Rhino 4.0 Labs
Summary: Experimental software development topics related to McNeel products. Items are in alphbetical order.
Warning: The downloads available here are experimental. They have not been fully tested and are not ready for use in production. You are encouraged to download and try them, but should be aware that these products could cause instability or data corruption. Be sure to save your work frequently.
Critical: Download and install the latest Microsoft runtime libraries before using the labs plug-ins. (not required for the OS X version)
| Advanced Flattening | |||
 |  |  | Flattens a non-developable (curved in two directions) 3-D mesh or NURBs surface into a flat 2-D pattern. Since the Expander plug-in from Ship Constructor will not be available for Rhino 4.0, we have started developing a replacement. |
| Last update: January 11, 2008 | Download |
| Archcut tools | ||
 | Floorplate and Building Dynamic Sectioning plugin. Automatic updating and reporting. | |
| Last update: December 18, 2008 |
| Block Editor | |
 | In-place block editor prototype plug-in for Rhino 4.0. A toolbar button is also included. |
| Last update: March 7, 2007 | Download... |
| BoxEdit | |
 | This plug-in for Rhino 4.0 will allow you to numerically size, scale, position, and rotate objects based on their bounding box. |
| Last update: August 5, 2009 |
| Brazil rendering system | |||
 |  |  | Brazil r/s is a high-end rendering application which is currently being plugged into Rhino. It exposes features such as GI-solutions, motion blur, depth-of-field, shader-hierarchies, photon maps, light attenuation and decay, sub-surface scattering, glossy reflection and refractions, realistic camera projections and much more. |
| Last update: December 18, 2006 |
| CreaseAngle | |
 | Dimensions the angle between two planes. |
| Last update: June 28, 2007 |
| CreaseSplitting Command | |
 | Lets you control when Rhino surface creation commands divide their results with creases into polysurfaces with edges at the creases. |
| Last update: April 10, 2007 |
| Curve on Surface Plugin | |
 | New Curve On Surface Plugin for Rhino 4.0. |
| Last update: Aug 10, 2007 |
| Curve Piping | |
 | This render time curve piping plug-in makes it much easier to render curves and lines in RDK compliant renderers. |
| Last update: May 27, 2008 |
| Developable Surface Creation | ||
 |  | Advanced interface to create developable surfaces. Includes real-time ruling lines, multiple ruling options and realtime surface intersection with centerlines etc… |
| Last update: January 24, 2007 |
| DirectX 9 Display | |
 | Alternative display engine for Rhino viewports based on DirectX technology. |
| Last update: April 4, 2007 |
| Displacement | |
 | Rendertime and Realtime texture based Displacement plugin. |
| Last update: June 26, 2007 |
| Display Analysis Results | |
 | Labs plug-in to display the results of analysis in Rhino. |
| Last update: May 7, 2009 |
| Draw Order Display | |
 | Draw Order Display plug-in that allows you to change the order in which objects get displayed/drawn. |
| Last update: June 13, 2008 |
| Edge Softening | |
 | This render time edge softening plug-in makes it possible to faked filleted edges in RDK compliant renderers. |
| Last update: May 27, 2008 |
| Electric Field Solver | |||
 |  |  | Implements a basic electric field solver algorithm for point and line charges. Exposes several different visualization methods including vector fields, field lines and particle animation. |
| Last update: February 26, 2007 |
| Export XAML | |
@@Image(” ”,”spinning xaml”,”100”,”100”)@@ | Export XAML files directly from Rhino 4. Includes simple rotation animation too. |
| Last update: August 19, 2008 |
| Geomview OFF File Import | |
 | Import Geomview OFF files directly into Rhino 4.0. |
| Last update: November 6, 2008 |
| Google 3-D Warehouse and Sketchup utilities | ||
| http://en.wiki.mcneel.com/content/upload/images/GoogleEarth_Labs.jpg |  | Interface for Google Earth and Google SketchUp databases. Insert models from the 3D Warehouse directly into Rhino, anchor and export Rhino models to SketchUp formats, import Sktchup files. |
| Last update: July 26th 2007 |
| Grasshopper | |
 | For designers who are exploring new shapes using generative algorithms, Grasshopper™ is a graphical algorithm editor tightly integrated with Rhino’s 3-D modeling tools. Unlike RhinoScript, Grasshopper requires no knowledge of programming or scripting, but still allows designers to build form generators from the simple to the awe-inspiring. |
| Last update: May 9th 2008 |
| GTS I/O | |
 | Plug-ins for Rhino 4.0 that enable the user to import and export GTS files. |
| Last update: June 17, 2008 |
| GumballDemo | |
@@Image(” ”,”GumballDemo”,”200”,”100”)@@ | Use a gumball transformation control to rotate, scale and translate objects. |
| Last update: December 3, 2008 |
| Idle Processor | |
 | Runs commands when Rhino is inactive. |
| Last update: November 20, 2008 |
| Light Utilities | |
 | A plug-in for Rhino 4.0 that adds several light manipulation commands in a new menu. |
| Last update: April 19, 2007 |
| Mesh Repair Wizard | |
 | Mesh reapir steps wizard for Rhino 4.0 SR1. |
| Last update: July 30, 2007 |
| Mesh Stuff | |
| | Plug-ins for Rhino 4.0 that enable the user to perform certain mesh modification. |
| Last update: December 14, 2007 |
| MicroScribe X | |
 | Rhino 4.0 plug-in to interface with Immersion's MicroScribe X portable CMM. |
| Last update: June 1, 2007 |
| Monkey script editor | ||
 |  | Monkey is a new RhinoScript editor that exposes many standard programming environment features such as codeblocks, syntax highlighting, auto-formatting, advanced find/replace and debugging. Monkey also includes a standalone application which compiles RhinoScript .rvb files into .rhp plugins. |
| Last update: April 27, 2007 |
| NextEngine SCN File Import | ||
 |  | Import NextEngine SCN files directly into Rhino 4. Scan information includes both the Mesh from the Scan and the Color information on the scan. |
| Last update: July 17, 2008 |
| Non generic shape creation | ||
 |  | A collection of non-generic geometry tools including VB.NET 2005 source code. |
| Last update: January 25, 2007 |
| OBJ Import/Export | |
 | Updated OBJ import and export for Rhino 4.0. |
| Last update: November 11, 2008 |
| PanelingTools | |
 | Plug-in for Paneling NURBs Surfaces and Polysurfaces. |
| Last update: Nov 14th 2008 |
| Pointset reconstruction | |||
 |  |  | Pointset reconstruction implements a number of famous algorithms that apply to unorganised point clouds. The commands currently available are Voronoi, Voronoi3D, Delaunay, QuadTree, OcTree, PixelGrid, Network, ConvexHull and SpanningCircle. Delaunay triangulation is a very useful tool for surface reconstruction of |
| Last update: July 28, 2007 |
| QuadMesh | |
@@Image(” ”,”QuadMesh”,”200”,”100”)@@ | Turn mesh triangles into quads |
| Last update: September 25, 2008 |
| Region based selection | |
 | Region based selection tool which accepts both dynamic region boundaries and existing ones. This tool extends the scriptability of the _Lasso command. The download includes source code written in VB.NET 2005. |
| Last update: January 25, 2007 |
| Renderer Development Kit | |
 | RDK is a software development kit for developers who wish to implement a render engine in Rhino 3 or 4. |
| Last update: January 30, 2007 |
| Rhino for OS X | |
 | Rhino for OS X development has begun. The major technical challenges have been overcome, but there are still many months of work left to do. |
| Last update: Aug 24, 2007 |
| Rhino Labs Tools | |
 | Miscellaneous tools for the most discriminating Rhino 4.0 designers. |
| Last update: October 13, 2009 |
| RhinoScript | |
 | Updates to RhinoScript for Rhino 4.0 SR6. |
| Last update: October 21, 2009 |
| Rhino Thumbnail Viewer | |
 | Windows Shell extension to view Rhino thumbnail preview images within Explorer. |
| Last update: June 28, 2007 |
| Technical Drawing Display | ||
 |  | This plug-in adds a new Technical display modes to Rhino 4.0 with hidden lines and other options. |
| Last update: February 7, 2007 | Download... |
| Texture Baking | |
 | Procedural textures, WCS based textures and decals can be shown in the viewport display, and baked into a single UV mapped image. |
| Last update: January 2, 2009 |
| VisualARQ | ||
 |  | VisualARQ is a Rhino plugin for creating and editing architectural plans, adding parametric 3D objects as walls, columns, doors, windows, roofs, stairs and other utilities for 2D documentation. |
| Last update: July 23, 2007 |
