Rhino lost hobbyists to Autodesk. Are architects to Blender next?

[Mike_A]

I have been using Rhino for over 20 years, mainly for creating 3D models from 3D scan Data.
Rhino is seriously underutilised for this task, most people opt for other extremely overpriced, clunky software on the market because they dont know any better. Ironically, Blender is also extremely good at this task, especially retopology of scanned Mesh etc.

As 3D scanners are getting cheaper and cheaper (now under $1000 USD) I am getting more and more work from people who have bought 3D scanners… and dont know what to do with the scan data.

Rhino is also VERY strong in the Marine / boat building / design industry. Luckily, 3D scanning is now a big part of the marine industry, so everything can be done in the same package.

I am also drifting into the film industry …here is a very recent project.

3D Model from 3D scan data

Hi All, I thought I would share some images from an interesting project that I have been working on. I was contacted by a 3D scanning company that specializes in scanning props, people etc for the film industry. They had done a beautiful job of scanning a classic MG and needed a “Proper” 3D model instead of just a massive mesh that no-one can use. I broke the project into smaller tasks and worked my way through the scan to remodel it in Rhino. Here are some WIP images. [ViewCapture20231104…