Introduction
Rhino 7 is an upgraded version of the Rhino 3D computer graphics design software. Rhino can create, edit, analyze, document, render, animate, and translate NURBS curves, surfaces and solids, subdivision geometry (SubD), point clouds, and polygon meshes. There are no limits on complexity, degree, or size beyond those of your hardware.
More information about Rhino and Rhino 7 can be found here.
Capabilities, Benefits, and Key Features
- SubD: For designers who need to explore organic shapes quickly, SubD is a new geometry type that can create editable, highly accurate shapes. Unlike other geometry types, SubD combines free-form accuracy while still allowing quick editing.
- QuadRemesh: Quickly create a quad mesh from existing surfaces, solids, meshes, or SubDs - ideal for rendering, animation, CFD, FEA, and reverse engineering.
- Presentation: improved the presentation tools, streamlining the workflow with a major update to the Rhino Render engine, so the same look you get in your Raytraced viewport can be rendered without any changed
- Rhino Refined: hundreds of bugs fixed, also improvements to workflow like Named Selection, Mold Making tools, a Single-Line font for engraving, and improved inter operation with third-party file formats have been added
- Display: Rhino’s display pipeline is fast and uses modern graphics hardware features, like GPU sensitive shaders and memory optimizations. This results in fewer GPU-specific display glitches and more consistent, beautiful, and frequent frames, even with large models. Features include extremely fast 3D graphics, unlimited viewports, shaded, working views, perspective working views, named views, floating views, full-screen display, draw order support, two‑point perspective, clipping planes, and one-to-one scale to view models at full size.
- Rhino 7 has added support for:
- gradient and transparent hatches
- display transparency
- New Commands: A list of Rhino 7's new commands can be found here.
Limitations / Technology Requirements
Software can only be accessed through MU Library computers.
What can I expect?
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Support Tier: Tier 3 - Divisional/Departmental Support: Divisional/Departmental Support: Miami IT resources exist to support the faculty within their respective academic divisions. In cases where individual users contact IT Help, they receive best effort support. If unsuccessful, they would refer the user to contact the instructor of their course. Instructors seeking support for unresolved issues would be escalated to their divisional IT team.
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Acquisition Model: Remote Access: Miami provisions a host for instructors or students to use to access the application. Installation of software to access that host may be required. In some cases, a secure (VPN) connection to Miami may be required.
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Licensing Model: [Cut/Paste from below]
- Registered User License: Site license: Miami has negotiated terms that allow for all current students and instructors to use the application.
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Authentication Model: Miami Single-Sign-On (SSO): Uses Miami's identify and access management to authenticate user as a current student or instructor.
Who may use it?
Any student may access this software.
How do I get started?
The Rhino application is installed on MU Library computers and can be accessed through there.
Is there a charge to me or my department?
There are several payment plans for Rhino and the Rhino 7 upgrade that can be found here.