Flamingo nXt 5 is an update to Flamingo which integrates with the built-in rendering features in Rhino 5. This is currently a work in progress version.

Download Flamingo nXt 5 Evaluation version.

You can join the technical discussion about this beta here: Flamingo Discourse Forum

• Flamingo 5 Beta requires a previous version of Flamingo nXt to be installed.
• Rhino 5 Service Release 12 is required to run Flamingo nXt 5.
• After downloading and running the RHI installer, start up Rhino.

This version of Flamingo features an interface which is integrated with the Rhino 5 rendering tools. This made several necessary changes to the rendering interface. At this time it is important to find the Flamingo interface when first starting up Flamingo:

• The Flamingo control panel can be found under the Render Pulldown > Flamingo nXt 5 > Show Control Panel
• The Flamingo nXt tab contains Flamingo specific controls:
  • Sky
  • Lighting Manager
  • Custom Lighting controls
  • Render Options
• Once in the control panel, right-click in the tab area and select the panels:
  • Libraries
  • Environment
  • Groundplane
  • Etc….

• The Viewport Render Preview mode has been improved.
• Material mapping is done through the Rhino mapping interface.
• Decals are placed using the Rhino decal interface.
• Integrated into the Rhino rendering panels:
  • Sun Control
  • Ground Panel
  • Lights
  • Material Library Panel
  • Material Editor
  • Drag and Drop Materials
• Safe Frame is supported.
• Custom Meshing is supported. This includes:
  • Curve Piping
  • Displacement
  • Edge Softening
  • Shut Lining
• New Hybrid Render Engine trying to take the best of the default and pathtrace engine in one.
• Flamingo RT preview window shows a quick rendering of the current model.