Rhinoceros

On the United States price list, a new Rhino 8 commercial license is US$995 for one concurrent user, US$9,950 for 10, and US$49,750 for 50. Upgrading any older paid version is US$595 for one user, US$5,950 for 10, and US$29,750 for 50. An educational single-user license is US$195, and a 30-user lab license is US$975. Prices exclude tax, international prices can differ, and every paid license is perpetual with no maintenance fee.

The Windows and Mac evaluation is a full Rhino 8 install for 90 days, and saving works during that period. After 90 days, saving and plug-ins stop unless you buy a license, though the Mac download page says the app can still be used to learn and to view files. Evaluation licenses cannot be upgraded, so a purchase has to be a new commercial or educational license rather than an upgrade from the trial. The Mac evaluation page listed build 8.34.26223.11002, dated August 11, 2026.

Rhino 8 runs on Windows 10 and 11 and on Macs with Intel or Apple silicon. Linux, Windows on ARM, Windows Server, and virtual machines such as Parallels are listed as unsupported. The Mac requirements page also says iPad and iPad Pro are not supported for Rhino 8. iRhino 3D is a separate viewer for iPhone and iPad on iOS 17 or later, and that page does not publish a license price.

The supported-format list includes DWG, DXF, SKP, STEP, IGES, STL, OBJ, and glTF on Windows and Mac, and it does not include IFC or RVT. E57 import and USD export were added in Rhino 8. IFC 4 is described on McNeel's news site as a feature of VisualARQ 3, an add-on for Rhino 7 and Rhino 8, not as a native Rhino command. An RVT file has to leave Revit as a format Rhino imports, such as DWG, or move through an add-on.

Rhino is a freeform NURBS modeler with Grasshopper for parametric geometry, not an application that ships with building levels, room schedules, and IFC as core commands. Architectural objects and IFC 4 are what VisualARQ 3 adds on top of Rhino 7 and 8, according to McNeel's announcement. Teams that need drawing sets and model checking often keep a BIM authoring tool beside Rhino and pass geometry through DWG, STEP, or an add-on. The native file list is the place to confirm what moves across without that add-on.

Educational single-user licenses are US$195 on the US list, and a 30-user lab is US$975. McNeel says these are the same product as the commercial version, except they cannot be transferred to another user, and proof of status is required. One educational license is allowed per student or faculty member, while a school can buy as many as it needs. The homepage states that the student license can be used for commercial work.