Hello,
Not an expert. Looking to run university level architecture studio in Covid19 context with multiple students working on the same Rhino file. Seeking to keep collaborative vibe in a group. Possible with Rhino or any of its plug-ins? We work with Rhino/GH/VRay cocktail, but open to other software. Thanks!
Moved to Rhino for Windows category
Rhino is not designed to work that way. CATIA is intended to be a collaborative modeling tool.
In Rhino, users could use the Worksession tool to bring external data into their active file, and use it for reference, but they could not actively edit it.
Once their work is saved, it can be referenced by others from a shared location.
Thanks!
In addition to the Worksession functionality in Rhino mentioned by John, Speckle might be an interesting option. Students can author, share, and consume “streams”. These streams can contain any number of things, including Rhino geometry and data associated with it. There are clients available for Rhino, GH, Revit, Dynamo, Blender, and some experimental ones for things like Unity.
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Are there any examples of using speckle to check out geometry and collaborate on a file without having to break out the file into seperate streams? Crash (Multi-User Rhino) 1.4.2-beta has been released! is pretty intereting but is pretty basic as of now.
There would have to be some way to check out and release different elements of a model dynamically Dividing the model into workscessions or streams works when you have a clear division of labor, facade vs interiors. When you have multiple people working on the facade for example, its more fluid in terms of who is working on what part of the facade at a given time.
It looks like this aligns perfectly with something we’ve just released—Rhino Sync!
Rhino Sync enables multi-user collaboration in Rhino, allowing users to lock, reload, and sync objects—including geometry, blocks, layers, and attributes—within a shared 3dm central file on a network drive. Future updates will expand support for platforms like Google Drive, OneDrive and more.
It’s currently in Alpha and available for free. If you’re interested in testing it out, you can download it here:
We’ve also started a discussion thread here:
We’d love to hear your thoughts—let us know what you think! 
MKS
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