Bongo V2 Academic is the full-featured keyframe animation plugin for Rhino 3D, available at a significantly reduced price for eligible students, educators, and academic staff. It carries the same Inverse Kinematics engine and object-hierarchy tools as the commercial version, so animation skills learned here transfer directly to professional studio work — a cost-effective way to add motion and mechanism simulation to your modelling skillset, not a separate, cut-down teaching edition. Key features Inverse Kinematics engine for rigging and animating mechanisms Object-hierarchy tools for organising complex animated assemblies Keyframe-based animation timeline built directly into Rhino Licence details Type: Perpetual, single-user academic licence — identical features to the commercial version Eligibility: Valid student, faculty, or staff status at an accredited institution — proof required Activation: Install on any computer you own or control — just make sure only one is running the licence at the same time Requirement: Requires Rhino to be installed and licensed to run Frequently asked questions What proof of eligibility is needed? A valid student ID, staff ID, or institutional confirmation. Does this require a specific Rhino version? Bongo V2 is built for Rhino 8. Current Rhino 8 licence holders also get free access to the Rhino 9 public beta — download and test new features alongside your production Rhino 8 install.
