# Rhinoceros - Modeling Tools for Designers > Design, Model, Present, Analyze, Realize... Base URL: https://www.rhino3d.com/en/ ## Rhino Knowledgebase - [How Rhino 5 for Windows Finds the LAN Zoo](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/rhino-5-how-rhino-finds-lan-zoo/): Where Rhino 5 for Windows looks for the name of its LAN Zoo server: the Windows Registry, then DNS. - [Does Rhino Support VDI?](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/does-rhino-support-vdi/): Which VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) platforms Rhino has been used on and what to expect for licensing and graphics performance. - [Manually Removing a Rhino License](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/manually-removing-a-rhino-license/): How to manually delete the Rhino license file on Windows and macOS, as a last resort when a license cannot be removed the normal way. - [Advanced Troubleshooting for License Manager Errors (Rhino 3 and 4)](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/advanced-troubleshooting-for-license-manager-errors/): In-depth troubleshooting for the Rhino 3 and 4 'Unable to communicate with license manager' error, covering missing files, registry issues, and conflicting security software. - [Changing a Rhino 5 for Mac License Key](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/changing-a-rhino-5-for-mac-license-key/): How to replace a Rhino 5 for Mac evaluation license with a permanent one, or correct a license key that was entered incorrectly. - [I Cannot Find My Rhino License Key](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/i-cannot-find-my-rhino-license-key/): What to do if you cannot locate your Rhino license key, including where older license keys were shipped and what replacement options exist. - [Installing Rhino 5 for Mac](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/installing-rhino-5-for-mac/): Step-by-step instructions for installing Rhino 5 for Mac: getting an evaluation key, downloading the disk image, and validating a license key. - [Installing Rhino in Multiple Locations](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/installing-rhino-on-multiple-computers/): What the Rhino license agreement says about running Rhino on more than one computer, and how to share licenses. - [Resolving "Unable to Communicate with License Manager" Errors](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/unable-to-communicate-with-license-manager/): Fixes for the Rhino 3 or 4 'Unable to communicate with license manager' error, including reinstalling the license manager and repairing Rhino 4. - [Rhino 5 License Validation](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/rhino-5-license-validation/): How Rhino 5 license validation works, including upgrading from a previous version, validating offline, and installing Rhino for disk imaging. - [Rhino 5 Validation Fails Even After Reset](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/rhino-5-validation-fails-even-after-reset/): How to delete the Rhino 5 license (.lic) file when validation keeps failing, even after McNeel Sales has reset the license. - [Rhino 5: Error "_mcneel._zoo5"](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/rhino-5-error-mcneel-zoo5/): How to fix a damaged Rhino 5 license file that shows an error mentioning '_mcneel._zoo5' the first time Rhino 5 runs after installation. - [Rhino 5: Error "Rhino is Unable to Connect to ZooClient.dll"](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/rhino-5-unable-to-connect-to-zooclientdll/): How to fix the Rhino 5 for Windows error 'Rhino is unable to connect to ZooClient.dll', most often seen on Rhino 5 64-bit under Windows 8. - [Rhino 5: License Manager Initialization Failed with Error -200 or -300](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/rhino-5-license-manager-error-200-or-300/): How to fix the Rhino 5 'License manager initialization failed with error -200 or -300' message by reinstalling the Rhino 5 program components. - [Rhino V3 Asks for a Hardware Lock](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/rhino-3-hardware-lock-for-asian-language-windows/): Why Rhino V3 asks for a hardware lock when installed on a computer running Windows in an Asian language, and how to avoid it. - ["Application Has Failed to Start" Error](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/zoo4-runtimeerror/): Solving the "Application has failed to start..." error. - ["CD Key Addition Request Denied by the Server" Error](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/zoo4-checkinerror/): Solving the "CD Key addition request denied by the server..." error. - ["Failed to Write to Client Mailslot" Error](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/zoo4-writemailsloterror/): Solving the "Failed to write to client mailslot..." error. - ["License of Rhinoceros Is Already in Use" Warning](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/zoo4-rhinolicenseinuse/): Solving the "License of Rhinoceros is already in use..." warning. - ["Server Mailslot Not Created" Error](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/zoo4-servermailsloterror/): Solving the "Server mailslot not created..." error. - ["Side-by-Side Information Is Incorrect" Error](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/zoo4-sidebysideerror/): Solving the "Side-by-side information is incorrect" error. - ["Unable to Open the Service" Error](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/zoo4-runasadmin/): Solving the "Unable to open the service" error. - [Blank LAN Zoo Admin Dialog](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/blank-lan-zoo-admin-dialog/): Why the LAN Zoo Admin dialog can appear blank on headless computers, and how to work around it. - [Cannot Find Zoo Server After IP Address Change](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/zoo4-ipaddresschange/): Solving a Zoo connection problem after an IP address change. - [Changing the IP Address of a LAN Zoo Server](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/changing-the-lan-zoo-servers-ip-address/): What happens when you change the IP address of a LAN Zoo server. - [Checking Out Licenses from the Zoo](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/zoo4-zoocheckout/): Solving the "cannot check out license..." error. - [How Can I Find My Zoo Servers?](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/zoo4-findzooservers/): Solving the "Where are my Zoo servers?" question. - [How Often Does the LAN Zoo Check for a Rhino Key?](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/how-often-the-lan-zoo-checks-for-a-license/): How often does the LAN Zoo check for a Rhino key? - [Installing the LAN Zoo on an Alternate Drive](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/installing-the-lan-zoo-on-an-alternate-drive/): How to install the LAN Zoo on a drive other than the default. - [LAN Zoo for macOS](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/lan-zoo-for-macos/): Whether the LAN Zoo runs on macOS, and how to host it on a Mac. - [LAN Zoo License Validation: Return Validations](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/lan-zoo-return-validation-error/): What to do when returning a license validation from the LAN Zoo fails. - [Mailslot Defined](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/zoo4-mailslot/): All about mailslots. - [Moving a Zoo Server](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/zoo4-movezoo/): How to move the Zoo server software from one server to another. - [Multiple Network Card Issue](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/zoo4-multiplenic/): Solving a Zoo connection problem on a laptop with more than one network connection. - [Multiple Retries Required to Get a License from the Zoo](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/zoo4-zooretry/): Why a Rhino system might need to retry several times to get a license from a Zoo server. - [Multiple Rhino Sessions and Licensing](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/zoo4-multipleinstance/): How multiple sessions of Rhino are licensed by the Zoo. - [Redundant Zoo Servers](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/zoo4-redundantzoo/): A common question regarding redundant Zoo servers. - [Registry Key Lookup on Windows x64](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/zoo4-registrylookup/): Tip for solving registry key lookup issues on x64 versions of Windows. - [Rhino 4.0 Client Does Not Run](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/zoo4-rhino4uac/): What can happen if you delete the Rhino.key file. - [Rhino 8 Uses the .NET Runtime](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/rhino-8-net-core-runtime-and-lan-zoo/): Why Rhino 8 can fail to connect to the LAN Zoo when the .NET runtime it needs is missing, and how to fix it. - [Switch Rhino to Workgroup Node](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/zoo4-switchnodetype/): How to switch Rhino from standalone node to workgroup node. - [Using NETSH to Open TCP and UDP Ports](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/zoo4-usingnetsh/): Using NETSH to open Zoo 4.0 required TCP and UDP ports. - [Using the Zoo Across a Microsoft VPN](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/zoo4-msvpn/): Using the Zoo across a Microsoft VPN. - [Why Is There No MSI Installer for Rhino?](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/no-msi-installer/): Why Rhino 6 and later ship a single EXE installer instead of an MSI, and what that means for SCCM/Intune deployment. - [Windows Security Settings and License Validation](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/windows-security-settings-and-license-validation/): How a Windows security setting can stop the LAN Zoo from validating licenses, and how to fix it. - [Zoo 4.0: License Manager](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/zoo4-home/): Zoo 4.0 legacy documentation. Zoo 4.0 is no longer supported. - [Zoo Installation and Configuration](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/zoo4-installation/): Tips for installing the Zoo Workgroup License Manager. - [Zoo Returning Expired Licenses](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/zoo4-licenseexpired/): Solving the "This license of Rhino is expired" problem. - [Zoo Server Running Slow](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/zoo4-slowzoo/): Tip for solving a slow-running Zoo server. - [Zoo Service Shuts Down After Starting](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/zoo4-multiplezoo/): Enabling multiple Zoo server support. - [Zoo Troubleshooting](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/zoo4-troubleshooting/): Tips for solving problems related to the Zoo Workgroup License Manager. - [Rhino Live](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/rhino-live/): Recordings of past Rhino Live webinars covering modeling, rendering, layouts, and licensing. - [Rhino to Google Earth](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/rhino-to-google-earth/): Export Rhino models to Google Earth as KML or KMZ, and set the earth anchor point for precise geographic placement. - [Rhino Labs Tools](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/rhino-5-labs-tools/): Index of the experimental Rhino 5 Labs plugins from McNeel, with downloads and descriptions. - [Rendering Architecture in Rhino](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/rendering-architecture-in-rhino/): Tutorials for photo-realistic architectural rendering in Rhino with V-Ray, covering exteriors, interiors, and post-processing. - [Rhino Training Videos](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/rhino-5-training-videos/): Free recordings of the Rhino for Windows Level 1 and Level 2 instructor-led training classes. - [McNeel Training Overview](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/mcneel-training-overview/): Overview of McNeel's Rhino training options, class formats, and how to prepare for a class. - [GHowl Google Earth Tutorial](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/ghowl-google-earth-tutorial/): Tutorial: bring Google Earth terrain into Grasshopper with GHowl, then texture and render the mesh with Flamingo nXt. - [Designing Jewelry for Manufacturing with Rhino 6](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/designing-jewelry-for-manufacturing/): Recorded webinar: jeweler Gary Dawson models a ring in Rhino 6 for Windows, showing how to keep manufacturability in mind from the first curve onward. - [Handheld Scanning to Rhino: LIVE Webinar](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/handheld-scanning-to-rhino/): Recorded webinar: DotProduct, Rhino and Sea Machines demonstrate handheld 3D scanning with the DPI-8 kit, importing .DP point cloud data directly into Rhino for autonomous boat design. - [Rhino Tutorial Links](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/rhino-tutorial-links/): Links to Rhino tutorials on other web sites, covering architecture, automotive styling, marine design and Google Earth integration. - [Ultimaker Educator Workshop with Rhinoceros](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/ultimaker-educator-workshop/): Three-day Rhino training led by Mary Fugier at NYU Tandon's Makerspace in Brooklyn, August 2017, with an Ultimaker 3D printing bootcamp. Includes the full course outline and expected outcomes. - [Video: Visualizing Mathematics in Rhinoceros](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/visualizing-mathematics/): Recorded webinar: mathematician Henry Segerman on 3D printed mathematical art, hyperbolic honeycombs and torus knots, plus a workshop building a stereographic projection shadow sculpture in Rhino. - [The Morpheus Hotel: From Design to Production](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/morpheus-hotel/): Recorded webinar: Zaha Hadid Architects and Front Inc. on the computational design, analysis, fabrication and construction of the Morpheus Hotel facade in Macau. - [Rhino in Architecture](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/rhino-in-architecture/): Guides for using Rhino in the building industry: BIM interoperability, computational design, environmental analysis, visualization, fabrication, and recommended reading. - [Digital Patterning with ExactFlat and Rhino](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/digital-patterning-with-exactflat/): Recorded webinar: Mark Jewell and Luke Niwranski of ExactFlat demonstrate digital patterning and the ExactFlat plugin for flattening 3-D models into 2-D cut designs in Rhino. - [Student Stories](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/student-stories/): How the Queen's Solar Vehicle Team at Queen's University uses Rhino to design and build their solar car. - [Getting Started Videos](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/getting-started-videos/): Recorded Getting Started presentations for Rhino 5 through Rhino 8, Windows and Mac, hosted on Vimeo. - [All Knowledgebase Articles](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/kb/all/): A complete, crawlable index of every Rhino knowledgebase article. ## 8 - [System Requirements](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/8/system-requirements/): The system requirements - along with some recommendations - for running Rhino 8 on Windows and Mac - [End User License Agreement](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/8/eula-plain/): EULA version rendered with plan html, no header or footer - [End User License Agreement](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/8/eula/): The End User License Agreement for Rhinoceros 3D from Robert McNeel & Associates. ## Features - [Grasshopper Player](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/grasshopper/player/): Turn your Grasshopper definitions into Rhino commands. - [PBR Materials](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/rendering/materials-and-textures/pbr/): For rendering professionals who wants realistic looking materials when rendering inside Rhino, Physically Based Rendering materials are beautiful and easy to use. - [Denoisers](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/rendering/denoisers/): Produce beautiful renderings in a fraction of the time using Denoiser Post Effect filters. Denoisers use AI to remove the grainy "noise" from your draft renderings, dramatically reducing the time to … - [LayerBook](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/layerbook/): Use LayerBook to create slideshow style presentations in your models using Rhino directly. - [QuadRemesh](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/quadremesh/): QuadRemesh lets you create a quad-dominant mesh from mesh and NURBS geometry. - [Clash Detection](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/grasshopper/clash-detection/): Quickly search a large number of objects to find points of intersection between pairs of clashing objects. - [Grasshopper Component Placeholders](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/grasshopper/placeholders/): Placeholder component for missing plugins. - [Named Selections](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/named-selections/): Named Selections to quickly save and restore previously selected objects or sub-objects. - [Clipboard Enhancements](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/drafting/clipboard/): More Clipboard - [Details](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/drafting/details/): Details - [Grasshopper: Content Cache](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/grasshopper/content-cache/): Update existing Rhino objects from Grasshopper. - [Dark Mode](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/user-interface/dark-mode/): Rhino's User Interface supports Dark and Light Modes on Windows and Mac. - [Inset](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/inset/): The Inset command inserts edges by offsetting the edges of selected mesh, SubD, or polysurface face a certain distance inwards. - [Selective Clipping](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/clipping/selective-clipping/): Clipping planes can be set to affect a subset of objects and layers. - [Auto CPlanes](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/cplanes/auto-cplanes/): Smarter CPlanes automatically align to eligible selections. - [Gumball](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/gumball/): Quickly Move, Rotate, Scale, Copy, Cut, and Extrude geometry without typing commands or clicking a toolbar button. This makes the Gumball a versatile direct modeling tool for concept modeling interior … - [Grasshopper: UserText](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/grasshopper/usertext/): Add, modify, or remove user text from any Rhino object. - [Surface Fillets](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/surface-fillets/): Rhino's Surface Fillet commands allow you to create rational and non-rational fillets between two surfaces or a surface and a curve: - [PushPull](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/push-pull/): Grab a face and push or pull it, extruding or extending. PushPull speeds up modeling by using curves to add or remove volumes from existing surfaces. - [Grasshopper: Annotations](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/grasshopper/annotations/): Document your design with Grasshopper's annotation, hatch, and linetype components. - [Grasshopper: Blocks](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/grasshopper/blocks/): Create block definitions and instances in Grasshopper. - [Grasshopper: Object Attributes](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/grasshopper/object-attributes/): For Grasshopper users who want to be able to use all data types that are available in Rhino, you can now manage object attributes in Grasshopper. - [Hatch Patterns](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/drafting/hatch/): Create custom hatch patterns in Rhino - [Layer Manager](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/user-interface/layer-manager/): Layers are essential to an organized model. Group related objects together and control the parts of your model that you view, edit, print or even render in the same way. All of this is done in the … - [Linetypes](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/drafting/linetypes/): Linetypes draw stylized curves with pattern, width and taper to communicate design or artistic flair. - [Procedural Textures](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/rendering/procedural-textures/): Native, per-pixel procedural textures in raytraced and rendered modes. - [RefitTrim](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/refit-trim/): RefitTrim allows for well-made surface models with the best possible control over surface structure and continuity. - [Reflected Ceiling Plans](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/drafting/reflected-ceiling-plans/): A viewport set to reflected parallel projection is perfect for Reflected Ceiling Plans. - [Section Styles](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/clipping/section-styles/): Use Section Styles to create section details of your model. - [Window Layouts](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/user-interface/window-layouts/): Customize, save, share, and restore your favorite interface layouts. - [Mesh Booleans](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/meshes/mesh-booleans/): The ability to Trim, Union, Subtract, and Split mesh geometry is critical when working with models that may come from many sources. Work with mesh models, scans, and STL files. - [Scripting](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/developer/scripting/): Customize and extend Rhino to suit your workflows using Python 3 and .NET with a common editor in Grasshopper and Rhino on Windows and Mac. - [UV Mapping](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/rendering/uv-mapping/): UV Mapping is an important step in creating high-quality renderings: controlling how textures wrap around the geometry they are applied to. Rhino’s UV Editor allows you to edit the meshes that affect … - [ShrinkWrap](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/shrinkwrap/): ShrinkWrap creates a watertight mesh around open or closed meshes, NURBS geometry, SubD, and point clouds: ideal for creating meshes for 3D printing. - [Built for Mac: Metal](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/display/metal/): Blazingly fast 3D drawing, a massive speed boost for Mac users. - [Rhino.Inside.Revit](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/rhino-inside-revit/): Rhino.Inside.Revit brings the power of Rhino and Grasshopper into the Autodesk Revit® environment. - [Block Attributes](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/blocks/block-attributes/): Blocks inserted include a prompting dialog allowing for customized values for each block instance. - [Display Modes](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/display/display-modes/): Display Modes allow you to create beautiful 3D representations of your objects with a couple of clicks. - [Emissive Materials](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/rendering/lights/emissive-materials/): Create self-lit objects commonly found in consumer electronics using emissive materials. - [Enhanced Text Fields](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/text/formulas/): Text fields are special expressions within the text object that can dynamically update when a change to the linked property or attribute is detected. - [Gradient and Transparent Hatches](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/drafting/gradient-hatch/): Gradient and Transparent Hatches make your illustrations, diagrams, schematics and any 2D representation more beautiful. - [How accurate is Rhino?](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/accuracy/): An overview of how Rhino achieves accuracy in free-form modeling - [Layout Management](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/drafting/layout-management/): The vertical panel makes it easier to work on a model with layouts by adding a vertical panel for layout management. - [Light Falloff](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/rendering/lights/light-falloff/): Specifies how lighting intensity changes when light travels in the scene. - [Missing Assets](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/blocks/missing-assets/): Any missing content warnings are are now grouped or combined into a single dialog. - [Mold Making Tools](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/mold-making-tools/): For mold makers and tool designers, Rhino’s mold making tools assist in the model-test-revise workflow. - [Package Manager](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/package-manager/): The package manager assists in the discovery, installation, and management of Rhino and Grasshopper resources. - [Rhino.Inside](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/rhino-inside/): Rhino.Inside® is an open source project which allows Rhino and Grasshopper to run inside other 64-bit Windows applications - [rhino3dm Libraries](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/developer/rhino3dm/): Read and write rhino 3dm files from nearly anywhere. - [Single-Line Fonts](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/text/single-line-fonts/): Single-Line Fonts help improve the speed and quality of your CNC engravings. - [Supported File Formats](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/file-formats/): Rhino supports numerous file formats, making it the interoperability tool of choice. - [What are NURBS?](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/nurbs/): Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines, are mathematical representations of 3D geometry that can accurately describe any shape. - [Choosing the best License Management Method](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/administration/select-licensing-method/): Four ways to keep a Rhino license: in your Rhino Account, in a Team, on a LAN Zoo, or locked to a single computer. - [LAN Zoo License Manager](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/administration/zoo/): The LAN Zoo keeps your licenses on your private LAN server and lets you share them among the Rhino users on your network. - [Licensing](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/administration/licensing/): Choose from three ways to license Rhino: Cloud Zoo, Single-Computer, or Zoo. ## Rhino 5 - [System Requirements for Rhino 5](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/5/system-requirements/): The system requirements - along with some recommendations - for running Rhino 5 on Windows and Mac - [End User License Agreement](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/5/eula-plain/): EULA version rendered with plan html, no header or footer - [End User License Agreement](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/5/eula/): You agree to be bound by the terms of the following END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (EULA). Failure to comply will invalidate your license. If you do not agree, do not install or use Rhinoceros. You may … ## Rhino 6 - [System Requirements for Rhino 6](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/6/system-requirements/): The system requirements - along with some recommendations - for running Rhino 6 on Windows and Mac - [End User License Agreement](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/6/eula-plain/): EULA version rendered with plan html, no header or footer - [End User License Agreement](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/6/eula/): You agree to be bound by the terms of the following END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (EULA). Failure to comply will invalidate your license. If you do not agree, do not install or use Rhinoceros. You may … ## Rhino 7 - [System Requirements](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/7/system-requirements/): The system requirements - along with some recommendations - for running Rhino 7 on Windows and Mac - [End User License Agreement](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/7/eula-plain/): EULA version rendered with plan html, no header or footer - [End User License Agreement](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/7/eula/): The End User License Agreement for Rhinoceros 3D from Robert McNeel & Associates. - [New in Rhino 7](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/7/new/): Find out what's new in Rhino 7. ## Rhino 9 - [Clipboard](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/9/how/drafting/clipboard/): Details - [Details](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/9/how/drafting/non-rectangular-details/): Details - [System Requirements](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/9/system-requirements/): The system requirements - along with some recommendations - for running Rhino 9 on Windows and Mac - [End User License Agreement](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/9/eula-plain/): EULA version rendered with plan html, no header or footer - [End User License Agreement](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/9/eula/): The End User License Agreement for Rhinoceros 3D from Robert McNeel & Associates. ## Authorized - [Authorized RhinoFabStudio](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/authorized/rhino-fab-studio/): A RhinoFabStudio® (fabrication studio) is a digital workshop, certified by McNeel, with an array of Rhino and Rhino compatible software and computer controlled tools and training. - [Becoming an Authorized Rhino Trainer](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/authorized/rhino-trainer/): Authorized Rhino Trainers (ART) are recognized as technical experts who have completed the requirements to provide official Rhino training. - [Becoming an Authorized Rhino Training Center](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/authorized/rhino-training-center/): Authorized Rhino Training Centers have been certified by McNeel to provide high-quality training experiences. ## Docs - [Repair Rhino's Installation](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/docs/guides/deployment/repair-rhino-installation/): Run this utility to repair Rhino and its dependencies when Rhino for Windows can't install, uninstall, upgrade, or repair. - 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[Gumball: Creating a Coffee Table](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/docs/guides/general/gumball-advanced/): Learn how to edit your geometry with the Gumball - [Illustrating with Linetypes](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/docs/guides/drafting/linetypes/): Learn how to use the taper and width settings for Linetypes to create beautiful visuals - [Object Attributes in Grasshopper](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/docs/guides/grasshopper/object-attributes/): Learn how to use Object Attributes in Grasshopper - [PushPull for Architects | Modeling a House](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/docs/guides/push-pull/push-pull-for-architects/): Learn how to model a house using a sequence of solid modeling techniques - [ShrinkWrap](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/docs/guides/modeling/shrinkwrap/): Learn how to close, clean and repair a mesh using ShrinkWrap - [Architectural Drawings](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/docs/guides/user-guide/drafting-architecture/): Learn about creating architectural drawings in Rhino - [Pangolin PolyGroup Mesher for Rhino](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/docs/guides/pangolinmesh/): The PangolinMesh is an polygroup mesh tools for Rhino. - [Using Adobe Substance 3D Designer with Rhino](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/docs/guides/rendering-new/adobe-substance-integration/): The Substance Importer plug-in for Rhino enables you to easily import Substance materials (SBSAR files) directly into Rhino as Physically Based materials. - [Using Adobe Substance 3D Designer with Rhino](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/docs/guides/rendering/adobe-substance-integration/): The Substance Importer plug-in for Rhino enables you to easily import Substance materials (SBSAR files) directly into Rhino as Physically Based materials. - [Getting Started with Furniture Design 2](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/docs/guides/modeling/rhino-7-getting-started2/): Sort tutorials that demonstrate how to build each object in this scene while learning the basics of Rhino. - [Educational Lab Licensing](https://www.rhino3d.com/en/docs/guides/licensing/educational-lab/): Learn what options exist to license Rhino for an educational lab, and find the best license type to fit your situation. - 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