Intro to Rhino

Oren Shoham

What is Rhino?

• CAD and 3D modeling software
• Originally used to design boats (apocryphal)
• Based on AutoCAD (similar command names)
• NURBS-based (curves with control points)
• .3dm files
• Scriptable via Python and Grasshopper (visual programming language)

Multiple Views

Command input

Export to Illustrator

Rendering options

Make2D

CageEdit

Contour

Rhino vs. Vectorworks

• Very similar feature sets
• Differences mostly in UI
• $200 educational license vs. free for students