<s>
Rhinoceros	B-Algorithm
(	O
typically	O
abbreviated	O
Rhino	O
or	O
Rhino3D	B-Algorithm
)	O
is	O
a	O
commercial	B-Application
3D	O
computer	O
graphics	O
and	O
computer-aided	B-Application
design	I-Application
(	O
CAD	B-Application
)	O
application	O
software	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Robert	B-Algorithm
McNeel	I-Algorithm
&	I-Algorithm
Associates	I-Algorithm
,	O
an	O
American	O
,	O
privately	O
held	O
,	O
and	O
employee-owned	O
company	O
that	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1978	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhinoceros	B-Algorithm
geometry	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
NURBS	B-Algorithm
mathematical	O
model	O
,	O
which	O
focuses	O
on	O
producing	O
mathematically	O
precise	O
representation	O
of	O
curves	O
and	O
freeform	O
surfaces	O
in	O
computer	O
graphics	O
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
polygon	O
mesh-based	O
applications	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhinoceros	B-Algorithm
is	O
used	O
for	O
computer-aided	B-Application
design	I-Application
(	O
CAD	B-Application
)	O
,	O
computer-aided	O
manufacturing	O
(	O
CAM	O
)	O
,	O
rapid	B-Device
prototyping	I-Device
,	O
3D	O
printing	O
and	O
reverse	O
engineering	O
in	O
industries	O
including	O
architecture	O
,	O
industrial	O
design	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhinoceros	B-Algorithm
is	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
visual	O
scripting	B-Language
language	I-Language
add-on	O
for	O
Rhino	O
,	O
Grasshopper	B-Algorithm
,	O
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Robert	B-Algorithm
McNeel	I-Algorithm
&	I-Algorithm
Associates	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhinoceros	B-Algorithm
is	O
primarily	O
a	O
freeform	O
surface	O
modeler	O
that	O
utilizes	O
the	O
NURBS	B-Algorithm
mathematical	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhinoceros	B-Algorithm
's	O
application	O
architecture	O
and	O
open	O
SDK	O
make	O
it	O
modular	O
and	O
enable	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
interface	O
and	O
create	O
custom	O
commands	O
and	O
menus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rhinoceros	B-Algorithm
file	O
format	O
(	O
.3DM	B-Algorithm
)	O
is	O
useful	O
for	O
the	O
exchange	O
of	O
NURBS	B-Algorithm
geometry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhinoceros	B-Algorithm
offers	O
compatibility	O
with	O
other	O
software	O
as	O
it	O
supports	O
over	O
30	O
CAD	B-Application
file	I-Application
formats	O
for	O
importing	O
and	O
exporting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
CAD	B-Application
and	O
image	O
file	O
formats	O
are	O
natively	O
supported	O
(	O
without	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
external	O
plug-ins	B-Application
)	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
CAD	B-Application
file	I-Application
formats	O
are	O
supported	O
with	O
use	O
of	O
external	O
plug-ins	B-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
opening	O
CAD	B-Application
file	I-Application
formats	O
not	O
in	O
its	O
native	O
.3dm	B-Algorithm
file	O
format	O
,	O
Rhinoceros	B-Algorithm
will	O
convert	O
the	O
geometry	O
into	O
its	O
native	O
format	O
;	O
when	O
importing	O
a	O
CAD	B-Application
file	I-Application
,	O
the	O
geometry	O
is	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
current	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Autodesk	B-Algorithm
AutoCAD	I-Algorithm
's	O
file	O
format	O
changes	O
(	O
see	O
DWG	O
file	O
format	O
for	O
more	O
information	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Open	O
Design	O
Alliance	O
reverse	O
engineers	O
the	O
file	O
format	O
to	O
allow	O
these	O
files	O
to	O
be	O
loaded	O
by	O
other	O
vendors	O
 '	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhinoceros	B-Algorithm
's	O
import	O
and	O
export	O
modules	O
are	O
actually	O
plug-ins	B-Application
,	O
so	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
easily	O
updated	O
via	O
a	O
service	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhinoceros	B-Algorithm
Service	O
Releases	O
(	O
SR	O
)	O
are	O
frequent	O
and	O
freely	O
downloadable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhinoceros	B-Algorithm
5	O
SR10	O
can	O
import	O
and	O
export	O
DWG/DXF	O
file	O
formats	O
up	O
to	O
version	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhinoceros	B-Algorithm
supports	O
two	O
scripting	B-Language
languages	I-Language
,	O
Rhinoscript	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
VBScript	B-Application
)	O
and	O
Python	B-Language
(	O
V5.0	O
+	O
and	O
Mac	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
has	O
an	O
SDK	O
and	O
a	O
complete	O
plug-in	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
