# New RhinoPolyhedra WIP available

**URL:** <https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/new-rhinopolyhedra-wip-available/67903>\
**Category:** Rhino for Windows\
**Created:** [July 30, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/new-rhinopolyhedra-wip-available/67903 "2018-07-30T19:02:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
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**Author:** ![dale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/dale/32/685184_2.png) [@dale](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/dale)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/new-rhinopolyhedra-wip-available/67903/1 "2018-07-30T19:02:13Z")

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Hi All,

I’ve been working on an updated version of [RhinoPolyhedra](https://food4rhino.com/app/rhinopolyhedra), for a while, with a couple of goals in mind:

1. Make it work with Rhino 6 for Mac.
2. Make it possible to support Grasshopper.
3. Consolidate some of the other plug-in I have on [Food4Rhino](https://food4rhino.com/user/93337/my-content).

Here is the first Work-In-Progress release:

[RhinoPolyhedra\_6.0.6785.20281.rhi](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/3X/9/f/9ff10b01a00f6bd75b88c3790a783ff2ae895aae.rhi) (1.1 MB)

Note, if you already have RhinoPolyheda installed, you _might_ need to remove it before installing the WIP.

What’s new:

- The code has been completely re-written in C# and using RhinoCommon and Eto. This allows the plug-in to run on Rhino 6 for Mac (when it is available).
- The `Polyhedron` command creates ~100 new shapes.
- The `Polyhedron` command can now output meshes (ngons) or curves.

Here is a list of the plug-in commands:

1. MeshIcoSphere - Creates a mesh ico-sphere ([more](https://food4rhino.com/app/icosphere))
2. MeshQuadSphere - Creates a mesh quad sphere (new!)
3. PolarZonohedron - Creates a Polar Zonohedron
4. Polyhedron - Creates a polyhedron from a library of 543 (current) shapes.
5. QuickHull - Creates a 3D convex hull from selected points ([more](https://food4rhino.com/app/waterman-polyhedra))
6. Waterman - Creates a Waterman Polyhedron ([more](https://food4rhino.com/app/waterman-polyhedra))

Let me know what you think.

Enjoy!

– Dale

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**Author:** ![Fred\_C](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/fred_c/32/146394_2.png) [@Fred\_C](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Fred_C)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/new-rhinopolyhedra-wip-available/67903/2 "2018-07-30T19:52:36Z")

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Thank you, Dale.  
IE 11 choked on the first 2 links, Re Security Certificate. I had to add www to each link respectively. i.e., https:// **www**.food4rhino.com/app/rhinopolyhedra.

What is best way to remove rhinopolyhedra6000.rhi; should I just disable it?  
TIA

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**Author:** ![dale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/dale/32/685184_2.png) [@dale](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/dale)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/new-rhinopolyhedra-wip-available/67903/3 "2018-07-30T19:56:07Z")

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Hi @Fred_C,

That would probably work. You can also just rename this folder:

```auto
%APPDATA%\McNeel\Rhinoceros\6.0\Plug-ins\Rhino Polyhedra (666ae572-a6c5-44b5-b668-6b503d56c199)

```

– Dale

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**Author:** ![Fred\_C](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/fred_c/32/146394_2.png) [@Fred\_C](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Fred_C)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/new-rhinopolyhedra-wip-available/67903/4 "2018-07-30T19:57:51Z")

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Thank you kind sir!  
~Fred

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**Author:** ![Andrew\_Nowicki](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/andrew_nowicki/32/60177_2.png) [@Andrew\_Nowicki](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Andrew_Nowicki)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 8:16pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/new-rhinopolyhedra-wip-available/67903/5 "2018-07-30T20:16:56Z")

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It seems to be flawless. QuickHull is very usefull. I would like to copy names of these polyhedra from the Polyhedron plugin window.

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**Author:** ![fraguada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/fraguada/32/758439_2.png) [@fraguada](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/fraguada)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 9:34pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/new-rhinopolyhedra-wip-available/67903/6 "2018-07-30T21:34:08Z")

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@dale did you get the [scutoid](https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a22578401/scutoid-cell-shape-discovered/) in there?

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**Author:** ![dale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/dale/32/685184_2.png) [@dale](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/dale)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/new-rhinopolyhedra-wip-available/67903/7 "2018-07-30T21:43:22Z")

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@fraguada - yeah I missed that one…

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**Author:** ![ivelin.peychev](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/ivelin.peychev/32/676038_2.png) [@ivelin.peychev](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/ivelin.peychev)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/new-rhinopolyhedra-wip-available/67903/8 "2018-07-30T22:13:05Z")

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Hi @dale,

Great plug-in, thanks.

Will this be OOTB with any near future upcoming release?

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**Author:** ![dale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/dale/32/685184_2.png) [@dale](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/dale)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 9:38pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/new-rhinopolyhedra-wip-available/67903/9 "2018-07-31T21:38:15Z")

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@fraguada, @BrianJ, not really a polyhedron, but these should be packable.

 ![scutoid_pair](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/3X/6/6/667150ecef3bc652785c5d96178cbfa05ffb7ae9.jpg)

[scutoid\_pair.3dm](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/3X/9/e/9eebe17a7995df02f746d7b486cba86d6941c65b.3dm) (222.1 KB)

– Dale

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**Author:** ![Macuso](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/macuso/32/528700_2.png) [@Macuso](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Macuso)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 6:53pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/new-rhinopolyhedra-wip-available/67903/10 "2018-08-02T18:53:43Z")

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How do you get this kind of viewport shading?

Looks like Arctic one with colors.

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**Author:** ![dale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/dale/32/685184_2.png) [@dale](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/dale)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 6:59pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/new-rhinopolyhedra-wip-available/67903/11 "2018-08-02T18:59:36Z")

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Hi @Macuso,

I just tweaked the standard Rendered display mode so curves always drawing black and a tad bit thicker.

– Dale

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**Author:** ![fraguada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/fraguada/32/758439_2.png) [@fraguada](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/fraguada)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2018, 6:50am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/new-rhinopolyhedra-wip-available/67903/12 "2018-08-04T06:50:00Z")

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Found this nice page: [https://polyhedra.tessera.li/](https://polyhedra.tessera.li/)

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**Author:** ![rolf1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/rolf1/32/632415_2.png) [@rolf1](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/rolf1)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 10:48am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/new-rhinopolyhedra-wip-available/67903/13 "2021-01-15T10:48:52Z")

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Dale, this is amazing, thank you!

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**Author:** ![dale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/dale/32/685184_2.png) [@dale](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/dale)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/new-rhinopolyhedra-wip-available/67903/14 "2021-01-15T16:07:00Z")

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Hi @rolf1,

The most up-to-date version is always found here:

> **[RhinoPolyhedra](https://www.food4rhino.com/en/app/rhinopolyhedra)**
>
> The RhinoPolyhedra plug-in for Rhino allow you to create over 700 different polyhedral shapes.

– Dale