Discover RHINO BIM IFC - parametric architecture plugin

RHINO BIM IFC is a new parametric architecture application for Rhino 8 and future versions.

Key features of the solution

• Support for importing and exporting IFC 2x3 and 4 files.
  
• Project creation with floor levels and elevation data.
• Wall creation using an integrated materials library.
• Import of cadastral data and direct linking to administrative documents.
• Fully automated bill of quantities and structural calculations, including permanent and operational loads.
• Shared template with RHINO-CVC for full compatibility.
• Parametric Jacobine-style roof windows and dormers.

A simple, efficient, fast, and cost-effective solution.

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New plugin CompositeWorks - Composite Design Made Easier in Rhino

Introducing CompositeWorks: Composite Design Made Easier in Rhino

Designing composite structures involves more than creating geometry. Engineers also need to define laminate schedules, calculate material quantities, manage weight, and produce clear instructions for builders.

CompositeWorks brings these tasks together inside Rhino, providing an intuitive, visual workflow for designing complex composite parts.

From geometry to laminate design

The CompositeWorks workflow is straightforward:

1. Model the basic geometry using Rhino surfaces.

2. Define your composite materials and layer structure.

3. Create reusable laminate stacks.

4. Assign the stacks to the appropriate surfaces.

5. Let CompositeWorks calculate and document the structure.

By connecting laminate information directly to the Rhino model, CompositeWorks reduces the need to manage separate drawings, spreadsheets, and weight calculations.

Calculate quantities, weight, and center of gravity

CompositeWorks automatically extracts material quantities from the model and laminate definitions. It can calculate individual part weights, complex assembly weights, and center-of-gravity information.

This allows engineers to compare laminate options, monitor weight targets, and identify potential issues earlier in the design process.

Create clearer construction drawings

CompositeWorks also supports single-click creation of construction drawings. These drawings help communicate laminate regions and layup sequences to builders directly from Rhino, creating a clearer path between design and production.

The plugin is suitable for marine, aerospace, architectural, and product-design applications involving fiberglass, carbon fiber, and other FRP materials.

Getting started

CompositeWorks is currently designed for Rhino 8 on Windows and requires Rhino’s .NET Core runtime. It can be installed through Rhino’s Package Manager by searching for CompositeWorks.

Once installed, enter LaminateDesigner in the Rhino command line to begin.

Reports are currently produced in metric units. Imperial Rhino models are supported, with values automatically converted to metric for reporting.

CompositeWorks offers a more connected way to design, calculate, and communicate composite structures—all within Rhino.

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MatrixGold 4.0 released

Gemvision Releases MatrixGold® 4.0 
Design Smarter. Create Faster. 

Gemvision announced the release of MatrixGold 4.0, the latest evolution of its industry-leading jewelry CAD software. This new version introduces a workflow-driven approach that improves the way designers create, validate, and prepare for production—bringing greater efficiency, clarity, and control at every stage of the design process. 

MatrixGold 4.0 is built on a clear premise: The value of jewelry CAD is not defined by the number of tools available but by how effectively those tools support the way designers work. By aligning design, material decisions and production insights into one continuous workflow, MatrixGold 4.0 helps users move from concept to manufacturing with greater confidence. 

“Drawing on comprehensive global customer feedback, we have gained a clear understanding of user needs  regarding MatrixGold for streamlining daily operations,” Oriol Collelldemont, director of Gemvision. “Enhancing  customers’ workflows is what establishes MatrixGold as an indispensable resource for increasing productivity.  With MatrixGold 4.0, our focus has been on making it a tool suited to meet the requirements of every jeweler.”  

One of the key advancements in MatrixGold 4.0 is the ability to make informed decisions earlier in the design process. Tools, such as Scoop, allow users to reduce metal weight while maintaining structural integrity,  directly supporting cost control and margin protection. The redesigned Tech Report provides clearer, more structured production data, helping designers and manufacturers align faster and move forward with confidence. 

Additional new tools and enhancements include:

• Offline Mode: Work for up to 12 hours without an internet connection, ensuring continuous productivity across environments.
• Duplicate Command: Replicate parametric elements while preserving values, enabling faster design adjustments and iteration.  
• Multi-Prong Edit: Modify multiple prongs simultaneously to improve consistency and reduce manual effort.  
• Custom Gem Builder: Create and define custom gemstone shapes with precision, from table to culet.
• Expanded Gem Shape Library: New cuts, including Lozenge, Hexagon, and Trapezoid, expand creative possibilities.  
• Award Ring Builder: Add custom text, shapes, and details to signet ring designs with a structured workflow.  
• Curve on Object: Apply curves directly to surfaces for precise, controlled design placement. 

MatrixGold 4.0 also works with Rhino 8, ensuring compatibility with the latest modeling environment and performance improvements. 

“Our dealer network and in-house production provide valuable insights into the jewelry industry, enabling us to  improve our tools. Combining these insights with user feedback, we released our most advanced version of  MatrixGold. Every tool reflects the unique touch of jewelers.” Oriol Collelldemont 

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Webinar: The Next Era for the Treble Web App (May 21st)

Webinar: The Next Era for the Treble Web App
May 21st (US Time slot: 9:00am PDT / EU Time slot: 9:00am UTC)

The Treble Web App is a next generation Acoustic Simulation Software.

Join the Treble team for an in depth session on the latest developments in the Treble Web Application and the broader Treble ecosystem. This webinar focuses on new capabilities that improve analysis workflows, expand integration possibilities, and introduce new approaches to material modeling in acoustic simulation.

The webinar will include the integration with Rhino: 

"Treble’s Rhino plugin streamlines the workflow for simulating acoustics in spaces modeled in Rhino 8. Users can prepare room geometry and upload it to Treble in just a few clicks, then open it in the Treble web app to configure and run acoustic simulations.

The plugin also supports importing existing acoustic models in Treble back into Rhino for editing, making it easy to iterate on the geometry. Looking ahead, Treble plans to build on Rhino’s robust modeling capabilities with additional plugin features aimed at refining simulation model setup."

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Monoceros 3 now available!

Hong Kong Drone Module

Drone-based prefabricated architecture using WFC

by Johan Navarro, Estudio panamétrico, 2022

Monoceros is a Grasshopper plugin that assembles discrete modular structures using Wave Function Collapse. You design a set of parts, define how their faces connect, and the solver fills a 3D envelope with valid combinations. The results can range from architectural facades and spatial partitions to furniture, game environments, or abstract sculptures.

The biggest change in version 3 is how you set up a project. In previous versions, defining adjacency rules between modules was manual and error-prone, especially with rotated variants. Version 3 introduces connectors. You describe how each module face connects, including its rotation and symmetry, and the full rule set is derived automatically. Modules no longer need to be duplicated for each orientation. The overall setup requires significantly fewer components than before, both from Monoceros and from Grasshopper itself.

Documentation, workflow guides, and example files are at monoceros.tools. The documentation is also structured for AI assistants like ChatGPT and Claude, which can help set up and troubleshoot definitions.

Monoceros 3 is free to use with a limited number of solver runs per session. A license removes the limit. Educational pricing is available. Projects from earlier versions can be converted.

Monoceros was created by Ján Pernecký and Ján Tóth. Version 3 was developed independently by Ján Pernecký.

Download Monoceros from food4Rhino or search for it on the Package Manager...

REER - a true AI collaborator directly into Rhino

REER brings a true AI collaborator directly into Rhino, ready to help with whatever your workflow demands. Whether you're batch editing geometries, running analysis, adjusting parameters, or just trying to save time on repetitive tasks. The more you work with it, the more it feels like a natural extension of how you think and work in Rhino.

Key features:

• Seamless AI Integration: A lightweight chat window that fits into your existing workspace without interruption. Designed to act, not to chat.
• CAD Senses and Manipulation: An AI that can actually see and understand your scene, then take action directly on your objects, layers, and viewport. Efficient, precise, and without the back-and-forth.
• Secure File Linkage: Link your file once and REER stays in sync automatically. No uploads required, your files stay exactly where they are right now.
• Cross-Platform: Windows and Mac, Rhino 7 and 8. Grasshopper support is on the way.

A few things you can try

• "Build a staggered mullion pattern on the selected facade based on a reference image."
• "Move all components to exploded view positions and render the scene."
• "Calculate the window-to-wall ratio for the selected facade and highlight any zones below 30%."
• "Select all structural columns on the Ground Floor layer and check for alignment deviations."
• "Identify all duplicate objects in the scene and consolidate them onto a single layer."

Designed to keep you in control

A quiet yet powerful agent that shows up in your workspace only when you need it. No new tools to learn, no switching between applications. It always asks before it acts, and Ctrl+Z works on everything it does. A task when you need one, and silence when you don't.

One link. Full context, every time

REER runs in the cloud and stays in sync with your work through secure file linkage—just like linking an image in InDesign. And when you come back, REER is always caught up, like a colleague who never loses track.

Download REER AI Beta from food4Rhino...

Cyberstrak 2.0 for Rhino 7 and 8 - Advanced modeling for product and automotive

Cyberstrak has released a new major version of its Rhino plugin. 

Cyberstrak 2.0 contains a lot of new and updated functionality:

• Licensing has been completely re-worked. In parallel with subscription licensing, support for perpetual licenses is now available using Rhino Account Licensing (Cloud Zoo) or Rhino's LAN Zoo.
• New commands for creating and modeling Curves and Surfaces are available.
• Especially when working in "Projection Base" mode on top of a selected Mesh, it gives new possibilities in Reverse Engineering processes.
• Many detail improvements like a dynamic deviation handle, new mesh area selection methods, or support for using a bunch selected CVs in Cyberstrak's powerful CV.
• Improved efficient modeling.
• As usual, all modeling commands contain a local Undo/Redo and can be used in parallel with associative dynamic analyses, allowing instant control of the shape quality.

More info...

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Enscape for Rhino Users - A video introduction by Simply Rhino

Simply Rhino UK has made a video introduction to Enscape, a powerful real-time rendering and virtual reality plugin for Rhino. In the video, you’ll learn how Enscape works as a true plugin for Rhino, allowing you to visualize, document, and design simultaneously in your Rhino environment. 

Enscape has a wealth of assets, including People, Furniture, Lighting, Trees, and Vegetation, which are explored in the video as the architectural subject is visualized. Data is exported in both still images and animations.

Complete details and video by Simply Rhino UK...

Ant: Your AI copilot for Grasshopper - New plugin on food4Rhino

Ant is a new AI plugin that builds, modifies, and explains Grasshopper definitions for you, directly inside the interface.

Unlike generic chat-based AI tools, Ant can "see" what you are working on. You select a part of your definition (or the whole thing), open the command panel, and tell Ant what to do. 

It translates the actual logic of your components and wires into a structured format that the Large Language Model (LLM) can understand. The AI analyzes this data and sends back precise instructions, which Ant executes directly in your Grasshopper canvas.

Here is exactly how Ant helps you:

• Turn text into nodes: Type "Create a Voronoi pattern on this surface," and Ant will place and connect the components for you.
• Write code instantly: Need a complex loop? Tell Ant to "Write a C# script to randomize these panels," and it will generate the code inside a script component.
• Understand definitions: Select a messy cluster of components and ask, "How does this logic work?" to get a clear explanation.

Start designing and let Ant do the heavy lifting!

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RhinoCFD v3: Professional CFD Analysis Now Fully Optimized for Rhino 8

RhinoCFD v3 brings professional-grade Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) directly into Rhino 8. This latest release officially establishes compatibility with Rhino 8, enabling users to leverage the platform's updated interface and improved performance for complex fluid and thermal simulations entirely within their CAD workspace.

Powered by the brand-new PHOENICS 2025 v1.0 engine, this update introduces a decoupled Monitor Plot Window. This feature allows designers to track convergence, residuals, and spot values in real time without slowing down Rhino. Simulation setup is now more intuitive than ever; the computational grid reacts instantaneously to geometry changes—such as moving, adding, or copying objects—making the design-to-analysis loop faster and less error-prone.

New physical modeling capabilities include the Spalart-Allmaras turbulence model for aerospace/external flows and advanced VOF boiling and condensation mechanisms. Post-processing is similarly enhanced, enabling users to apply custom mathematical expressions to results and automatically visualize critical data points with new minimum/maximum markers.

By keeping the entire workflow within Rhino, RhinoCFD v3 eliminates the need for cumbersome geometry exports, making high-fidelity engineering analysis seamless part of the modern design process.

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Rhino2CATT — Create Complete CATT-Acoustic Models Directly Inside Rhino

Rhino2CATT allows acousticians, architects, and designers to prepare complete CATT-Acoustic models directly within Rhino. 

Users can model geometry, assign custom acoustic materials with frequency-dependent absorption and scattering coefficients, define sources and receivers, and export the complete setup to CATT-Acoustic with a single click. With its dockable panel, Rhino2CATT integrates seamlessly into the Rhino environment, streamlining model modifications and optimization, making them faster, easier, and fully integrated with Rhino and Grasshopper workflows. Built on algorithms trusted by world-renowned acousticians, Rhino2CATT ensures efficient and accurate model setup.

Key features include automatic geometry export with vertex optimization, custom material libraries, and custom directivity and spectra databases for sound sources. Export your model to CATT-ready files (.geo, .loc) with a single click for a highly efficient Rhino-to-CATT workflow. BIM-based workflows are also supported via Rhino.Inside.Revit, ensuring smooth collaboration between architectural and acoustic modeling processes.

Ideal for designing concert halls, lecture rooms, and other spaces, Rhino2CATT provides a fast, intuitive way to set up and optimize accurate CATT-Acoustic models entirely within the familiar Rhino environment.

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Nature-Render 2.3 for Rhino Released

📢 Nature-Render is a real-time physics renderer that supports rendering effects such as HDR, caustics, depth of field, Scatter, Proxy and volume lighting. It was developed by the team behind the acclaimed Sunflower sunlight analysis plugin. 

 Key Highlights of This Update 

• New Scatter and Proxy Features: Generate large quantities of low-poly proxy models that render as high-detail, complex geometry. Use minimal system resources to create and render vast 3D scenes in Rhino while maintaining smooth performance, even with large-scale environments.
  
  
  
  
  
• Dedicated Grass Tools: Developed specialized scatter and proxy tools for grass. Includes commonly used grass types with specific optimizations, allowing you to generate and render large, realistic grassy areas with a single click—infusing your designs with breath, rhythm, and vitality.
  
  
  
  
  
• Innovative 3D Noise Texture for Scattering: Introduces the innovative use of 3D noise textures to control random distribution. This eliminates the tedious steps of selecting maps and setting UVs, simplifying operation and improving usability. Achieve more powerful results with fewer parameters, easily controlling density, distribution rhythm, and shaping visually harmonious landscapes to generate rich, natural scenery with one click.
  
  
  
  
  
• Optimized Plant Rendering Shader: Includes a specially crafted Fast Backlit Subsurface Scattering Shader for leaves, grass blades, and other foliage. This allows plants to appear translucent, realistic, and natural when illuminated by sunlight.
  
  
  
  
  

📹 Video tutorials and more details,… 👈

🏄 Try Nature-Render for Rhino for free now… 👈

Termite: Rhino Grasshopper Plugin Developed for 3D Printing of Clay

Termite is a plugin developed for Liquid Deposition Modeling (LDM) 3D printing, designed specifically for clay and other paste-based materials. Created by Julian Jauk at Graz University of Technology, it has been tested in seminars, architectural prototypes, and international workshops, and is already used in several educational institutions.

Unlike conventional slicing tools built for thermoplastics and small nozzles, clay printing typically uses nozzles from 1-30 mm, requiring precise control of the path layout, material flow, and printer movement. Termite fills this need by integrating essential slicing features—such as custom path generation, sorting algorithms, variable parameters within a single print, inrun speed control for smooth starts, extrusion flattening for reliable adhesion, and automatic detection of path intersections—directly into the parametric design environment of Rhino and Grasshopper.

Termite provides 20 modular components across the categories Main, Create, Sort, Display, and Example, supporting both beginner and advanced workflows. It is designed as an easy-to-use tool for Grasshopper newcomers, with features working immediately after installation, while still offering maximum freedom for experimental fabrication through its open, modular structure. Users can design printing paths in Rhino, Grasshopper, or via Termite’s own components, with all required G-code generated in real time.

Suitable for clay and earth-based mixtures, concrete, biopolymers, biomaterials, and various food-grade pastes, Termite works not only with LDM printers such as the WASP 40100 LDM and Delta WASP 2040 Clay but also with any machine capable of interpreting G-code, including Cartesian and polar printers or robotic arms.

Termite is available for Windows and macOS for Rhino 6 or later. The plugin includes an installer, example files, and a tutorial video. It is entirely free to use and can be downloaded via food4Rhino or installed directly through the Rhino Package Manager.

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MatrixGold 3.11: The Agility Update

Gemvision has released MatrixGold 3.11, a new update featuring powerful
tools and enhancements that streamline the jewelry design process.

From creating intricate settings to optimizing workflows and producing realistic visuals, this version offers designers greater flexibility, precision, and creative control, enabling them to bring their ideas to life with ease.

What’s New in MatrixGold 3.11

• iJewel3d Integration - Produce high-quality visuals in seconds with advanced materials and realistic lighting.
• Smart Prong - Place prongs accurately between stones in a stone line and streamline your setting process for faster, more efficient workflows.
• Boolean One by One - Simplified complex Boolean operations with greater control by isolating and fixing elements individually for cleaner results.
• Matching Band Rail - Automatically generate a band that perfectly follows your ring’s contour, giving you a seamless, fully customizable fit.
• Global Parametric ON/OFF - Toggle parametric mode on or off across all tools with a single click, taking full control of your workflow.
• Bounding Box - View exact geometry dimensions instantly in the viewport and keep every measurement accurate and visible.
• Project Manager Tags - Organize your work effortlessly by adding custom tags to your projects and quickly locating related files when you need them.
• Quick Command Tags - Navigate and organize your favorite tools faster with new color-coded tabs designed for clarity and efficiency.
• This update also includes additional improvements to help jewelers work smarter and more efficiently across the platform.

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Introducing Carbonfly: CO2-based CFD for Indoor Air Quality in Rhino and Grasshopper

Carbonfly is a free, open-source Python library and Grasshopper toolbox for CO₂-based indoor airflow and air quality simulation. Developed by researchers at the Institute of Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Building (E3D) - RWTH Aachen University, Carbonfly brings the power of scientific Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) into the visual programming environment of Grasshopper, making professional indoor environmental modeling more accessible to architects, engineers, and design practitioners.

Carbonfly integrates OpenFOAM through the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), enabling complete CFD workflows to run seamlessly on Windows machines commonly used in architectural and engineering practices. Users can prepare boundary conditions, build simulation cases, and run CFD processes directly within the Rhino and Grasshopper environment.

The toolbox provides predefined boundary conditions tailored for indoor airflow simulations, including mechanical supply and exhaust, window-driven natural ventilation, and dynamic human respiration. Additional helper tools assist in estimating wind-driven ventilation and air exchange rates based on building physics standards.

Carbonfly also includes documented examples of mechanically ventilated rooms, naturally ventilated spaces, and dynamic breathing scenarios, offering an intuitive learning path for new users.

By combining the strengths of Rhino and Grasshopper in parametric modeling with the high-fidelity physics of OpenFOAM, Carbonfly creates a streamlined workflow for user-centered, healthy building design—all without leaving the Grasshopper interface.

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Segmeridian for Rhino - medical image segmentation

Segmeridian for Rhino is a powerful semi-automated client-based medical image segmentation:

• Robust and solid medical image segmentation tool.
• Powered by cutting-edge machine learning advances in medical imaging, 3D geometry processing, and computer vision.
• Combines CT/MRI imaging, mask layers, and mesh processing in a single client-based application.
• Complete end-to-end workflow from DICOM/Nifti to mesh stereolithography.

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Regenerative Design in Digital Practice: Tools for Ecology, Carbon & Health, November 6, 2025 (Online crash course)

 

Regenerative Design in Digital Practice: 

Tools for Ecology, Carbon & Health

November 6, 2025 

Online crash course

Join Living Future Europe and Emanuele Naboni as they host a full-day online course exploring how digital tools and data-driven workflows are transforming regenerative design.

Speakers from Ladybug Tools, Pollination, MVRDV, Henning Larsen, Foster + Partners (Cyclops), Ramboll, THIRD NATURE, MIT/Climateflux, and R&D McNeel Europe will showcase the methods they use to link ecology, carbon, and health in practice.

Participants will learn to apply simulation, computational design, and AI to develop climate-adaptive, circular, and biodiversity-enhancing strategies that translate regenerative theory into measurable performance.

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MetaMAP: Urban Planning Tools for Rhino and Grasshopper

MetaMAP is a free, open-source Grasshopper plugin designed to help architects, urban planners, and designers visualize urban data. 

It offers a comprehensive set of tools for generating building geometries and terrain, all directly within the Rhino environment. By leveraging Rhino and Grasshopper, MetaMAP plans to streamline the urban analysis workflow, enabling users to make data-driven decisions for more sustainable, efficient urban designs. You can find more detailed information and tutorials on food4Rhino.

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ShapeDiver now supports SheepMetal Plugin!

ShapeDiver announced support for the SheepMetal plugin, a powerful Grasshopper tool for designing and preparing sheet metal parts with precision and efficiency. 

Developed by Zürich-based designer and VektorNode co-founder Felix Brunold, SheepMetal streamlines the process of converting complex BREPs into valid sheet geometry, detecting features like reliefs and hems, and unrolling parts with precise control over bend parameters such as K-factor. Built for metal fabricators, engineers, industrial designers, and façade manufacturers, the plugin offers tools for classification, production, validation, and visualization, making everyday sheet metal tasks faster, more consistent, and easier to automate. 

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MatrixGold 3.10: The Efficiency Update

Gemvision has released MatrixGold 3.10, introducing a powerful set of tools and enhancements designed to streamline your workflow and give you greater creative control—whether you’re managing intricate stone settings or optimizing design files.

What’s New in MatrixGold 3.10

• Azure Cutters – Enhance gem finishes and reduce gold weight for a refined look while optimizing material use.
• Bezel Scaling Based on Gem Sizes – Bezels now automatically scale to match the dimensions of each gem, ensuring accurate and consistent settings across designs.
• Prong Guides – Gain full control over prong placement with the ability to position prongs freely on any stone, regardless of shape or orientation.
• Scanned Gems – Convert scanned gem meshes into MatrixGold-compatible gems, enabling bezel creation, offset curve application, and integration into standard workflows.

This update also includes additional improvements to help jewelers work smarter and more efficiently across the platform.

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