Buying Rhino 3D in the UK

CADWAX is a UK authorised McNeel reseller. Choose a new commercial licence, an academic option for eligible students and educators, or an upgrade using your existing Rhino licence. This guide brings together the licence choices, evaluation options and setup advice.

Choose your Rhino 3D licence

A perpetual Rhino licence gives you ongoing use of the licensed release. Service releases, including bug fixes and minor updates, are included for that major version's product cycle. You can keep using your licensed version and choose when to move to a later major release.

Commercial licence

Choose a Rhino 3D commercial licence for a new professional seat in your studio, business or individual practice.

Academic licence

Eligible students and educators can purchase a Rhino 3D academic licence. It is the same software as the commercial edition and can be used for commercial activities. Our academic licence guide explains eligibility and proof of status, and our Educational Licences collection brings together academic options.

Upgrade licence

Upgrade your existing Rhino licence to a newer release. Choose the commercial or academic upgrade that matches your circumstances. If you have finished your studies and are no longer eligible for an academic upgrade, choose the commercial upgrade.

An upgrade requires a qualifying Rhino licence you already own. An upgrade extends one existing licence, so arrange the appropriate number of seats for concurrent users. Our Rhino upgrade guide covers preparation and activation.

Teams and educational institutions

Teaching labs, student packs and commercial teams have different deployment needs. Plan around who will use Rhino, where they will work and how many people need access at once.

See our floating-licence guide for shared team access or our university student-pack guide for individual student licences. Contact CADWAX for institutional or volume requirements.

Try Rhino before you buy

Rhino combines precise surface modelling, SubD tools and Grasshopper workflows with drawing and presentation tools.

Use McNeel's evaluation download to test copies of your own projects. See our trial guide for professional studios for evaluation ideas.

How to buy and install Rhino 3D

1. Select your licence. Choose a commercial, academic or upgrade option through our Rhino licence options.
2. Prepare your setup. Use McNeel's Rhino website to find the system requirements for the release you plan to install, and confirm support for essential plugins and Grasshopper components.
3. Place your order. Review the product's delivery information and provide any required academic verification or qualifying upgrade details.
4. Install and activate. Follow the download and activation instructions supplied with your licence.

Rhino is available for Windows and macOS. VisualARQ and LandsDesign require Windows, so include those requirements when choosing your platform. Before moving production work, back up files and settings, then test representative models, drawings and file exchange with collaborators.

Licensing and established workflows

Plan your installation around the Rhino release used by your team, collaborators and essential plugins. See our Rhino licensing guide for activation and setup advice, or our Rhino Accounts setup guide for account management.

Buying through CADWAX

CADWAX supplies digital Rhino licences by email. Review the product information for delivery details. Our Rhino Level 1 and Level 2 training resources provide a structured learning route with email support. For organisational purchases, contact CADWAX about purchase orders and deployment requirements.

Extend Rhino with plugins

If your work goes beyond Rhino's own tools, see our Rhino plugins: VisualARQ for architectural BIM, LandsDesign for landscape architecture, Karamba3D for parametric structural analysis and Savanna3D for architectural content.