Version 5.3 will mostly be major bug fixes and refinements, says Belcher. When 1 January 2017 comes, the price goes up. Heading into the rest of the year McNeel will continue to enhance Rhino for Mac in the current version. (see, Architosh, “How BIG’s influence can reframe the role of BIM in Architecture,” ). Architects have taken to Rhino with Grasshopper in droves since the algorithmic design revolution began several years ago and today Rhino is the leading advanced modeler used by top architecture firms worldwide. This update added in the Layout feature, a major feature that architectural users in particular utilize. This past spring Rhino for Mac version 5.2 was released. Meanwhile, Rhino 6 for Mac with its integration of Grasshopper is moving along nicely. That all ends 1 January 2017, when the price rises substantially. NET), Rhino for Mac reached version 5.1.Ġ1 – Rhino 5 for Mac has been a commercial release since September 2015 at a special lower price. Last fall in 2015, when the product became a real commercial release (and not just a WIP release) support for third-party plugins, (via RhinoCommon Plugins /. The Mac version of Rhino does have some differences, but McNeel has been making great progress adding in the components that truly make the Mac version a complete product. School kit pricing will also be available, and the educational lab pricing remains the same at $975.USD. A single, commercial license will be $695.USD come January but are currently $495.USD.Įducational licenses will rise to $195.USD but today until the end of the year are $95.USD. New buyers can save ro until 1 January 2017. Now is the time to lock in good price savings on the Mac version of Rhinoceros, a leading 3D modeling package that dovetails with the algorithmic design tool, Grasshopper. In a newsletter to users they write, “Now that Rhino for Mac is nearly complete, the price will increase at the end of the year.” Rhino 5 for Mac Pricing Change Rhino 5 for Mac pricing will rise come 1 January 2017, reports McNeel & Associates.

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