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Is it really the most popular? It's a plugin for a $1000 CAD program which seems to dramatically limit who can use it.

• noen 9y ago
  Rhino is the cheapest professional CAD tool on the market by an immense margin. Compared to Solidworks, Inventor, Studio Tools, Catia or any other package, a grand is a steal. And compared to the horrific productivity of "free" cad packages, you will quickly recoup that cost. (aka Fusion360/TinkerCAD , SCAD)
  • jacquesm 9y ago
    Is there a way to get it to work under Linux?
  • Max-q 9y ago
    Do you find Fusion 360 productivity horrific? I haven't used the expensive programs, but do a lot of work in 360. Would love to know what I'm missing.
• wheelie_boy 9y ago
  Yes, it has by far the largest user community. If you do a google image search for 'grasshopper geometry' or 'grasshopper architecture', you'll see a lot of buildings designed with grasshopper, including many which have been constructed. There are other interesting things going on, like automated construction with robots or laser cutters. For example, theverymany builds massive organic structures out of laser-cut metal pieces, and the living (new york) did some interesting things with robotic placement of bricks. New design tools specialized for automated manufacturing methods.