openNURBS 4.0 Toolkit for .NET Released, 1 in a Series

By DE Editors

Robert McNeel & Associates (Seattle, WA) released the openNURBS 4.0 toolkit for .NET. The openNURBS Initiative provides more than 4,500 CAD, CAM, CAE, and computer graphics software developers the tools to accurately transfer3-D geometry between applications. The openNURBS 4.0 toolkit supports all of the features in Rhinoceros 4.0 native 3DM file format including history, annotation, meshes, and images. Windows 2000, XP, andVista are supported.

The toolkit includes documentation; .NET 2.0 Assembly to read and write Rhino’s 4.0,  3.0,and 2.0 3DM file format and read 1.0 files; NURBS evaluation routines;  quality assurance and revision control; various supporting libraries and utilities; free technical support and training.

The openNURBS toolkit for .NET is free. There are no restrictions. Neither copy right nor copy left restrictions apply. No contribution of effort or technology is required from the members, although it is encouraged. The toolkit can be downloaded free from http://www.openNURBS.net.

Robert McNeel & Associates, established in 1980, is a Seattle-based privately held, employee-owned software developer and publisher.

Sources:  Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.