Cadio for Rhino 3D
Talk to Rhino, or hand it a scan. Cadio brings text-to-CAD and scan-to-CAD into Rhino — describe what you want or import a mesh, and Cadio builds editable, named-feature geometry.
CadioWhat You Can Create
Architecture and Structures
Build a house from a single prompt: foundation, walls, columns, windows, roof. Cadio plans multi-step operations and executes them in sequence—lofts, booleans, arrays, and layer organization.
Jewelry and Product Design
Design at any scale. Create an engagement ring at mm precision—SubD modeling, polar arrays for prong settings, displacement textures for surface detail, materials for rendering.
Analysis and Documentation
Measure volumes, check manifold geometry, analyze curvature, generate section cuts, and create dimensioned layout sheets—all with natural language.
Scan-to-CAD inside Rhino
Drop a mesh into your Rhino doc and Cadio rebuilds it as editable BREP with named features — bolt holes, fillets, sealing faces, and draft angles. No manual cleanup, no re-modeling from scratch.
Learn more about Scan-to-CADHow It Works
Install Plugin
Download and install the Cadio plugin from Rhino's Package Manager
Open Panel
Launch the Cadio panel from the Rhino toolbar or command line
Describe Intent
Type what you want to create in plain English
Review & Execute
Review the plan, then watch your geometry appear
Features
Requirements
- Rhino Version: 8.0 or later
- Platform: macOS 12+ or Windows 10+
- Memory: 8GB RAM minimum
- Commands: 487 commands supported in beta
- Internet: Required for AI features
Example Commands
Create a 10m x 8m house with walls, 6 columns, and a flat roofCadio plans the foundation, walls, columns, and roof as coordinated steps
Loft between these 5 profile curves and cap the endsCreates NURBS surfaces between cross-sections
Organize everything into layers: Foundation, Walls, Columns, Roof—with print weightsSets up professional layer hierarchy with colors and linetypes
Fillet these edges with 5mm radius, then shell to 3mm wall thicknessMulti-step solid editing with automatic parameter handling
Ready to Talk to Rhino?
Join the beta to get access to Cadio for Rhino 3D. Learn about all the features including Plan, Ask, and Build modes.