Solutions for Industrial Design Construction

1. Rhino

1.1 Overview of Rhino

Rhino is a powerful professional 3D modeling software developed on PC by Robert McNeel&Assoc in the United States, it can be widely used in three-dimensional animation, industrial manufacturing, scientific research and mechanical design and other fields. It can easily integrate 3DS MAX and model features of Softimage, it can bring magical effects to 3D NURBS model which is demanding in flexibility and complex. Rhino can output different formats like obj, DXF, IGES, STL, 3dm, and can be applied to almost all 3D software, especially it has increased the productivity for the entire 3D team, so for 3D designers using 3D MAX, AutoCAD, MAYA, Softimage, Houdini, Lightwave, it is necessary for them to learn Rhino.

Rhino is a super three-dimensional modeling tools, does not require much in its hardware. But you’ll never imagine, it contains all of the modeling capabilities of NURBS, so people often use it to model, and it is very smooth and then export high-precision model to other three-dimensional software.

 

1.2 Design features

Ever since Rhino was launched, many 3D professional filmmakers and enthusiasts have been fascinated by its powerful modeling capabilities. First of all, it is popular advanced software: Unlike Maya, SoftImage XSI and other "noble" software that must be applied in Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and even sometimes operated on Irix   on SGI graphics workstations equipped with expensive advanced graphics card;

Rhino can create, edit, analyze, document, render, animate, and translate NURBS* curves, surfaces, and solids, point clouds, and polygon meshes. There are no limits on complexity, degree, or size beyond those of your hardware.

Special features include:

· Uninhibited free-form 3-D modeling tools like those found only in products costing 20 to 50 times more. Model any shape you can imagine.

· Accuracy needed to design, prototype, engineer, analyze, and manufacture anything from an airplane to jewelry.

· Compatibility with all your other design, drafting, CAM, engineering, analysis, rendering, animation, and illustration software.

· Read and repair meshes and extremely challenging IGES files.

· Accessible. So easy to learn and use that you can focus on design and visualization without being distracted by the software.

· Fast, even on an ordinary laptop computer. No special hardware is needed.

· Development platform for hundreds of speciality modeling products. (Windows only)

· Affordable. Ordinary hardware. Short learning curve. Affordable purchase price. No maintenance fees.

Rhino 5 for Mac
The world's most versatile 3-D modeler is now available for OS X.

New in Rhino 5
The Rhino 5 development process started with the overriding goal to remove as many of your workflow bottlenecks as possible. That meant making Rhino faster and able to handle much larger models and project teams, in addition to making thousands of large and small improvements.

Thanks to more than 40,000 pre-release users, we were able to field test and refine Rhino 5, making it the most stable version ever.

2. SpaceClaim 

SpaceClaim enables anyone to create, edit, and repair geometry without worrying about underlying technology. With SpaceClaim, working with 3D modeling software becomes fast, easy, flexible, and rewarding, no matter where in the workflow you need it. 

SpaceClaim allows you to:

· Work with any geometry no matter where it comes from 

· Focus on the task at hand instead of getting over your head with complicated technology

· Learn the software in a matter of weeks instead of months

· Realize a return on investment that's faster than expected

Revolutionizing Product Development Workflows

We are helping customers completely streamline their operations through:

· Refocusing on the task at hand instead of on the technology

· Working with any geometry, regardless of where it came from. 

· Strong integrations downstream with CAE and CAM tools for high productivity

· The removal of geometry bottlenecks throughout the entire workflow, from early concept design to pre-processing for manufacturing

 

How SpaceClaim Can Work for You

· Concept Modeling

· Specifically Simulation Driven Design and Bid Modeling/Early Concept Design

· Manufacturing

· Specifically 3D Printing, CAM, Sheet Metal, and Mold Manufacturing

· CAE Prep

· Specifically for CFD/Thermal and Structural analysis

· Reverse Engineering

· Going from 2D to 3D

 

3. KeyShot

 

What is KeyShot?

KeyShot is a standalone real-time rendering application that makes creating amazing renderings and animations fast and easy, with support for the widest number of 3D file formats on both Mac and PC.

What Makes KeyShot Different?

· Real-time Speed

· Easy to Use

· CPU Powered

· Accurate Materials

· Advanced Lighting

· Efficient Workflow

KeyShot is real-time rendering to the core. Not a mode. Not an afterthought. See everything as it happens. Every change from material and lighting to cameras and animation is instantly as you work.

KeyShot is the first rendering application that allows you to work in a fully ray traced environment from the beginning. Through the combination of progressive global illumination, multi-core photon mapping, adaptive material sampling and a dynamic lighting core, KeyShot delivers an interactive experience that results in photographic images instantly.

Every change you make – material, lighting, geometry – is instantly updated and allows you to evaluate the result within a few seconds. No switching back and forth between render modes, no endless waiting to see what the final rendering is going to look like. Just sit back and let the final image resolve in front of your eyes.