Rhino 7
Rhino (Rhinoceros) 3D is a professional CAD (Computer-Aided Design) software widely used by architects, product designers, jewellers, automotive engineers and 3D modellers for creating, editing and analysing complex curves and surfaces. It is known for its powerful geometric modelling tools, parametric design via Grasshopper (a visual programming plugin), rendering capabilities, and support for industry-standard file formats. Rhino 7 is the Intel-based version of the application; McNeel has announced that Rhino 8 will be the first natively compiled version for Apple Silicon.
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1 suggestionRhino 7 runs on Apple Silicon Macs only through Apple's Rosetta 2 emulation layer — it is not natively compiled. McNeel, the developer, has confirmed that Rhino 8 will be the first version with native Apple Silicon support using the Metal graphics API. Since Apple is removing Rosetta 2 in macOS 28 (September 2028), Rhino 7 will stop launching on that release. If you are currently using Rhino 7, McNeel provides a free Work-In-Progress (WIP) build of Rhino 8 to all V7 license holders through their download page. This beta version offers native performance and Metal-based rendering, though as a work-in-progress build it may have occasional stability issues. Download the Rhino 8 WIP from McNeel's site to trial it on your workflow; once McNeel ships the final release of Rhino 8, that will be your path forward. Check the McNeel forum and download page periodically for announcements on Rhino 8's release schedule and maturity.
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