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| + | ====== The History of Rhino ====== | ||
| + | > **Summary: | ||
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| + | * May 1992 - First meeting with Applied Geometry (AG). AG came to us for assistance in integrating their AGLib, [[rhino: | ||
| + | * Jul 1992 - Produced 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 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 - Sculptura 2 prototype 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. We found that we needed in-house geometry expertise to develop the functionality and usability required 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. For example, Ed Monk & Son Naval Architect released an 82-foot sports fishing boat. | ||
| + | * Jul 1994 - Geometry development begins in earnest. | ||
| + | * 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 the 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 focusing on the Windows version would be better. | ||
| + | * 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 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 RhinoFabLab 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. | ||
| + | * Nov 2020 - Rhino 7 for Mac and Windows released. | ||
| + | * Dec 2020 - Rhino.Inside.Revit released. | ||
