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SSPEIPER · June 24th, 2008

I have been using Rhino for about 2 to 3 years now - Rhino 3.0 to be precise.

Having seen some of the amazing results being achieved with 3ds MAX and Vray in the Arch Vis industry I had some thoughts on whether I may be using the wrong 3D modelling program for Arch Viz.

Indeed I do realise I am using an out of date modelling program in Rhino 3.0 with Flamingo as the Rendering plugin.

I have a copy of 3ds Max and Maya and the basic render results with Mental Ray on even a simple sphere and block are amazing and blow the results Flamingo give me out of the water... Although these programs have a steep learning curve and frankly I am comfortable with Rhino beings so user friendly and also great for Architects like myself who are going the way of liquid form.

I just wanted to ask the more experienced Rhino 4.0 users out there what they feel is the best package to render with and also now that Rhino has Vray and Brazil plugins - can the realistic Arch Vis be achieved.

I realise the industry is dominated by 3ds Max and Vray now and am finding it hard to find alot of sample images done with Rhino and Vray...

Thanks in advance...!!!

June 24th, 2008	#1 (permalink)
SSPEIPER Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 24 Name: Christian Molloy	Rhino and Vray - How good is it...??? I have been using Rhino for about 2 to 3 years now - Rhino 3.0 to be precise. Having seen some of the amazing results being achieved with 3ds MAX and Vray in the Arch Vis industry I had some thoughts on whether I may be using the wrong 3D modelling program for Arch Viz. Indeed I do realise I am using an out of date modelling program in Rhino 3.0 with Flamingo as the Rendering plugin. I have a copy of 3ds Max and Maya and the basic render results with Mental Ray on even a simple sphere and block are amazing and blow the results Flamingo give me out of the water... Although these programs have a steep learning curve and frankly I am comfortable with Rhino beings so user friendly and also great for Architects like myself who are going the way of liquid form. I just wanted to ask the more experienced Rhino 4.0 users out there what they feel is the best package to render with and also now that Rhino has Vray and Brazil plugins - can the realistic Arch Vis be achieved. I realise the industry is dominated by 3ds Max and Vray now and am finding it hard to find alot of sample images done with Rhino and Vray... Thanks in advance...!!!