You can get access to these Sub-D components if you have Rhino 6 license and. Select the line and enter the Divide command. Rhino Grasshopper Sub-D tools are currently available only in Rhino 7 WIP version. Quadmesh allows for better results when rendering, producing animations, and can be useful for when undertaking CFD and FEA analysis on a part. Divide the line into 6 segments for the 6 contour shapes we will make to help form the facets of the hexagon. This links nicely with the other new feature in Rhino 7, Quadmesh, which allows the user to create a quad mesh from existing surfaces, solids, meshes, or the new Sub-Ds. Rhino states that unlike traditionally Sub-D objects, which are mesh-based and lend themselves well to more approximate types of modelling Sub-D objects in Rhino 7 are ‘high precision’ spline-based surfaces that bring a new level of accuracy to the process of creating complex freeform shapes.Īs ever, there’s lots of information and tutorials already available from the Rhino community, with some excellent video content summarised here. New Sub-D modelling tools are the big news, primed for users new and old to create freeform organic shapes with quick editing ability.

Rhino 7 has launched with its typical McNeel whisper campaign, although the brand has been quick to announce that the latest version is its ‘most significant upgrade’ in its history, over 2018’s Rhino 6.

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