T-Splines + Rhino bundle now available

We're proud to announce that we now resell Rhino and other McNeel products on our webstore.

You can now buy T-Splines and Rhino bundled together for only $1495. That's a $99 savings over buying them separately.

Note: Most T-Splines resellers also offer T-Splines + Rhino bundles.

Oct 7 Webinar: Engineering with style

Register now for a free webinar on October 7, 2009, "Engineering with Style: using T-Splines as the basis of free-form product designs."

In the webinar, you will learn how to

• Easily create smooth, complex T-spline surfaces that would be difficult to make in other solid or surface modelers


• Export T-spline surfaces to any solid modeling package that reads .3dm files. This is a push-button solution; we will demonstrate it with SolidWorks.


• Add final details, integrate with solid geometry, and perform analysis on the model

Desktop Engineering "Pick of the Week"

"T-Splines has just come out with version 2.1 of its T-Splines for Rhino plug-in toolset that enables manufacturers to create free-form organic shapes. Anybody tasked with surfacing—well, OK, wise guys, not macadamizers nor intonacatori—should download the evaluation unit and give T-Splines a look because it might save you hours of time and let you be more creative. The company also makes a version for Maya.

"The point with T-Splines is that it’s not NURBS, but it’s both similar to and import-export compatible with NURBS. The benefit is that T-Splines lets you work with shapes as if they were fungible, similar to what animators do, only optimized for CAD, manufacturing, and industrial design. It lets you model complex shapes with a single smooth watertight surface that, depending upon your process, is ready for analysis and manufacturing."

Anthony J. Lockwood
Editor at Large, Desktop Engineering Magazine

Read more at Desktop Engineering.

Another T-Splines sportscar

Tommi just modeled another Ferrari concept with T-Splines; here a YouTube video of both Ferraris he has modeled recently with T-Splines.

T-Splines Training in São Paulo

Authorized T-Splines trainer Hugo Santos is now offering T-Splines training on demand in São Paulo, Brazil. To contact him, phone: 55 11 8585 6067 or email.

T-Splines + Rhino UK user meeting 16 Nov

T-Splines reseller SimplyRhino is hosting a free user meeting for users of T-Splines, Rhino, and other Rhino plugins on November 16, 2009. Seating is limited.

Presenters include Nicolas Register, the Design Director from Marc Newson Limited, Carlos Perez from McNeel Europe, and Matt Sederberg from T-Splines.

More info and registration information.

T-Splines sportscar

Finnish designer Tommi Laiho made this Ferrari concept model using T-Splines. Here's what he had to say:

"I used many software packages to make it, but all the highly complex geometry is done with T-Splines, like the car body and seats.

My reasons for using T-Splines:

1. T-Splines is a very fast system. It is possible to achieve a class A surface with minimal efforts.
2. Polygons can be used for modeling, converted to T-Splines, and later trimmed after they are converted to B-Splines.
3. T-Splines is a very stable system and it always works unless there are modeling errors in polygons like non-manifolds.
4. I couldn't ever create a car with high quality surfaces this quickly with other methods "

T-Splines 2.1 for Rhino Released for Freeform CAD Surfacing

Provo, Utah: T-Splines, Inc, a producer of 3D surface modeling tools, today announced the release of T-Splines 2.1 for Rhino. Version 2.1 builds on the milestone 2.0 release in May of this year and further extends the software's toolset for creating organic, freeform shapes for manufacturing.

T-Splines for Rhino introduces timesaving commands to generate free-form surfaces and brings a full suite of polygonal modeling tools into industrial design software for the first time. This fully integrated Rhino plugin gives designers the ability to create smooth organic shapes, edit them quickly, and export them for manufacturing directly without any remodeling.

"With 2.1, we continue to advance our most comprehensive and feature-rich release in T-Splines' history," said Matt Sederberg, CEO of T-Splines. "Designers can now directly create and edit surfaces faster and easier than ever before, with full confidence that the end result will be a smooth, gap-free manufacturable model. The months since our 2.0 release have been our strongest sales months ever, and we would like to thank our customers for their support."

The features of T-Splines allow designers to trim hours or even days from the design process.

"T-Splines has allowed me to create and design my musical instruments much easier and faster," said Jason Burns, President of King Doublebass. "I can now create several variations on my design in an hour. This same process used to take days before I started using T-Splines."

T-Splines users can export T-Splines-generated designs for manufacturing without remodeling. Non-rectangular areas in T-spline surfaces are the smoothest of any software in its class. T-spline surfaces are aesthetically pleasing, easy to offset, and convert to NURBS patches without sliver surfaces.

"We continue to work closely with T-Splines in the evolution of their plugin for Rhino," added Bob McNeel, CEO of Robert McNeel & Associates, creators of Rhino. "The capabilities of their plugin are a great addition to any designer's toolbox."

A free trial version of T-Splines is available. T-Splines 2.1 is available for only $599. The upgrade is free for users of T-Splines 2.0 and $199 for users of all earlier versions. T-Splines for Rhino is available for sale at major Rhino resellers worldwide and at the T-Splines website.

T-Splines Sept 15 live training--sign up today

We still have some openings for T-Splines live training on September 15 at our headquarters in Provo, UT. Come get proficient in T-Splines in one full day for just $199. That is $50 cheaper than any of our other training classes, for the exact same content. Save by coming to the first training of the fall. Register today.

“T-Splines has allowed me to create and design my musical instruments much easier and faster. I can now create several variations on my design in an hour. This same process used to take days before I started using T-Splines”
- Jason Burns, President, King Doublebass