"These new plug-ins are part of our efforts to customize Rhinoceros in order to serve its customer base even better”, explains Deelip Menezes, owner of SYCODE. “Some of our existing Rhino plug-ins did not have support for Rhino 4.0. This has changed. Today, we have added support for Rhino 4.0 for all our plug-ins. SYCODE is committed to providing its customers and all Rhino users the maximum possible flexibility when deciding which software they would like to use. As long as it is technically possible and feasible, SYCODE will design its Rhino plug-ins to work with Rhino 3.0 and later.”

The five new plug-ins are as follows:

(1) Mesh To Solid for Rhino: This plug-in gives Rhino the ability to convert a polygon mesh into a solid. It works better than Rhino's MeshToNurb command in the sense that the resulting solid is mode simplified. Mesh To Solid for Rhino is priced at 195 USD and can be downloaded from http://www.sycode.com/products/mesh_to_solid_rh/index.htm.

(2) NC Import for Rhino: This plug-in gives Rhino the ability to import a numeric control (NC) program file into Rhino. The plug-in reads the movement of the tool in the nc program and recreates the toolpath as a series of curves in the active Rhino drawing. NC Import for Rhino is priced at 195 USD and can be downloaded from http://www.sycode.com/products/nc_import_rh/index.htm.

(3) PIX Import for Rhino: This plug-in gives Rhino the ability to import a Dr. Picza (PIX) file into Rhino. The plug-in reads the scan data from a PIX file and recreates the nurbs surface or mesh in Rhino. PIX Import for Rhino is priced at 195 USD and can be downloaded from http://www.sycode.com/products/pix_import_rh/index.htm.

(4) PLT Import for Rhino: This plug-in gives Rhino the ability to import a HPGL Plot (PLT) file into Rhino. The plug-in reads pen movements in the PLT file and creates corresponding curves inside the Rhino drawing. PLT Import for Rhino is priced at 195 USD and can be downloaded from http://www.sycode.com/products/plt_import_rh/index.htm.

(5) PLT Export for Rhino: This plug-in gives Rhino the ability to export to a HPGL Plot (PLT) file. The plug-in reads curves in the active Rhino drawing and converts them to corresponding pen movements in a PLT file. PLT Export for Rhino is priced at 195 USD and can be downloaded from http://www.sycode.com/products/plt_export_rh/index.htm.

Additionally, MeshCAD for Rhino (http://www.sycode.com/products/meshcad_rh/index.htm), our mesh editing and modeling plug-in for Rhino has been updated to support Rhino 4.0.

About SYCODE

SYCODE develops cutting-edge software solutions for Computer Aided Design (CAD). These solutions are in the form of standalone applications or plug-ins that work inside major CAD systems such as AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk VIZ, Autodesk 3D Studio MAX, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, Maya, Rhinoceros, Surfcam, IntelliCAD, etc.

SYCODE also designs, develops and implements customized software solutions for companies worldwide. The customized solution may be a standalone application working closely with the client's existing CAD application or a plug-in to the CAD application.

About Rhinoceros

Rhinoceros is an affordable NURBS modeling software for Windows from Robert McNeel & Associates. Over the years Rhinoceros has made its mark as a perfect companion to all the major CAD systems. Rhinoceros is best suited for NURBS-based conceptual design, free-form curve, surface, solid and polygon mesh terrain modeling for architects, landscape designers, site planners and surveyors.

McNeel has taken the best features of all the major CAD systems and integrated them into Rhinoceros thereby making it one of the easiest CAD systems to work with. The extensive API provided by McNeel allows developers to extend its capabilities to new levels.

At an unbelievable price of 895 USD, Rhinoceros is value for money. Students and teachers can get it for as low as 195 USD.