Why is the gizmo in Rhino called a 'Gumball'?

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Why is the gizmo in Rhino called a ‘Gumball’?
I’m a Rhino newbie from Japan, just curious. Thank you

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I think because the arcs give it a sort of round shape and because it has lots of colors…

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Reminds me of gimbal:

a device with a circular part that turns around a fixed central axis (= straight line), used for keeping a compass, camera, or other piece of equipment in position when it is inside a moving vehicle or object:

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probably a pun?

that is an excellent question, and i was wondering all the time why i can not find any information on this word other than chewing gums and gumball 3000 (whos name most likely derives from a gumball machine which was the price in the 70s)

so yeah, whats the story behind Rhinos Gumball?

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It’s an American software they always have nicknames for stuff

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