New Modeling Tools

There are more than 70 new tools and enhancements including G-infinity™ blending technology for modeling curves, surfaces, solids/polysurfaces, and meshes:

Curve ( new, enhanced)

• Arc - Tangent option now stores radius values.
• BlendCrv -
  • Now adjusts the start and end points of the blend. Trims the input curves. Video...
  • Adjusts the continuity at each end of the blend independently (between G0 and G4). Video...
  • Symmetrical option. Video...
• Chamfer - The second chamfer distance now defaults to the first distance.
• Circle - The circle seam is placed at the second mouse pick location, rather than at 0 degrees from the first point. The AroundCurve option now requests a curve as the next pick and then constrains to that curve.
• Contour - Video...
  • Supports curve objects.
  • New option adds the output of each cut to an individual group.
• CreateUVCrv - Curves on a surface are also supported. Video...
• CSec - Now works with the input curves preselected. Video...
• DupFaceBorder - Duplicates the border of a surface in a polysurface.
• DupMeshEdge - Creates a polyline at selected naked edges or creases in unwelded meshes.
• DupMeshHoleBoundary - Creates a polyline that duplicates the boundary of a mesh hole.
• ExtractMeshEdges - Makes polylines from mesh edges.
• HandleCurve - Draws illustration-software style chained Bézier curves. Video...
• Hyperbola - Creates a hyperbolic curve. Video...
• Line - Normal option now optionally pays attention to trims.
• LineThroughPt - Fits a line through a set of points. The input can be any combination of points, control points, and point-cloud objects. Video...
• Make2D - Now faster and more accurate.
• MeanCurve - Makes a curve halfway between two input curves. Video...
• MeshOutline - Creates a polyline that is the view-based outline of the region covered by the selected meshes.
• MeshIntersect - Creates polyline at the intersection of meshes.
• OffsetCrvOnSrf - Offsets a curve on a surface, keeping the offset curve on the surface. Video...
• OffsetNormal - Offsets a curve normal to a base surface. Video...
• Parabola - Direction option added to Parabola Vertex.
• PolyLine - New options:
  • Mode controls whether the polyline draws lines or arcs. Now allows continuous drawing swapping from line to arc.
  • Helpers turns on dynamic tracking line helpers that make it easier to extend arcs with lines and draw arcs aligned with the x and y axes. Video...
  • When Mode=Arc, there are Direction and Center options.
• Section
  • Supports curve objects.
  • New GroupObjectsBySectionPlane option adds the output of each cut to an individual group.
• ShortPath - Makes a curve that is the shortest path between two points on a surface. Video...
• TextObject - Now supports single-stroke fonts.

Surface ( new, enhanced)

• BlendSrf -
  •  Adjusts continuity at each edge individually(between G0 and G4). Video...
  • Symmetrically adjusts blend.
  • Add cross sections. Video...
• Move and rotate individual cross sections. Video...
• New AutoChain and ChainContinuity settings for selecting the edges. The AutoChain option automatically selects all connected edge segments.
• ChamferSrf - It is now possible to type a single number to set the first chamfer distance. Rhino then automatically asks for the second distance and uses the first distance as the default.
• ExtrudeCrv -
  • Three new commands, added:
    • ExtrudeCrvAlongCrv - Video....
    • ExtrudeCrvTapered - Video...
    • ExtrudeCrvToPoint - Video...
• Fin - Extrudes a curve on a surface normal to the surface. Video...
• Loft - New Align curves option to help swap ends when a bowtie loft is created.
• NetworkSrf - Preview added.
• Ribbon - New BothSides option.
• Sweep1 -
  • New AutoChain and ChainContinuity settings for selecting the rail. The AutoChain option automatically selects all connected curves.
  • New option to make untrimmed mitered corners if the rail has kinks.
• Sweep2 -
  • Add more cross sections to control how the surface is created between cross sections. Video...
  • New AutoChain and ChainContinuity settings for selecting the rails. The AutoChain option automatically selects all connected curves.
  • New Simple option lets you create two-rail sweep surfaces using exact input. Video...
• VariableBlendSrf - Variable blend between surfaces.
• VariableChamferSrf - Variable chamfer between surfaces.
• VariableFilletSrf - Variable fillet between surfaces.
• VariableOffsetSrf - Offset a surface with various distances between the offset corners. Video...

Solids/Polysurface ( new, enhanced)

• BlendEdge - Allows variable edge blending of multiple edges. Supports three rail types: Rolling ball, Distance from Edge, and Distance between Rails. Video...
• Boss - Creates an extruded area. Video...
• Box - New Diagonal option.
• ChamferEdge - Allows variable edge chamfering of multiple edges. Supports three rail types: Rolling ball, Distance from Edge, and Distance between Rails. Video...
• Cone - With the 2Point and 3Point options, the base location is now fixed by the placement of the base circle. New DirectionConstraint options: None, Vertical, and AroundCurve.
• CreateSolid - Select surfaces and polysurfaces that bound a region in space. A closed polysurface that is the boundary of the region is created.   Video...
• Cylinder - New DirectionConstraint options: None, Vertical, and AroundCurve.
• ExtrudeSrf - Now supports polysurface subobjects.
• FilletEdge - Allows variable edge filleting of multiple edges. Supports three rail types: Rolling ball, Distance from Edge, and Distance between Rails. Video...
• Pipe -
  • New AutoChain and ChainContinuity settings for selecting the rail. The AutoChain option automatically selects all connected curves.
  • Allows additional radii.
  • Makes simpler surfaces when using the Global ShapeBlending option.
  • New option to close ends with hemispheres.
• Pyramid - Creates a solid pyramid. Video...
• Rib - Creates rib geometry by offsetting a curve and extruding it toward a boundary. The rib can be described in either plan or elevation. Video...
• Slab - Offsets a curve, extrudes and caps the result to create a solid. Video...
• TCone - New DirectionConstraint options: None, Vertical and AroundCurve.
• Tube - New DirectionConstraint options: None, Vertical and AroundCurve.