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+ | ====== The History of Rhino ====== | ||
+ | > **Summary: | ||
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+ | * May 1992 - First meeting with AG. Applied Geometry (AG) came to us for assistance in integrating their AGLib, [[rhino: | ||
+ | * Jul 1992 - First prototype in AutoCAD after about three days of work | ||
+ | * Nov 1992 - McNeel/AG agreement to develop AccuModel, [[rhino: | ||
+ | * Nov 1992 - Michael Gibson hired as an intern. He brought Sculptura, a mesh modeler that he had done as a class project. | ||
+ | * Mar 1993 - Sculptura released | ||
+ | * Mar 1993 - McNeel takes over as the lead on the AccuModel development | ||
+ | * Jul 1993 - First prototype of Sculptura 2 ready for [[rhino: | ||
+ | * Nov 1993 - Sculptura 2 nicknamed [[rhino: | ||
+ | * Jan 1994 - New McNeel/AG agreement. McNeel licensed AGLib from AG and AG was to provide the needed AGLib enhancements and maintenance. | ||
+ | * Apr 1994 - Rhino beta released on the Graphic Alternative BBS. This was our first version of a public beta program. | ||
+ | * May 1994 - Dr Dale Lear hired from AG. We had found that we needed in-house geometry expertise to develop the functionality and usability needed by our clients. | ||
+ | * May 1994 - Alias Research agrees to purchase AG. Alias was AG's largest customer and they felt that one of their advantages was the geometry technology. | ||
+ | * May 1994 - First commercial products completed using AccuModel. Ed Monk & Son Naval Architect released an 82-foot sports fishing boat. | ||
+ | * Jul 1994 - Geometry development begins in earnest. Alias didn't seem to be interested in the geometry library business. | ||
+ | * Aug 1994 - Sculptura renamed [[rhino: | ||
+ | * Aug 1994 - Private showing of Rhino at SIGGRAPH | ||
+ | * Nov 1994 - Sale of AG to Alias final | ||
+ | * Mar 1995 - McNeel provides Alias with first installment of geometry technology | ||
+ | * Jun 1995 - Alias purchased by Silicon Graphics | ||
+ | * Jun 1995 - McNeel receives the last update of AGLib | ||
+ | * May 1997 - 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 1997 - 50,000 beta sites and growing fast without any promotional effort on our part | ||
+ | * Jul 1998 - 100,000 beta sites | ||
+ | * Jul 1998 - Announced October release at SIGGRAPH | ||
+ | * Oct 1998 - Rhino version 1.0 released | ||
+ | * Dec 1998 - First 5,000 shipped | ||
+ | * Jan 1999 - Japanese version released | ||
+ | * Jan 1999 - First public beta of 1.1 released | ||
+ | * Jan 1999 - First European reseller meeting in Barcelona | ||
+ | * Mar 1999 - First third-party book on Rhino published | ||
+ | * May 1999 - Korean version released | ||
+ | * Aug 2000 - First public beta of Rhino 2.0 and Flamingo released | ||
+ | * Aug 2001 - Rhino 2.0 shipped | ||
+ | * Dec 2001 - Flamingo shipped | ||
+ | * Nov 2001 - [[rhino: | ||
+ | * Nov 2002 - Rhino 3.0 released | ||
+ | * Dec 2002 - Flamingo 1.1 released | ||
+ | * Jul 2003 - [[penguin: | ||
+ | * Jul 2004 - Bongo 1.0 released | ||
+ | * Feb 2007 - Rhino 4.0 released | ||
+ | * Dec 2007 - [[penguin: | ||
+ | * Mar 2008 - Added Grasshopper to Rhino for Windows | ||
+ | * Sep 2010 - First Rhino FabLab opened | ||
+ | * Apr 2011 - Online training launched | ||
+ | * Apr 2012 - Flamingo nXt released | ||
+ | * Oct 2012 - Rhino 5 for Windows released | ||
+ | * Jan 2013 - Zoo 5 released (completely rewritten) | ||
+ | * Sep 2013 - Bongo 2.0 released | ||
+ | * Feb 2015 - Electronic shipping begins worldwide | ||
+ | * Jun 2015 - Rhino 5 for Mac released | ||
+ | * Jan 2016 - First beta of Grasshopper for Mac | ||
+ | * Feb 2018 - Rhino 6 for Windows released | ||
+ | * Jul 2019 - Rhino 6 for Mac released | ||