Rhino 3D

Rhino 3D

47 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Rhino	Score 9.1 out of 10	N/A	Robert McNeel and Associates headquartered in Seattle offers Rhinoceros 3D (or Rhino 3D), a 3D modeling and design application. Rhino can create, edit, analyze, document, render, animate, and translate NURBS curves, surfaces and solids, subdivision geometry (SubD), point clouds, and polygon meshes.	$995 one-time fee

Pricing

Rhino 3D

Editions & Modules

Rhino 3D for Windows & Mac: $995
one-time fee

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Rhino
Free Trial
No
Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

Discount available for students and faculty.

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Community Pulse
	Rhino 3D
Considered Both Products	Rhino Stefan Boeykens Guest Professor Chose Rhino 3D Rhino is a generic platform. For BIM, you can combine it with Revit or ARCHICAD or look for extensions, such as VisualArq or the GeometyGym extensions for Grasshopper. Due to its good interoperability, I often use it for reviewing AutoCAD drawings or converting 3D models. … Incentivized Helpful? Antoine Carpentier, E.I.T Structural Engineer Chose Rhino 3D It's hard to compare Rhino to other modeling software as Rhino is in a niche of its own. No other software (to my knowledge) is as customizable/programmable and has such a large community and such a large amount of free, open-source addons. Rhino (and Grasshopper) can be … Incentivized Helpful? AH Andrew Huss Junior Architect Chose Rhino 3D Our company has all of these products listed above. In the design field, it would be misguided to think that one tool is all you need for a collection of staff with varying levels of expertise. It's not a question of 'one or the other', but rather how can they all contribute to … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Professional Chose Rhino 3D Rhinoceros 3D is an excellent tool for quick concepts, as are programs like SketchUp and AutoCAD. However, Rhinoceros 3D excels at being flexible in terms of file exports and the capability to work with other software easily like Adobe Creative Suite, Revit, and more. It is a … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Professional Chose Rhino 3D Rhino serves a very specific purpose in my work: for any geometry that can't be described simply in plan and section, Rhino offers tools to model and document these geometries. With the Grasshopper plugin, Rhino is my go-to tool for any parametric design tasks, such as creating … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Rhino 3D I think that out of all of these, Rhino is best at having the freedom to design in 3D specifically, and it is a better 3D design tool than SketchUp and Revit. I think it pairs really well with the use of AutoCAD for 2D construction drawings and other 2D outputs. Incentivized Helpful? Bob Householder Director of Engineering Chose Rhino 3D 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 … Incentivized Helpful?
Top Pros	Pro 3d modeling Pro Cost benefit Pro Post production
Top Cons	Minus Large files Minus Learning curve Minus Slow down

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User Ratings
	Rhino 3D
Likelihood to Recommend	9.1 (8 ratings)
Support Rating	7.5 (4 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Rhino 3D
Likelihood to Recommend	Robert McNeel and Associates One of the main highlights of Rhino is the built-in visual programming system "Grasshopper". It is widely used for parametric architectural design, by a variety of world-class architectural offices. It is also very popular within architectural schools and universities. Its usefulness has increased a lot by having add-ins, plug-ins, scripts, and integrations with Revit and ARCHICAD for BIM workflows. Incentivized Stefan Boeykens Guest Professor Read full review
Pros	Robert McNeel and Associates Parametric Modeling - Grasshopper allows for easy/rapid iterative process White box renders display - looks great as a quick diagram export with no post-production required. robust command prompts - rhino was originally made for industrial design and it flexes a lot of unique modeling commands that put it up there with SolidWorks Incentivized AH Andrew Huss Junior Architect Read full review
Cons	Robert McNeel and Associates Rhino has very limited sheet layout tools. Grasshopper could be better integrated into the main interface. Lack of backwards file compatibility can be frustrating. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	Robert McNeel and Associates A majority of the support for Rhinoceros 3D does not come from the company itself, but from online forums and boards where other Rhinoceros 3D users outline their issues and solutions. The Rhinoceros 3D website does not offer much in-depth support and just outlines general how to's. At the same time, online forums allow for more specific issues to be addressed and solved by the Rhinoceros 3D community. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Robert McNeel and Associates It's hard to compare Rhino to other modeling software as Rhino is in a niche of its own. No other software (to my knowledge) is as customizable/programmable and has such a large community and such a large amount of free, open-source addons. Rhino (and Grasshopper) can be intimidating at first but once you get familiar with it and grow your toolbox with your own scripts, so much time will be saved Incentivized Antoine Carpentier, E.I.T Structural Engineer Read full review
Return on Investment	Robert McNeel and Associates Right away Rhino3D is useful for simple and accurate 3D model import, repair and export all in a variety of formats. Rhino3D is easy to use and learn. The time to productivity is very short with this modeling tool. The price is low for the value received, a great investment. Incentivized Bob Householder Director of Engineering Read full review
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