Cinema 4D
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VisitCinema 4D vs Rhino 3D
What both publish
| Fact | Cinema 4D | Rhino 3D |
|---|---|---|
| 3D print export | Yes | Yes |
| Animation tools | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 1986 | 1980 |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Headquarters | Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany | The company lists its Seattle, Washington office at 146 N Canal Street, Suite 320. |
| Parametric modeling | Yes | Yes |
| Platform access | desktop | desktop |
| Render engine | built-in | both |
| System requirements | The system requirements page says Cinema 4D needs an online connection for licensing and online content access. | Rhino 8 supports Windows 10/11 and macOS 12.4 through macOS 27, with at least 8 GB RAM recommended; Linux and Windows Server are unsupported for the desktop app. |
Cinema 4D plans
No prices published.
Rhino 3D plans
- Commercial — Rhino 8 single concurrent user$995 a month
- Commercial — Rhino 8, 10 concurrent users$9,950 a month
- Commercial — Rhino 8, 50 concurrent users$49,750 a month
- Commercial upgrade — Rhino 8 single concurrent user$595 a month
- Student or faculty — Rhino 8 single user$195 a month
- Student or faculty upgrade — Rhino 8 single user$95 a month
Pick Cinema 4D if…
Cinema 4D is suited to motion designers, 3D artists, visual designers, VFX artists, architectural visualization specialists, and studios. Its mix of modeling, animation, simulation, and rendering tools serves people working across those 3D tasks.
Pick Rhino 3D if…
Rhino 3D may suit people seeking desktop tools for parametric modeling, animation, rendering or 3D-print export. Separate listed licenses address commercial users, students or faculty, and schools.