# RhinoPolyhedra update available

**URL:** <https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhinopolyhedra-update-available/7653>\
**Category:** News\
**Created:** [April 18, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhinopolyhedra-update-available/7653 "2014-04-18T17:19:04Z")\
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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:** [April 18, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhinopolyhedra-update-available/7653/1 "2014-04-18T17:19:04Z")

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The **[RhinoPolyhedra](http://www.food4rhino.com/project/rhinopolyhedra)** plug-in for Rhinoceros 5 will allow you to create and visualize a variety of polyhedral shapes; over 400 different shapes.

**[RhinoPolyhedra](http://www.food4rhino.com/project/rhinopolyhedra)** supports both 32-bit and 64-bit Rhinoceros 5.

The **[RhinoPolyhedra](http://www.food4rhino.com/project/rhinopolyhedra)** plug-in has three commands:

**Polyhedron**. Creates a variety of polyhedra.  
**PolarZonohedron**. Creates a polar zonohedron.  
**SelPlanarSrf**. Selects planar surfaces.

**[RhinoPolyhedra](http://www.food4rhino.com/project/rhinopolyhedra)** is free!

Version 1.0.14108.445 adds 16 additional prisms & antiprisms and dipyramids & trapezohedra shapes.

_**[Download…](http://www.food4rhino.com/project/rhinopolyhedra)**_

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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:** [April 19, 2014, 12:19pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhinopolyhedra-update-available/7653/2 "2014-04-19T12:19:53Z")

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While I love this plugin, and have used it since it first came out, I feel it would be much more useful if the interface included some description and image for each of the polyhedra. I know there are many types, but that is precisely the issue. I know the PDF exists which has all of the types, perhaps those images should be integrated into the dialog which appears after one types ‘Polyhedron.’ Is such a thing possible?

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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:** [April 19, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhinopolyhedra-update-available/7653/3 "2014-04-19T15:50:53Z")

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> [@fraguada](#):
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> I feel it would be much more useful if the interface included some description and image for each of the polyhedra.

I completely agree. I will be adding these feature.

– Dale

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**Author:** ![Piotr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/piotr/32/635473_2.png) [@Piotr](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Piotr)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 11:02pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhinopolyhedra-update-available/7653/4 "2014-04-22T23:02:20Z")

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What about incorporating it into V6 solid creation toolbar?

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**Author:** ![Philip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/philip/32/507608_2.png) [@Philip](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Philip)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 7:08am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhinopolyhedra-update-available/7653/5 "2014-05-19T07:08:12Z")

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Yes please 😄

Philip

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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:** [May 19, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhinopolyhedra-update-available/7653/6 "2014-05-19T15:22:53Z")

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Over the weekend, I posted version 1.0.14135.469. The Polyhedron dialog now includes a preview image, plus it also displays the number of vertices and faces of the selected polyhedron.

[http://www.food4rhino.com/project/rhinopolyhedra](http://www.food4rhino.com/project/rhinopolyhedra)

Let me now what you think.

– 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:** [May 19, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhinopolyhedra-update-available/7653/7 "2014-05-19T16:59:32Z")

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Great! Very helpful. But there is something tricky here, are you actually generating the polyhedra image on the fly as the user selects it?! I noticed the color was random when the ‘color faces’ option was checked. If I had to write up an interface with a bunch of different options, I would think of a clever way to not have to render out all of those images, and I think that is what you did!

While this is trivial, a mesh output would be nice directly from the interface. I understand that for some polyhedra with more than more than 4 sided faces, this might be an issue…

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also, what are your criteria for space filling polyhedron? A Rhombic Dodecahedron fills up space pretty nicely.

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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:** [May 19, 2014, 7:59pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhinopolyhedra-update-available/7653/8 "2014-05-19T19:59:38Z")

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> [@fraguada](#):
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> are you actually generating the polyhedra image on the fly as the user selects it?

Yes it does. The project is already quite large - I didn’t want to bloat it even more by embedding a bunch of bitmaps.

> [@fraguada](#):
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> a mesh output would be nice directly from the interface…

Perhaps for a future Rhino 6 version.

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> what are your criteria for space filling polyhedron?

There are other space filling polyhedra. These are just a few you might not know about.

– Dale

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**Author:** ![Holo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/holo/32/496872_2.png) [@Holo](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Holo)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 10:09pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhinopolyhedra-update-available/7653/9 "2014-05-19T22:09:23Z")

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Hey, I downloaded it earlier today, and wanted to post a wish for the inclusion of the tumbnails and the face data, but was too busy with the project. 😃 Nice coincidence, and I look forward to using the updated version tomorrow. THANKS for a great tool Dale!

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**Author:** ![4dsynergy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/4dsynergy/32/595589_2.png) [@4dsynergy](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/4dsynergy)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhinopolyhedra-update-available/7653/10 "2014-05-21T18:58:42Z")

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Thanks Dale wonderful work.  
RM