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Robert McNeel & Associates

Rhino 8

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7.8 /10

CX Score

7.9 /10

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What is Rhino 8?

Rhinoceros is a 3-D modeling software with thousands of modeling and editing tools including support for both large files and large teams. Rhino can create, edit, analyze, document, render, animate, and translate NURBS curves, surfaces and solids, subdivision geometry (SubD), point clouds, and polygon meshes. There are no limits on complexity, degree, or size beyond those of your hardware.

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Awards & Recognition

Rhino 8 won the following awards in the Computer-Aided Design & Manufacturing category

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Contract Negotiation

Latest Award, 2025

Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2024

5 Top Rated Capabilities

7 Top Rated Features

2024

Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2023

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Contract Negotiation

2022

4 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2022

Rhino 8 Ratings

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89 Likeliness to Recommend

2
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91 Plan to Renew

2
Since last award

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

3
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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+90 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Rhino 8?

0% Negative

4% Neutral

96% Positive

Pros

Acts with Integrity
Trustworthy
Friendly Negotiation
Helps Innovate

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Visualization

100

Libraries & Templates

3D Modeling

Technical Drawings

Printing Support

Raster Data Manipulation

Digital Scanning

Simulation

2D/3D Conversion

3rd Party Integration

Analytics and Reporting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Rhino 8 Reviews

Patrick W.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Telecommunications
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Mar 2023

Fantastic features - parametric design

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Rhino 8 from other similar products?

Procedural geometry via Grasshopper enabled the development of geometric-logical problem solving tools suite

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The procedural geometry, simulation and evolutionary solvers in Grasshopper (Kangaroo, Galapagos) are fantastic and useful for the types of problems we were solving.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Data integration can be challenging; Grasshopper’s list and tree structures can differ significantly from the data representation used by clients and thus require significant re-shaping

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Try it out! Look up some guides and tutorials for learning.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Cons

Charges for Enhancements

Will J.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Mar 2023

sadly lacking

Likeliness to Recommend

5 /10

What differentiates Rhino 8 from other similar products?

very shallow learning curve.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

very quick to get started modelling

What do you dislike most about this product?

no design history, so you can't roll back to previous steps and fix issues.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

its great if you want free form A surface generation

Pros

Enables Productivity
Efficient Service
Effective Service
Caring

Cons

Less Reliable
Less Performance Enhancing
Commodity Features

Robson B.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Oct 2022

Easy to use, but a bit pricey.

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Rhino 8 from other similar products?

No mundo atual, o início da atividade geral de formação de atitudes aponta para a melhoria do orçamento setorial.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

O cuidado em identificar pontos críticos na expansão dos mercados mundiais estimula a padronização de alternativas às soluções ortodoxas.

What do you dislike most about this product?

É importante questionar o quanto a crescente influência da mídia desafia a capacidade de equalização de alternativas às soluções ortodoxas.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Neste sentido, a adoção de políticas descentralizadoras pode nos levar a considerar a reestruturação do impacto na agilidade decisória.

Pros

Inspires Innovation
Caring
Respectful
Client Friendly Policies

Rhino 8

What is Rhino 8?

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Awards & Recognition

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

Rhino 8 Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

2 Since last award

91 Plan to Renew

2 Since last award

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

3 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Rhino 8?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Visualization The ability to see and interact with a design in a more intuitive and informative way.

Libraries & Templates Includes a library of standard components and templates that users can insert into their designs, which speeds up the process of starting new projects.

3D Modeling Includes 3D wireframe, 3D solid, 3D surface, and 3D mesh.

Technical Drawings Includes symbols, units of measurement, notation systems, and visual styles.

Printing Support The ability to print maps and 3D output to scale.

Raster Data Manipulation Includes editing, simulated drawings, color models, vectorization and filters.

Digital Scanning Includes accuracy reports, photorealistic data visualization, and advanced measurement tools.

Simulation The ability to create and test circuit or motion simulation and structural validation.

2D/3D Conversion The ability to transforming a two-dimensional (2D) image or model into a three-dimensional (3D) representation.

3rd Party Integration The ability to integrate other applications including PLM, CAM, CAE or GIS.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Rhino 8 Reviews

Patrick W.

Fantastic features - parametric design

Likeliness to Recommend

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Will J.

sadly lacking

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Robson B.

Easy to use, but a bit pricey.

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