{"id":1014,"date":"2024-06-03T12:00:21","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T12:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/?p=1014"},"modified":"2025-12-18T10:31:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T10:31:11","slug":"combined-forma-rhino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/2024\/06\/03\/combined-forma-rhino\/","title":{"rendered":"How to connect a Forma project to Rhino"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the below video, we cover how to install the Rhino plugin, show you how to connect a Forma project with a Rhino file, and sync the changes between the software. 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