Teach Rhino

Curriculum, authorization, and licensing for educators and Rhino trainers.

Academic Resources

Everything you need to lead a great Rhino course: ready-to-use curriculum guides, lesson plans, onboarding sessions, and a community of fellow teachers.

Classroom curriculum


Peer-reviewed syllabus guides with exercises and geometry files. Start with Level 1.

Rhino Level 1 Guide
Rhino Level 2 Guide
Essential Mathematics for Computational Design
Essential Algorithms and Data Structures
Rhino Studio Series: Architecture

First time teaching Rhino?


Everything you need to run Rhino in your classroom, in one recorded orientation.

Rhino and Grasshopper in the classroom

Watch the teacher orientation

Authorized Rhino Training Program

The Authorized Rhino program recognizes both individual expert instructors and professional training centers that have met rigorous quality standards. By becoming authorized, trainers and centers gain official backing from their regional McNeel office, positioning them as premier providers of Rhino education.

You don't need to be authorized to teach Rhino.
But only ARTs and ARTCs can post classes to the official Learn page and be listed as offering custom training. That visibility is the core of what authorization unlocks.

ART vs ARTC

Two ways to be authorized
  • Authorized Rhino Trainers (ART) are independent instructors recognized by McNeel who run official Rhino training, in person or online.
  • Authorized Rhino Training Centers (ARTC) are schools and studios that do the same at an organizational level, often hosting several trainers.

Get Certified

ART and ARTC requirements are handled regionally. Pick your territory to request the program guidelines.

Academic Licensing

Deployment and administration options for campus labs and institutional networks.

Licensing options


Provision license pools with McNeel’s validation systems:

Cloud Zoo

Students use their Rhino license anywhere, at school or home, by signing in with their school email or Rhino Account. No local server needed.

Zoo LAN

Host lab licenses on a server on your private network. Students and teachers check out and release floating licenses.

Not sure?
Choose Cloud Zoo for take-home access; choose Zoo LAN to keep everything inside your network.

Choose a Licensing option

Frequently asked questions

What licensing options exist for lab licenses?
Lab licenses come as an Educational License Pack: a set of single-user licenses you can install standalone, float from a Zoo LAN server, or manage in a Cloud Zoo team.
Can academic clients run installations offline?
Yes. Standalone and Zoo LAN installs run without an internet connection. Cloud Zoo needs a connection to sign in and to renew its license lease periodically.
Can students sign in with their school account?
Yes. A Cloud Zoo team can be tied to your school’s email domain, so anyone with a school address joins the team with their Rhino Account.
Can students use their license from home?
With Cloud Zoo, yes: the license follows the student’s sign-in. Zoo LAN licenses only work on the network where the Zoo server runs, or over VPN.
Do we have to run our own license server?
Only for Zoo LAN. The Zoo is a free Windows service you install on one machine in your network. Cloud Zoo is hosted by McNeel, nothing to run.

Need help with a deployment? Email licensing@mcneel.com.

Looking to learn Rhino yourself?

Self-paced courses, guides, and exercises live on the Learn Rhino portal.