RHINOLANDS FEATURES
Drawing & Modeling
Visualization
Terrain & Grading
User interface & Management
Hardscape
Collaboration
Vegetation
Design Automation
Documentation
Licensing
Drawing Tools
Easily draw, edit, and merge forms with familiar commands like Line (L), Polyline (PL), Trim, Offset, etc. Apply your CAD expertise seamlessly in this intuitive landscape design environment.
Free Form Geometry
Craft surfaces effortlessly with various options like curves, boundaries, and points. Shape designs freely with filleting, chamfering, push and pull tools. Transform surfaces into 3D geometry or choose primitives.
Easy Editing Tools
Refine your drawings and 3D models effortlessly with powerful tools like Boolean, Join, Push & Pull, and Scale. Shape and enhance your creations with precision, bringing your vision to life.
Import Terrain Model, 3D Buildings and Roads
Import 3D terrain by pinpointing the site location on the map. Similarly, import buildings and roads using the same method.
Import Digital Elevation Model (DEM file)
You can import DEM files to analyze and assess the characteristics of the landscape.
Create Terrain from Points and Curves
This feature enables you to create and modify a terrain by having only 2D/3D curves, Meshes, or elevation points as data. You can elevate curves easily applying its specific command.
Grading Operations
Do grading and all earth-moving operations such as cut & fills, add hole, create path, etc. easily.
Adjust the Objects to Terrain
Vegetation and elements conform to terrain, automatically positioning over its surface. Designate any object as terrain for precise placement on desired surfaces.
Calculate & List the Volume of Earth-moving
Easily quantify soil volumes by selecting terrain. Generate automatic lists detailing earth-moving operations, streamlining your design process with divisions, holes, cuts, fills, and banks.
Add Parametric Fences
With this feature you can create fences to enclose spaces or simply decorative fences with an infinite number of possible designs.
Wall Tool
RhinoLands enables you to create curved or straight walls, kerbs and hedges to decorate garden areas or define the project boundary.
Path Tool
You can quickly create the paths and trails that connect the different parts of a project. The Path tool also enables you to create an extension of any profile for creating geometries like an organic bench.
Add Parametric Stairs
This feature enables you to create curved or straight parametric stairs that define the vertical circulations of the design.
Urban Furniture Library
Discover numerous 3D furniture blocks. Add more from SKP and other formats. The program compiles and lists them efficiently for project management.
Parametric Ramp
Utilize RhinoLands’ Ramp object to craft ramps with precise slopes and tailored parameters, giving you full control over the design process.
8000+ Species Database for Plant Selection
Discover a vast plant database with 8000+ species. Insert plants with detailed 2D/3D displays and botanical descriptions. Utilize smart filters for tailored landscape designs.
Customize your Plant
Accessible 3D plant files for creating new ones or editing plants included in the library. Customize your own plants with specific characteristics and their seasonal changes.
Insert Plants in Different Ways
Insert plants individually, in rows, or in groups using the Forest tool. Specify shrubs or ground covers and the number per unit. Combine various species in rows or forests.
Vertical Garden
There are species specifically designed to create vertical gardens.
Display Modes & Seasonality
The plant library offers various display modes, such as conceptual, detailed, realistic, and elevation. Within the library, deciduous trees in their realistic form can exhibit varying leaf colors, flowers, or bare branches, reflecting the changing seasons for vegetation viewing.Massive Plant Handling
In projects with a large number of plants, an option to switch 3D plant models with billboards is available for improved performance, without sacrificing the quality of the final render.
Topiary Art
Topiary Tool: The topiary tool introduces a new dimension of creativity to garden design by allowing designers to transform any 3D shape into a piece of topiary art.
Irrigation System
Sprinkler Placement offers precise insertion and configuration of sprinklers. Design piping networks effortlessly, with automatic linking options. Streamline scheduling by quantifying system details for optimal performance.Drafting Tools
Craft dimension plans, mark slopes and elevations, and effortlessly add labels wherever you need to include notes or information with our versatile drafting tools.
Automatic Listing Generation
Generate plant, furniture, Terrain, irrigation, wall, Path, Fence, and zoning lists by marking insertion points on the plan. Lists update automatically with project modifications, exportable to Excel for analysis.
Tag Plants Individually or in Groups
This feature enables you to tag plants to be able to quickly identify each species in the landscape planting plan.
Add Photos to Plan
Elevate the artistic essence of your landscape design by effortlessly incorporating species photos with our user-friendly tool.
Defining Project Areas with Zonify
Utilize Zonify command to establish project areas effortlessly. Insert labeled zones with details like name, area, 2D hatch pattern, and rendered view material for comprehensive visualization.
Section Tool
Make your model sections, using clipping planes you can move through the model, and capture the best section lines.
Layouts for Final Prints
Create stunning print layouts. Layout settings enable captivating presentations and comprehensive documentation preparation. Designs are print-ready, ensuring a polished showcase for clients.
Sun Animation
Harness sun animation for real-time sunlight dynamics and shadow projections. Gain insights into how they affect vegetation, empowering landscape architects with design precision.
Rendering
RhinoLands offers the flexibility to choose between its internal rendering engine or popular options like Lumion, Enscape, V-Ray, and Twinmotion. Easily assign textures for stunning, realistic renderings that impress clients.
Immersive Panoramas, Tours, and Animations
Enhance designs with 360º Panoramas, Virtual Tours, and Animated Walkthroughs in RhinoLands. Compatible with Enscape and VRay, it offers dynamic visualization for immersive landscapes.
Visualize the Season Simulation
Dive into the dynamic realm of season simulation. Witness the unfolding seasonal changes within your project’s vegetation, offering a detailed exploration of spatial structure and the annual evolution of greenery in your design.
Dynamic Perspectives: Craft Your View
Immerse yourself in the illusion of depth and space by effortlessly adjusting the camera viewpoint for a compelling visual experience. Save and name your view for future rendering endeavors.
3D Printing
Transform your digital designs into tangible reality! Export your model to STL and send it to a 3D printer, turning your concept into a physical maquette for a captivating and hands-on presentation.
Templates
Select metric or imperial templates in RhinoLands for streamlined design processes. Customize plant databases and object layers for enhanced design features and organizational efficiency.
Easy-to-use toolbar
Effortlessly create objects with RhinoLands toolbar icons, designed for speed and efficiency. Its organized structure ensures easy access to all needed commands.
Switch between 2D/3D
Switch seamlessly between 2D and 3D environments with interconnected capabilities. Work effortlessly in 2D, then witness your model come to life in 3D. Objects feature dual displays for comprehensive design.
Interoperability
RhinoLands facilitates data exchange with over 50 supported file formats. Effortlessly import any design file format, as RhinoLands adeptly reads more than 50 types, encompassing point clouds, pdf, dwg, skp, and beyond.
Lands.Inside.Revit
Explore various avenues of interoperability between Rhino and Revit with the cutting-edge Rhino.Inside technology. Discover new possibilities in seamlessly connecting these powerful design platforms.
Worksessions
Maximize teamwork by breaking large projects into manageable files. Worksessions enable one user to edit while others view, promoting seamless collaboration. External references empower multiple users for efficient teamwork.
External References
Enhance collaboration with Rhino by seamlessly integrating files of any format as external references, facilitating visualizing and developing various project aspects collaboratively.
IFC Support
RhinoLands streamlines the import and export of IFC files, fostering seamless collaboration between Rhino and other AEC software packages like ArchiCAD and Revit.
DWG File Compatibility
No matter if you’re utilizing AutoCAD, or other CAD programs, RhinoLands offers comprehensive compatibility with DWG drawing files. Import your DWG files effortlessly into RhinoLands and seamlessly transition into 3D modeling, visualization, and project documentation with ease.Parametric Design Using Grasshopper
Grasshopper empowers designers to connect objects using algorithms, simplifying the automation of creating parametric objects like walls, plants, or terrains within Grasshopper, and effortlessly integrating them into projects.
Landscape Integration in Grasshopper
Effortlessly reference vegetation elements, paths, terrains, and various objects within Grasshopper to extract their data, facilitating the development of personalized tools in the parametric design workflow.
Environmental Analysis Workflow
RhinoLands elements can be linked with environmental databases for conducting analyses such as Carbon sequestration.Grasshopper add-ons enhance environmental analysis, covering data management, solar radiation, cooling effects, and more.
Flexible Licensing Options
We provide two flexible licensing options tailored to suit various needs. The perpetual license entails a one-time payment, while the yearly subscription option offers streamlined billing and budgeting. Additionally, the monthly subscription is perfect for occasional users.Floating licenses
RhinoLands supports floating licenses (in Rhino version) using Cloud Zoo or Rhino Zoo, which simplifies the license distribution among School and professional users.
Educational and LAB licenses
RhinoLands is available at a reduced price for students, teachers and universities.