Top 10 McNeel Resources for Education & Studio Support

Rhino Teachers
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Below is the top 10 list of official support channels that might be useful for you and your students directly from our McNeel ecosystem. Please share other resources, learning channels, and dicussion groups that you point your students to or find useful in your teaching.

  1. Help: docs.mcneel.com/rhino/8/help/en-us/index.htm
  2. Forum: discourse.mcneel.com
  3. Learn: rhino3d.com/learn
  4. Support: rhino3d.com/support
  5. Development: developer.rhino3d.com
  6. Plugins: food4rhino.com
  7. Education: rhino3d.education
  8. YouTube: youtube.com/Rhinoceros3d
  9. Vimeo: vimeo.com/rhino
  10. McNeel’s LinkedIn Company Page: linkedin.com/company/robert-mcneel-and-associates
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Studio-based 3D modeling is about more than just teaching and learning Rhino commands. It also depends on having the right resources to support architectural workflows. I’ve gathered 10 practical tools that students can use directly in their process, whether they need site context, topography, symbols, furniture, textures, visualization support, or more advanced Rhino add-ons.

  1. Context: https://cadmapper.com
  2. Topography: https://topoexport.com
  3. 2D Symbols & 3D Blocks: https://www.dimensions.com
  4. Premade Models: https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com
  5. Sketch/Image to Vectors: Food4Rhino: Vectorize
  6. Hatches: https://www.cadhatch.com
  7. Textures: https://architextures.org
  8. HDRI Backgrounds: https://polyhaven.com/hdris
  9. Display Modes: Food4Rhino: ColourFish
  10. Environmental Analysis: Food4Rhino: EvoMass
    BONUS: BIM Integration: Food4Rhino: VisualARQ