What is new with Rhino plugins?

What's new in Rhino plugins?

Explore tools that help you do more in Rhino—from AI-assisted design decisions and real-time visualization to faster modeling workflows and specialized engineering. This month: Arch-e, D5 Lite, SmartMenu, and Notilus, plus food4Rhino picks and upcoming training and events.


Discover the plugins below ↓​

PLUGINS TO explore

Arch-e

Arch-e, the AI decision assistant for Rhino

TwinMaster's Arch-e helps architects, engineers, and construction teams ask questions about a building model, compare design options, and understand trade-offs in cost, carbon emissions, energy use, and daylight.

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D5 Lite

D5 Lite brings real-time rendering and AI design tools to Rhino

D5 Lite is a Rhino plugin that shows realistic materials, lighting, and shadows as you model. It also uses AI to help you explore different looks for your design. It's for early design work, when you want to try ideas and make changes quickly.

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SmartMenu: customizable commands at your cursor

Developed by CAD Projects Australia, SmartMenu brings frequently used Rhino tools and command options directly into the viewport. Its customizable, cursor-centered interface helps you stay focused on your model instead of switching between toolbars and the command line. 

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Notilus

Three plugins from Notilus Software

Notilus Software offers three Rhino plugins for naval architects and shipyards, forming a toolset for marine engineering. Notilus Piping is a 3D piping and HVAC plugin. Notilus Scantling is for checking structures against design rules. Notilus Composite is for working with composite structures.

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food4Rhino

A few plugins listed on food4Rhino

Mass Details adds columns, cores, windows, and roofs to building masses, reducing tedious manual modeling. RhinoResurf reconstructs NURBS from meshes or point clouds to a specified level of precision. OpenNest packs 2D polyline shapes together for fabrication. 

Learn more →​

Training and events

23 November
Online

€760

Organic Forms & Sculptural Design (SubD)

Hosted by Sabit

26 November
Vienna
€90

​Rhino User Meeting Vienna

Hosted by McNeel Europe

28-29 November
Online
€395

​Rhinoceros 3D Masterclass

Hosted by Cademy

12-13 December
Online
€85

ChatGPT-6 Astra for Parametric Design: LLM to Rhino

Hosted by PAACADEMY

25 January-11 February
Online
£540

Rhino Level 1

Hosted by Simply Rhino