Beyond BinEdit (Rhino 3D - beta) "Rhinoceros or "Rhino" is a conceptual design and modeling tool for industrial, product, and scene designers. Whether you build heart valves or ship hulls, packaging or gears, Rhino is an easy-to-learn-and-use, flexible, and accurate modeler. You can create, edit, and render any combination of freeform curves, surfaces, and solids." Rhino3D is said to be one of the best 3D modelling tools yet developed and I must admit it is a very impressive piece of software. Fully functional, early beta versions are still available at some locations so grab yourself one before they're gone.
    Loads/Imports:          Saves/Exports:

     .LWO - Lightwave         .OBJ - Wavefront

      .3DM - Rhino 3D          .3DM - Rhino 3D

       .IGS - IGES              .IGS - IGES

        .DWG - AutoCAD DWG       .DWG - AutoCAD DWG

         .DXF - AutoCAD DXF       .DXF - AutoCAD DXF

          .3DS - 3D Studio         .3DS - 3D Studio

           .??? - Sculptura         .LWO - Lightwave

            .RAW - RawTriangles      .RAW - RawTriangles

             .STL - STL               .STL - STL

              .AI  - Adobe             .AI  - Adobe

               .AG  - Applied Geo.      .AG  - Applied Geometry

                                         .POV - POV-Ray Mesh

                                          .UDO - Moray

                                           .WRL - VRML

                                            .WMF - Windows MetaFile

                                             .RIB - RenderMan
Hardware requirements: Rhino runs on ordinary Windows desktop and laptop computers, Pentium or higher processor, Windows 95/98/NT, 20 MB disk space, 32 MB RAM. Visit the Rhino 3D homepage ( http://www.rhino3d.com ) for the latest fully functional trial version that will save only 25 times, if you like it you can purchase the commercial version for approximately $700 US. .....or download a fully functional, early beta version at one of the following locations: Build -- July 30th 1998 Expires -- September 30th 1998 http://crbulli2.uwsp.edu/download/graphics/3d/modelers/ 7/31/98 6:56 PM 6583714 rhino32.exe Unknown Build (file date?): ftp://ftp.uni-weimar.de/pub/science/modeler/RHINO/ 03/13/1997 12:00AM 2,417,208 rhino32.exe Build -- December 20th 1996 Expires -- January 31st 1997 ftp://ftp.nsk.su/.3/windows/cad/ 12/29/1996 12:00AM 2,481,762 rhino16.exe 12/29/1996 12:00AM 2,374,054 rhino32.exe Note: These BETA versions require your system clock to be set back to the date range in which the betas were released, the temporary date changing utility Beyondo is best suited for use with these beta versions. The system clock must be set back to the proper date range and must remain at that date for the entire Rhino 3D session. This page was written and prepared by Winterkill.