Rhinoceros

Direct Import and Export of Native 3DM Files Enhances Workflow for Artists Working in Industrial Design and Visualization; Free for Registered modo Users.

The Rhinoceros translator is for designers and engineers who want to use modo in conjunction with the Rhino software from Robert McNeel & Associates. The Rhino translator reads and writes .3DM files and works with the Mac and PC versions of modo software.

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modo® is an innovative 3D modeling, painting and rendering software based on a flexible subdivision surface modeler and a fast high-quality renderer. modo‘s designer-friendly workflow and advanced toolset easily deliver enhanced productivity for 3D artists working in industrial design, design visualization, package design and marketing content development.

Author:

Modern

Url:

Billwang

Intro:

In this tutorial, Modern will told u how to make good use of the ‘network’ command.It is worthy of seeing this.

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Author:

Modern (Taiwan)

Intro:

In this tutorial Modern will try to make a characteristics handle. A little more difficult, but not complex.

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• May 92 – First meeting with AG. Applied Geometry (AG) came to us for assistance in integrating their AGLib, NURBS geometry library, in AutoCAD. AG customers included Alias Research, Spatial, Honda, and Tecnomatix
• Jul 92 – First prototype in AutoCAD after about 3 days of work.
• Nov 92 – McNeel/AG agreement to develop AccuModel, NURBS modeling for AutoCAD. McNeel would do the marketing and AG would do all the development. McNeel would provide AutoCAD development support as needed.
• Nov 92 – Michael Gibson hired as an intern. He brought Sculptura, a mesh modeler that he had done as a class project.
• Mar 93 – Sculptura released.
• Mar 93 – McNeel takes over as the lead on the AccuModel development.
• Jul 93 – First prototype of Sculptura 2 ready for NURBS.
• Nov 93 – Sculptura 2 nicknamed Rhinoceros.
• Jan 94 – New McNeel/AG agreement where McNeel was licensing AGLib from AG and AG would provide the needed AGLib enhancements and maintenace.
• Apr 94 – Rhino beta released on the Graphic Alternative BBS. This was our first version of a public beta program.
• May 94 – Dr Dale Lear hired from AG. We had found that we needed geometry expertise in house in order to develop the functionality and usability needed by our clients.
• May 94 – Alias Research agrees to purchase AG. Alias was AGs largest customer and they felt that one of their advantages was the geometry technology.
• May 94 – First commercial products completed using AccuModel. Ed Monk & Son Navel Architect released an 82 foot sports fishing boat.
• Jul 94 – Geometry development begins in earnest. Alias didnt seem to be interested in the geometry library business.
• Aug 94 – Sculptura renamed Rhinoceros after it was determined that we would not be able to reslove the trademark problems with AccuModel.
• Aug 94 – Private showing of Rhino at SIGGRAPH.
• Nov 94 – Sale of AG to Alias final.
• Mar 95 – McNeel provides Alias with first installment of geometry technology.
• Jun 95 – Alias purchased by Silicon Graphics.
• Jun 95 – McNeel receives the last update of AGLib.
• May 97 – Last build of AccuModel for AutoCAD. As the Rhino product progressed we decided that it would be better to focus on the Windows version.
• Sep 97 – 50,000 beta sites and growing fast without any promotional effort on our part.
• Jul 98 – 100,000 beta sites.
• Jul 98 – Announced Oct release at SIGGRAPH.
• Oct 98 – Release Rhino version 1.0.
• Dec 98 – First 5,000 shipped.
• Jan 99 – Japanese version released.
• Jan 99 – First public beta of 1.1 released.
• Jan 99 – First European reseller meeting in Barcelona.
• Mar 99 – First third party book on Rhino published.
• May 99 – Korean version ships.
• Aug 00 – First public beta of 2.0 and Flamingo released.
• Sep 01 Shipping Rhino 2.0.
• Nov 01 Shipping Flamingo.
• Nov 01 Inside Rhinoceros published

Quotes:

I first sculpted an ear from a modeling clay, sliced it like a birthday cake and visually “digitized” the sections into Rhino. I used Curve->Freeform->Control Points to draw the section curves. All sections must have the same number of points and the points of all curves must be visually in sync with each other. I rotated the sections in place and used Loft with Closed Smooth option to create the initial ear surface. Rubencito

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