Robust mesh import, export, creation, and editing tools are critical to all phases of design, including:

• Transferring captured 3‑D data from digitizing and scanning into Rhino as mesh models.
• Exchanging mesh data with many applications such as SketchUp and Modo.
• Export meshes for analysis and rendering.
• Exporting meshes for prototyping and fabrication.
• Converting NURBS to meshes for display and rendering.

Both new and enhanced mesh tools, plus support for double-precision meshes, accurately represent and display ground forms such as the 3 D topography of a large city.

• ExtractAnalysisMesh - Extracts an analysis mesh from an object. For example, use the CurvatureAnalysis command and then run ExtractAnalysisMesh to add the analysis mesh to the document.
• ExtractPipedCurve (Windows only) - Extracts the mesh created by the ApplyCurvePiping command.
• ExtractUVMesh - Extracts the flattened UV meshes.
• Merge2MeshFaces - Merges two triangular mesh faces that share an edge into one quadrangular face.
• MeshRepair (Windows only) - Opens the Mesh Repair Wizard.

• 3DFace - New dynamic feedback wires connect the picked points.
• Check - Checks whether the face normals and vertex normals face the same direction.
• ExtractMeshEdges - New Join option joins the extracted edges.
• Mesh - Major overhaul resulted in dozens of bugs fixed, many more special cases handled, and better speed.
• MeshCone, MeshCylinder, and MeshTCone - A new Solid option closes the open ends with a mesh.
• OffsetMesh - A new BothSides option creates meshes on each side.
• ReduceMesh - Decreases the polygon mesh face count while minimizing geometric and texture distortion.
• Weld/UnWeld - Edges that will be affected by Weld or Unweld are highlighted.