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Talk:Vote to Buy a Rhino License (view source)
Revision as of 08:33, 23 October 2014
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=== Rhino ===
=== Rhino ===
* A full-featured 90-day trial version is available. After 90 days saving and plug-ins stop working, unless a license is purchased.
* A Mac version is in development and is currently free.
=== Autodesk Inventor ===
=== Autodesk Inventor ===
* Solid works would probably be ideal. Most of the mechanical engineers and industrial designers I have talked to say this is the tool they use most. --[[User:Hef|Hef]] ([[User talk:Hef|talk]]) 10:41, 22 October 2014 (CDT)
* Solid works would probably be ideal. Most of the mechanical engineers and industrial designers I have talked to say this is the tool they use most. --[[User:Hef|Hef]] ([[User talk:Hef|talk]]) 10:41, 22 October 2014 (CDT)
* Outside the price range I am comfortable with for getting PS:One started on CAD --[[User:Hef|Hef]] ([[User talk:Hef|talk]]) 16:50, 21 October 2014 (CDT)
* Outside the price range I am comfortable with for getting PS:One started on CAD --[[User:Hef|Hef]] ([[User talk:Hef|talk]]) 16:50, 21 October 2014 (CDT)
== Computer System ==
Creating 3D models is extraordinarily time-consuming and computing resource-intensive. While much of the time spent creating 3D models may be user-active time on the system, time the system spends in rendering the model may also be significant.
Question: Do we have a computer that exceeds these recommendations?
* At least 8GB RAM
* OpenGL 2 capable video card
* Windows 7 or 8, 64-bit
Note: Rhino requires fewer than 64 cores on the computer.
Questions: Given the time usage needs, would the this would be installed on have a priority for Rhino use, or would some other use be a priority?
Questions: If the intent is to install Rhino on one of the machines in the 3D printing area, does the system allow 3D printing to happen in the background while someone is using Rhino? Or can Rhino render in the background while someone is actively setting up a 3D print job?