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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Autodesk Maya

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AAutodesk offers Maya, a 3D animation, modeling, simulation and rendering tool available to artists, animators, and educators, used to create realistic characters, models, and scenes, as well as effects such as explosions, cloth movement, etc.

    $234

    per month

    Rhino

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ARobert McNeel and Associates headquartered in Seattle offers Rhinoceros 3D (or Rhino 3D), a 3D modeling and design application. Rhino can create, edit, analyze, document, render, animate, and translate NURBS curves, surfaces and solids, subdivision geometry (SubD), point clouds, and polygon meshes.

    $995

    one-time fee

    Pricing
    Autodesk MayaRhino
    Editions & Modules
    Monthly
    $235
    per month per user
    Yearly
    $1875
    per year per user
    3-Year
    $5625
    3 years per user
    Rhino 3D for Windows & Mac
    $995
    one-time fee
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Autodesk MayaRhino
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsMaya is also available through Autodesk's Flex plan and pricing. Tokens expire 1 year from date of purchase. Not all products and features are available with Flex. Students and teachers at qualified academic institutions worldwide are eligible for free access to Autodesk software for one-year through the Autodesk Education Community.Discount available for students and faculty.
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    Autodesk MayaRhino
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    Autodesk
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    Robert McNeel and Associates
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    60%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    8 Answers
    Features
    Autodesk MayaRhino
    Computer-Aided Design Software
    Comparison of Computer-Aided Design Software features of Autodesk Maya and Rhino 3D
    Feature
    Autodesk Maya
    -
    Ratings
    Rhino 3D
    4.5
    1 Ratings
    45% below category average
    3D Modeling00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    2D Drafting00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Rendering and Visualization00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Parametric Design00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Collaboration and Sharing00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Compatibility with other software and formats00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Assembly Design00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Simulation and Analysis00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Documentation and Annotation00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Customization and Extensions00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Autodesk MayaRhino
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Autodesk MayaRhino
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Autodesk
    Autodesk Maya is a great software, it has so many tools that you can create a full movie without even jumping to any other software. Although it's pretty hard to learn but there is nothing more fun, once you get a hang of it. In general, its tools are best for modeling and animation.
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    Robert McNeel and Associates
    One of the main highlights of Rhino is the built-in visual programming system "Grasshopper". It is widely used for parametric architectural design, by a variety of world-class architectural offices. It is also very popular within architectural schools and universities. Its usefulness has increased a lot by having add-ins, plug-ins, scripts, and integrations with Revit and ARCHICAD for BIM workflows.
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    Pros
    Autodesk
    • Easy to build workflow due to strong customizability.
    • Industry share. Easy to collaborate with other companies.
    • Strong cooperation with other software.
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    Robert McNeel and Associates
    • Parametric Modeling - Grasshopper allows for easy/rapid iterative process
    • White box renders display - looks great as a quick diagram export with no post-production required.
    • robust command prompts - rhino was originally made for industrial design and it flexes a lot of unique modeling commands that put it up there with SolidWorks
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    Cons
    Autodesk
    • Right now Maya has no good viewport like Blender 2.8 has. It is good that Maya 2019 devs focused on performance and stability but it's strange to see that mainstream soft aren't on trend in developing really cool and helpful tools.
    • Maya LT is very good for artist who don't need complex FX tools. So the devs must add python API to Maya LT.
    • Add more helpful tools to modeling section especially for retopology.
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    Robert McNeel and Associates
    • Rhino has very limited sheet layout tools.
    • Grasshopper could be better integrated into the main interface.
    • Lack of backwards file compatibility can be frustrating.
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    Usability
    Autodesk
    As Autodesk Maya was one of the first softwares I learned, so I feel very fun to work with it. The overall usabilty feels very natural to me and I felt it's easy to learn but tough to master kind of software. Some people find it very difficult to learn, so I deduced some rating points.
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    Robert McNeel and Associates
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    Support Rating
    Autodesk
    No answers on this topic
    Robert McNeel and Associates
    A majority of the support for Rhinoceros 3D does not come from the company itself, but from online forums and boards where other Rhinoceros 3D users outline their issues and solutions. The Rhinoceros 3D website does not offer much in-depth support and just outlines general how to's. At the same time, online forums allow for more specific issues to be addressed and solved by the Rhinoceros 3D community.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Autodesk
    We were evaluating the products within the Adobe portfolio like Adobe Animate, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe After Effects majorly among few others before finalising on the Autodesk Maya. One of the major reasons for that was earlier experience with the Autodesk Maya tool for the engineer and also it has more to offer than Adobe with multiple products.
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    Robert McNeel and Associates
    It's hard to compare Rhino to other modeling software as Rhino is in a niche of its own. No other software (to my knowledge) is as customizable/programmable and has such a large community and such a large amount of free, open-source addons. Rhino (and Grasshopper) can be intimidating at first but once you get familiar with it and grow your toolbox with your own scripts, so much time will be saved
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    Return on Investment
    Autodesk
    • Effectively able to get the designs created and visualised
    • Video creation for concepts has become easy
    • ROI has been good, but if the costing is brought down then its even more amazing
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    Robert McNeel and Associates
    • Right away Rhino3D is useful for simple and accurate 3D model import, repair and export all in a variety of formats.
    • Rhino3D is easy to use and learn. The time to productivity is very short with this modeling tool.
    • The price is low for the value received, a great investment.
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