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Developer(s) | Robert McNeel & Associates |
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Stable release | |
Operating system | Microsoft Windows, macOS |
Available in | Multilingual |
Type | 3D computer graphics, Computer-aided design |
License | Proprietary |
Website | www.rhino3d.com |
Rhinoceros (typically abbreviated Rhino, or Rhino3D) is a commercial3D computer graphics and computer-aided design (CAD) application software developed by Robert McNeel & Associates, an American, privately held, employee-owned company founded in 1980. Rhinoceros geometry is based on the NURBS mathematical model, which focuses on producing mathematically precise representation of curves and freeform surfaces in computer graphics (as opposed to polygon mesh-based applications).
Rhinoceros is used in processes of computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), rapid prototyping, 3D printing and reverse engineering in industries including architecture, industrial design (e.g. automotive design, watercraft design), product design (e.g. jewelry design) as well as for multimedia and graphic design.[2]
Rhinoceros is developed for the Microsoft Windows operating system and OS X. A visual scripting language add-on for Rhino, Grasshopper, is developed by Robert McNeel & Associates.
- 1Overview
Overview[edit]
Characteristics[edit]
Rhinoceros is primarily a free form surface modeler that utilizes the NURBS mathematical model. Rhinoceros' application architecture and open SDK makes it modular and enables the user to customize the interface and create custom commands and menus. There are dozens of plug-ins available from both McNeel and other software companies that complement and expand Rhinoceros' capabilities in specific fields like rendering and animation, architecture, marine, jewelry, engineering, prototyping, and others.[3]
File format[edit]
The Rhinoceros file format (.3DM) is useful for the exchange of NURBS geometry. The Rhino developers started the openNURBS Initiative to provide computer graphics software developers the tools to accurately transfer 3-D geometry between applications. An open-source toolkit, openNURBS includes the 3DM file format specification, documentation, C++ source code libraries and .NET 2.0 assemblies to read and write the file format, on supported platforms (Windows, Windows x64, Mac, and Linux). The McNeel Wiki has more current information.
Compatibility[edit]
Rhinoceros offers compatibility with other software as it supports over 30 CAD file formats for importing and exporting.[4]
The following CAD and image file formats are natively supported (without use of external plugins):
- DWG/DXF(AutoCAD 200x, 14, 13, and 12 )
- SolidWorks SLDPRT and SLDASM,
- SAT (ACIS, export only)
- RIB
- UDO
- CSV (export properties and hydrostatics)
The following CAD file formats are supported with use of external plugins:[5]
- CGR
When opening CAD file formats not in its native .3dm file format, Rhinoceros will convert the geometry into its native format; when importing a CAD file the geometry is added to the current file.
When AutoDesk AutoCAD's file format changes (see DWG file format for more information), the Open Design Alliance reverse engineers the file format to allow these files to be loaded by other vendors' software. Rhinoceros' import and export modules are actually plug-ins so they can be easily updated via a service release. Rhinoceros service releases (SR) are frequent and freely downloadable. Rhinoceros 5 SR10 can import and export DWG/DXF file formats up to version 2014.
Rhinoceros is also compatible with a number of graphicdesign-based programs. Among them is Adobe Illustrator. This method is best whenworking with a vector base file. Start by saving the file and when promptedsave as Adobe Illustrator (*ai) from there you are able to control the vectorscreated in Rhinoceros and can be further enhanced in Adobe Illustrator.
3D printing[edit]
Rhinoceros 3D relies on a few plug-ins that facilitate 3D printing [6][7][8] and allows the export of the .STL and .OBJ file formats, both of which are supported by numerous 3D printers and 3D printing services.
Scripting and Programming[edit]
Rhinoceros supports two scripting languages, Rhinoscript (based on VBScript) and Python (V5.0+ and Mac). It also has an SDK, and a complete plug-in system. One McNeel plug-in, a parametric modeling/visual programming tool called Grasshopper, has attracted many architects to Rhinoceros due to its ease of use and ability to create complex algorithmic structures.[9]
An example of artwork modeled in Rhino and rendered in Flamingo
Plug-ins and add-ons[edit]
Commercial third-partyplug-ins for Rhinoceros include:
- Import & Export
- CrossCad/Plg Add import & export formats to Rhino [5]
- Analysis
- Scan&Solve for Rhino completely automates basic structural simulation of Rhino solids [10]
- Diva for Rhino by Solemma LLC: Environmental analysis for buildings. The plug-in was initially developed at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University and is now distributed and developed by Solemma LLC.[11]
- Rendering
- KeyShot by Luxion: Rendering and animation[12]
- Octane Render for Rhino by OTOY
- Maxwell Render for Rhino by Next Limit Technologies
- Thea Render by Altair Engineering
- nVidia Iray for Rhino by Nvidia[13]
- V-Ray for Rhino by Chaos Group: Rendering
- Flamingo nXt the nXtRender (formerly AccuRender nXt) for Rhino by Robert McNeel & Associates
- RhinoCycles a opensource renderer for Rhino WIP by Robert McNeel & Associates
- Radeon ProRender a opensource renderer for Rhino WIP by AMD
- Brazil for Rhino the Brazil rendering engine for Rhino by Robert McNeel & Associates[14] (maintenance-mode[15])
- Realtime Renderer Plug-in for Rhino by Autodesk: rendering[16] (discontinued[17])
- CAM
- madCAM by madCAM AB: Mould and Die CAM system for 2.5, 3, 3+2, 4 and 5-axis toolpath creation
- RhinoCAM, RhinoART, Rhino3DPrint, RhinoCAM-Mill, RhinoCAM-Nest, RhinoCAM-Turn by Mecsoft: machining, rapid prototyping
- Animation
- Bongo integrated animation for Rhino 5 by Robert McNeel & Associates[18]
- Miscellaneous
- RhinoGold, RhinoNest, RhinoEmboss, Clayoo by TDM Solutions: jewelry, manufacturing, modeling
- VisualARQ by Asuni CAD: BIM architectural modeling tool
- RhinoWorks by Bricsys: Constraint-based parametric design in Rhino[19]
- Shape Modelling for Rhino by Autodesk. Creation, analysis and modification of freeform surfaces[20]
- T-splines for Rhino by Autodesk: T-splines modelling,[21] (developed ceased)[22]
- Urban Network Analysis by the joint MIT-SUTD International Design Center (IDC) to describe spatial patterns of cities using mathematical network analysis methods [23]
- Mindesk by Mindesk: 3D modeling in virtual reality.
- Rhinoceros received Gold Customer Satisfaction Award from CNCCookbook 2017 CAD Survey [24]
For an extended overview of additional plugins see http://www.rhino3d.com/resources/
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Download Rhino 6.0 for Windows'. Robert McNeel & Associates.
- ^LLC, Novedge. 'Rhino 5 for Windows'.
- ^'Rhinoceros Resources'. Rhino3d.com. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
- ^'Rhinoceros index of import/export file types'. docs.mcneel.com. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
- ^ abTHUILIER, Félix. 'Rhino plug-ins to convert, import and export files'.
- ^'3D Print Button on Food 4 Rhino'. Rhino3d.com. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
- ^'3D Hubs 3D Printing plugin for Rhino on Food 4 Rhino'. Rhino3d.com. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
- ^'Rhino3DPRINT on Food 4 Rhino'. Rhino3d.com. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
- ^'AEC Magazine - Rhino Grasshopper'.
- ^'Simulate Early, Simulate Often... In Rhino'.
- ^Official website. diva4rhino.
- ^'KeyShot - 3D Rendering and Animation Software'.
- ^'Photorealistic Rendering with Iray for Rhino - NVIDIA Iray'.
- ^'Brazil for Rhino'.
- ^Future of Brazil. Robert McNeel & Associates. November 14, 2016
- ^'Realtime Renderer Plug-in for Rhino'. Archived from the original on 12 December 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^'The future of Autodesk plug-ins for Rhino'. Autodesk. November 17, 2016.
- ^'Bongo'.
- ^RhinoWorks at bricsys.com. 14 November 2014.
- ^Shape Modeling plug-in for Rhino. Autodesk.
- ^T-Splines at Autodesk.com. 14 November 2014.
- ^https://www.tsplines.com
- ^'MIT-Singapore design center creates free software tool to analyze cities as spatial networks'.
- ^'CNCCookbook 2017 CAD Survey Results'.
External links[edit]
- food4Rhino Rhino Plug-ins and Grasshopper Add-ons
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Part One of the “Grasshopper – ARCHICAD Live Connection” training video series is available on our YouTube channel. Watch these introductory videos to learn how to design ARCHICAD Elements using the Live connection tool. Each video focuses on a different ARCHICAD Element and how it can be created and controlled using the appropriate Grasshopper components.
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Live Connection
This tool enables Rhino/Grasshopper and ARCHICAD to communicate directly in order to create and manipulate a BIM model in full or in parts through Grasshopper’s visual scripting interface. Designers whose work is currently based on either Rhino/Grasshopper or ARCHICAD can leverage its functionality to their advantage. The live, associative and bi-directional nature of the connection enables users to build versatile workflows and utilize the connection in multiple scenarios — using both Apple Mac OS or Microsoft Windows operating systems.
In projects where the design is primarily determined by using the Rhino-Grasshopper toolset, users can apply the GH-AC Connection to convert the design into a full BIM model and still retain some of the algorithmic editing capabilities. In other cases, Rhino/Grasshopper (or other Rhino plug-in) can be used to complement an existing BIM project with algorithmic functions or freeform modelling environment in any stage of the design process. In these situations, the framework or reference geometry for the part designed in Grasshopper can be taken directly from ARCHICAD itself.
In projects where the design is primarily determined by using the Rhino-Grasshopper toolset, users can apply the GH-AC Connection to convert the design into a full BIM model and still retain some of the algorithmic editing capabilities. In other cases, Rhino/Grasshopper (or other Rhino plug-in) can be used to complement an existing BIM project with algorithmic functions or freeform modelling environment in any stage of the design process. In these situations, the framework or reference geometry for the part designed in Grasshopper can be taken directly from ARCHICAD itself.
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With the brand new “Deconstruct” function, users can now use their BIM models as the backbone of their design, adding algorithmic design logic using Grasshopper. This allows designers to maintain the basic design logic in BIM (such as the base geometry of the building) and extend that with intelligent design details that follow changes in the core design.
A simple example is demonstrated in the video below, where building survey data about the built environment is being used to re-create the building information model of an urban environment after a recent earthquake in Italy.
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See ARCHICAD, Rhino and Grasshopper in Action
To see the real-time, bi-directional workflows between ARCHICAD, Rhino and Grasshopper in action, watch these videos presenting different real-life workflow scenarios!
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Creating a Parametric Tower
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Rhinoceros Import/Export Add-ons
Exchange models in Rhinoceros native file format
Designers may choose to work with a 'reference model workflow' by exporting and importing models between ARCHICAD and Rhinoceros using the native Rhinoceros (.3dm) file format.
Rhino Export enables users to pass on the geometry — using various representation methods — of a model produced in ARCHICAD to Rhino.
Rhino Import enables users to pass on a model created in Rhino to ARCHICAD. The imported model will appear as a GDL object maintaining the logical buildup of the original Rhino model.
Rhinoceros — GDL Converter
Create native ARCHICAD objects in Rhinoceros
With this toolset, designers can save a selected part of a Rhino model in a native ARCHICAD object file (.gsm or .lcf) format. Depending on the complexity of the model and its intended use in ARCHICAD, users can choose to generate a single object (.gsm) from Rhino or library container file (.lcf) containing multiple object parts.
The ' Single Object Import' workflow is recommended to import small‐sized single objects or groups of small objects in .gsm format to ARCHICAD.
The ' Complex Structure Import' workflow is recommended to import — and also update — larger, complex Rhino models as a coherent set of GDL objects, using ARCHICAD's LCF (Library Container File).
To see how to import Rhinoceros models into ARCHICAD as native GSM objects (.gsm or .lcf files) please view this video.