Low- or No-Cost CAD
-2D/3D products like Siemens PLM software, Draft IT, Inventor LT, SolidWorks
Personal Edition, Alibre Design Xpress, CoCreate's OneSpace Modeling Personal
Edition, Caligari's trueSpace, and Rhino are available, Mike Hudspeth, Cadalyst,
Jan 1, 2008
Rhinoceros 4
- new release supports history, can be used across dual monitors, offers new
features like universal deformation technology, cage edit tools, zebra striping
and curvature analysis tools, more, Al Dean, MCAD Online, July 23, 2007
The New Rhino 4.0 is Here! - available with digital support documents, Rhino
4.0 has enhanced features like modeling, editing tools, UI, photorealistic
rendering, 2D drawing, mesh modeling, more, Franco Folini, Novedge Blog,
February 12, 2007
Rhino 4 New Features - enhanced mesh modeling, compatibility, analysis
tools, large projects support, software developer tools, more, Robert Schutz,
Off Broadway, February 12, 2007
Nibbling at the AutoCAD Pie - reviewing low-cost CAD systems: Alibre Design,
IntelliCAD and Rhinoceros, Deelip Menezes, December 30, 2006
Free-Form Sculpting
- a suitably priced, free-form design package, Rhino 4 supports many file
formats, has variable radius blend, universal deformation technology, new
drafting capabilities, more, Mike Hudspeth, Desktop Engineering, October 2006
3D Data at Work - a survey of point-manipulation software: Verisurf, BuildIT!, ICEM Surf, RapidForm, CopyCAD, Paraform, Studio (Raindrop Geomagic), Rhino, RevWorks and Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire, Pamela Waterman, Desktop Engineering, August 2004
3D Modeling and Rendering for the Rest of Us - Rhino is an inexpensive free-form 3D modeling program that handles non-uniform rational B-spline (NURBS) curves, surfaces and solids, Larry Gould, Automotive Design & Production, September 2004
Visualize This! - reviews of rendering and visualization software: ImageStudio 1.0, StudioTools 11, Autodesk VIZ 2005, form*Z, Piranesi 3, NuGraf Rendering System, AccuRender 3 and 4 and Rhino 3, Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, August 16, 2004
What's New in 3D Design Software - brief reviews of Alibre 6.0, AutoCAD 2004, form*Z 4, trueSpace 6.6, TurboCAD Professional 9.5, Rhino 3.0 and VectorWorks 10.5, John E. Wilson, Cadalyst, February 12, 2004
Share Your Vision - CAD Visualization Tools - roundup of visualization software: Artlantis, form-Z RadioZity 4.0, 3ds max 6, LightWave 3D 7.5b, NuGraf Rendering System 4, AccuRender 3.1 and Rhino 3.0/Flamingo 1.1, Ron LaFon, CADALYST, August 2003
5 MCAD Companions for 3D Design - reviews of Argon v5, form*Z 4.0, Rhino, truespace and VectorWorks 10, Joe Greco, DE Online, November 2002
Rhinoceros Version 2.0 - combines power, ease of use, versatility, and usefulness in a program that carries a modest price tag, John E. Wilson, CGW, May 2002
Introduction to Rhino - review of modeling program by John Wilson, CADENCE, Dec 2001
