Hippo3D brings Rhino-style CAD workflows to Blender

Hippo3D has its first public release as a free and open source CAD modelling plugin for Blender. The project experiments with bringing Rhino-style, command-based, and coordinate-driven modelling workflows into Blender while keeping the tools integrated with Blender’s wider ecosystem.

The early release includes command-line style interaction, drawing with relative and absolute coordinates, interactive viewport feedback, CAD-style modelling tools, and a CPlane-style construction plane workflow. Development is still experimental and ongoing, with availability through the official Blender Extensions platform expected to follow.

Hippo3D is published under the GPL-3.0 license and adds another option for designers exploring free and open source AEC workflows. The source code is available on GitHub.