex.

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Bob Householder

Director of Engineering

Zemax, LLCDesign, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

I should definitely say that Tinkercad has no negative impact on my business.
It shortened my 3d design process for my many simple projects.
Tinkercad is a free tool, no investment needed.
I suggest it to my customers who don't know 3d design, but desperately needs a 3d file for their projects.

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Oral Tosun

Business Owner

MiniFabrikamConsumer Services, 1-10 employees

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When compared to other paid and most used 3D software on the market, it is undoubtedly one of the cheapest.

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Engineer in Engineering

Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering Company, 11-50 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Autodesk Tinkercad Editions & Modules

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rhino 3D Editions & Modules

Edition

Rhino 3D for Windows & Mac	$915¹

per license

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