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Rhinoceros 3D
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<p>Rhinoceros (typically abbreviated Rhino or Rhino3D) is a <a href="/facts/Commercial_software/WLgyRFMh">commercial</a> <a href="/facts/3D_computer_graphics_software/zlWW6eaF">3D computer graphics</a> and <a href="/facts/Computer-aided_design/5gSXrmmN">computer-aided design</a> (CAD) application software that was developed by TLM, Inc, dba Robert McNeel & Associates, an American, privately held, <a href="/facts/Employee_stock_ownership_plan/1d4xnq4H">and employee-owned company</a> that was founded in 1978. Rhinoceros geometry is based on the <a href="/facts/Non-uniform_rational_B-spline/MA0NjmeC">non-uniform rational B-spline</a> (NURBS) mathematical model, which focuses on producing mathematically precise representation of curves and <a href="/facts/Freeform_surface_modelling/GnoMsksI">freeform surfaces</a> in <a href="/facts/Computer_graphics/lapBE8wv">computer graphics</a> (in contrast to a <a href="/facts/Polygon_mesh/6WLD80ER">polygon mesh</a> mathematical model). </p><p>Rhinoceros is used for computer-aided design (CAD), <a href="/facts/Computer-aided_manufacturing/gqYHXcK9">computer-aided manufacturing</a> (CAM), <a href="/facts/Rapid_prototyping/zYQ6ccPI">rapid prototyping</a>, <a href="/facts/3D_printing/lbvWU3t0">3D printing</a> and <a href="/facts/Reverse_engineering/pmJCV7J7">reverse engineering</a> in industries including <a href="/facts/Architecture/FccThs8G">architecture</a>, <a href="/facts/Industrial_design/6oBprKds">industrial design</a> (e.g., <a href="/facts/Automotive_design/u01gjqf9">automotive design</a>, <a href="/facts/Shipbuilding/XLy9lj1W">watercraft design</a>), <a href="/facts/Product_design/Fjwu9wLq">product design</a> (e.g., <a href="/facts/Jewelry_design/csXulLNe">jewelry design</a>) as well as for <a href="/facts/Multimedia/PtJteq27">multimedia</a> and <a href="/facts/Graphic_design/CJu4SYuG">graphic design</a>. </p><p>Rhinoceros is developed for <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Microsoft Windows</a> and <a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">macOS</a>. A visual <a href="/facts/Scripting_language/8pF4ajBL">scripting language</a> add-on for Rhino, <a href="/facts/Grasshopper_3D/kwK1gNM3">Grasshopper</a>, is developed by Robert McNeel & Associates. </p>