I am talking about UX, UI and performance. Performance: 1.It takes ages to load the materials. I don’t know what happens under the hood but of all the 3d programs I use Rhino is the only one struggling to load the materials. It gets specially unworkable with long lists of materials. 2.Scrolling t…

[image] Layer panel slow in Rhino 8 Rhino for Windows On Rhino 8 the layer panel is responding slow for files with extensive layer structures. It will take some seconds before a layer is created and often I end up creating a couple of layers by accident. Also selecting or …

[image] Max Söderström: Would it be possible to get a sample model that is slow? It really should not be slow at all to just add layers. Hi Max, regarding layers? Can we maybe split this topic? It happens with just a new file. There are many posts in the forum regarding layer interface being…

[image] Shynn Sup: It happens with just a new file. There are many posts in the forum regarding layer interface being slow. It’s a known issue and is on a developer’s list: RH-80693 Layer panel slow in Rhino 8 -wim

I completely agree with everything written here. I have been using Rhino for 20+ years professionally, and I like modeling and grasshopper a lot. But I feel dread when I need to do something with materials (which is very often). The material system is also getting slower with every release. The UX i…

Thank you sooo such for taking the time writing this great Wishlist. I’ve been on the Beta test team since 1998. And version 8 is plagued with the worst programming I ever saw. It all started when the programming efforts were diverted to grasshopper and developing a SketchUp-like interface. A to…

I am big fan of of industrial design but as an architect I use Rhino daily and love it. I think both industrial design and architecture share many similarities when it comes to software requirements, hence why the initial wish-list for material improvement would probably benefit both fields. [im…

[image] Shynn Sup: UI: 1.The material Notes tab is the most useless space consuming feature I have ever seen in a software. Hands down. This is the reason why the Notes section is the last section in the UI. So that other more importan properties are shown first. It is also possible to colla…

[image] Shynn Sup: 7.After +7 years of using Rhino I still can’t figure out how to exit texture properties and go back to material properties. There is not back arrow ANYWHERE. Yes, we will add the navigation buttons back. They are really handy. Before we get the buttons back there are a few…

@Gijs_de_Zwart It looks to me you seem to be knowledgeable Gijs. So I ask, why do I need a crash report in order to strive to make Rhino an better tools for us all. Did I hurt your feelings? I like working with proactive and knowledgeable people. I don’t recognize you. How long have you been w…

Why is Rhino so bad at dealing with materials?

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Gijs (Gijs de Zwart) June 17, 2024, 9:37am 18

@Matt_Smith you’re posting various unrelated issues here. If you have files that crash, pls make a new thread, and provide the necessary information, thanks.

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Why is Rhino so bad at dealing with materials?

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