What 3D Modeling Software Should I Use? 10 Reasons to Use Rhino as your CAD Software

Ten reasons I think Rhino is a great tool for 3d modeling, particularly in the worlds of architecture, engineering, & construction.

I realize how gushy I sound, but in the interest of full transparency, I'm not sponsored by McNeel, the developers of Rhino. I just genuinely love using their CAD software, and I think that if you give it a chance, you might too.

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[vacarios]

Rhino is so useful I use it for family planning.

[thierryeeman]

Not many people know this, but it also exports Illustrator AI files, which makes it the greatest line vector art creation tool in the world... For all designers who like a mathematical approach (like logo's or mech design), this is a must have!

[kcharles]

I have been 3D modelling since 'Imagine' on the Amiga, and have tried many programs since, never quite happy. Then I stumbled upon Rhino V3 years ago and have stuck with it through every iteration. It is superb! Powerful and intuitive and I love the bloody thing.

[johnfmondro]

Good video - agree with all points. Been working with AutoCAD since v2 and Rhino since v3. Also Solidworks and Inventor. If I were only able to use one program for design and documentation - it would be Rhino hands down.

[mikeburke]

Thanks. Been looking into which one to get into.

[wunwinglow]

Adore Rhino, have done since the turn of the Century! Now trying to use Fusion 360, and struggling, to be honest! Maybe a case of an old dog trying to learn new tricks, but I keep getting to issues that I know would be a few seconds to sort out in Rhino, that are pretty complex to do in Ah well. Excellent round-up, by the way!

[polkadot]

I used AutoCAD since about 1983. Approximately in 2008 I switched to Rhino. Rhino and Alias are direct competitors. They are used by mechanical engineers when Solidworks fails to make complex, organic surfaces. Alias is highly specialized tool used to design automobile bodies. Rhino looks more like Swiss Army knife - it can do many things rather well. Rhino is good, but its plugins are bad. Its main advantage is that complex, organic NURBS surfaces can be made quickly and accurately. Fillets never worked well, but they are somewhat reliable in Rhino 7. SubD surfaces are not accurate, but they are very well suited for making organic surfaces with record speed. QuadRemesh command quickly converts messy polygon meshes into SubD surfaces that are very easy to edit. Almost all young architects use Grasshopper, which now is integral part of Rhino.

[thecolorblinddesigner]

Rhino is such an awesome CAD program.

[macrumpton]

I am a longtime Adobe Illustrator user (almost 30 years) and while I have dabbled in some 3d packages, I have never found one that I felt really comfortable with. On one side you have polygonal modelers like blender that have lots of flexibility and are good for design, but the polygonal nature is alien to me. On the other end modelers like Fusion 360 and Onshape have that resolution independence that feels like Illustrator, but they are very rigid tools that seem (at least to me) to require you to know what you are going to do ahead of time. From glancing at some videos it looks like Rhino might have that special sauce that I'm looking for but I am leery of spending dozens of fruitless hours to find out.

[timothyirwin]

Rhino was originally developed as a plug-in for AutoCAD.

[kayjami]

I love Rhino - there's generally a built-up command for any manipulation i want to make, but end up using SketchUp because of SketchUp Warehouse, the speed at which i can populate models at concept stage is a deal-breaker. If there was Rhino warehouse filled with a diverse mix of free, well-built models, i would be back in a heart-beat. I hate the over-reliance on plugins in Sketchup, and common issue of version compatibility. If you have any advice please let me know!

[jupol]

Masterpiece of software, so inteligent solution in background, and in front of you just easy to use. And with Grasshopper you can be dev in easy and fun way

[Slato]

Great video, very professional and helpful.

[rahilakhan]

Its 2021 march end and your video is just more relevant

[GB-tyuc]

Thank you !! That was quite helpful. :)

[TarickTheDemonSlayer]

Thanks heaps bud, just what I was looking for.

[عبدالكريمدوارة]

Сan I ask you
I have a problem with
I am working on rhino but
When I save my project in dwg
And go to outocad I have a very big problem with editing my project on outocad
Like I know rhino and am good in it
But when my friend want to work on my project he always have a big problem with editing on outocad
He didn't know rhino

[nikhilbharti]

buddy i have knowledge about AUTOCAD and CATIA\CREO is it necessary to know rhino if i want to work in automobile manufacturing industry

[aethylwulfeiii]

Rhino is definitely awesome all rounder program. Beats the hell out of AutoCAD, especially in 3D. Although Blender has it beat in terms of animation.

[jesusmunozgarza]

Im using Rhinno to train my cat, great software!