

An open-source toolkit, openNURBS includes the 3DM file format specification, documentation, C++ source code libraries and. The Rhino developers started the openNURBS Initiative to provide computer graphics software developers the tools to accurately transfer 3-D geometry between applications. The Rhinoceros file format (.3DM) is useful for the exchange of NURBS geometry. Rhinoceros's application architecture and open SDK make it modular and enable the user to customize the interface and create custom commands and menus. Rhinoceros is primarily a freeform surface modeler that utilizes the NURBS mathematical model. A visual scripting language add-on for Rhino, Grasshopper, is developed by Robert McNeel & Associates. Rhinoceros is developed for the Microsoft Windows operating system and macOS. jewelry design) as well as for multimedia and graphic design. automotive design, watercraft design), product design (e.g.

Rhinoceros is used for computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), rapid prototyping, 3D printing and reverse engineering in industries including architecture, industrial design (e.g. Rhinoceros geometry is based on the NURBS mathematical model, which focuses on producing mathematically precise representation of curves and freeform surfaces in computer graphics (as opposed to polygon mesh-based applications). Rhinoceros (typically abbreviated Rhino or Rhino3D) is a commercial 3D computer graphics and computer-aided design (CAD) application software that was developed by Robert McNeel & Associates, an American, privately held, and employee-owned company that was founded in 1978. 3D computer graphics, Computer-aided design
