SSPEIPER

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Indeed I do realise I am using an out of date modelling program in Rhino 3.0 with Flamingo as the Rendering plugin.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

AJLynn

1. No need to post this twice.
2. Use whatever software you feel comfortable with. There are more people using Vray for Max than for Rhino, but there are people using it and it's pretty much the same.

Fran

I beta tested Vray for Rhino a long time ago, in the very beginning. It was pretty good then, and I believe it is much better now. If there is a demo, I would recommend that you try it.

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Antisthenes

yes absolutely i use this combo and recommend it highly much more so than max as we are architects and staying in our CAD environment and being able to render/animate as well as model far beyond the capabilities of max(model wise) is good for us, i find.

if i had more time and was not so busy i would be playing with Fryrender and Brazil(i always keep the new Beta loaded)
i started using Maxwell after Flamingo and watch out for Flamingo nXt.

bug the Indigo (free hi quality render engine) people to write a updated plug in for the new RDK too if you can

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HaCOPI

I also use this combination in relation to architecture. I find it to be the most user friendly in regards to learning new software (especially for me). So, I think if you can afford the time and patience to learn a new software you should go ahead, but I've seen renderings done with rhino and vray that match the quality of max/vray so why quit while your ahead?