Bonus Tools for 3.0 2004_04_02 --> 7.88 Mb
File:
AutoCAD v2004 import/export - Open/import and save AutoCAD v2004 files in addition to previous versions. Also now reads ACIS solids.
Geomview import - Imports Geomview .OFF meshes.
GHS (General Hydrostatics) import/export - Exports and imports General Hydrostatics (GHS) geometry and part maker files.
GTS import - Import GNU Triangulated Surface (GTS) files.
Layout - Creates a print layout from all Rhino viewports in the Rhino window.
PDF import - Imports PDF and Adobe Illustrator 8+ files
Print 3-D - If you have 3-D printer installed on your system, this plug-in lets you print directly the file format required for your printer. A Print 3-D menu item is added to Rhino's File menu, and your printer will display in the list. Currently supported systems include:
3-D Systems
Delft Spline Systems DeskProto
Roland MODELA Player
Solidscape
Stratasys
Z Corp
Edit:
CopyToLayer - Copies selected objects to a new layer.
LayerStateManager - Saves and restores the states of layers.
View:
UPlane - Universal construction plane utility.
AdvancedDisplay - more than 25 new display options
Gradient View - Set a viewport's background to a gradient color.
MoveTargetToObjects - Moves a viewport's target position to the center of the bounding box of selected objects.
OrientCameraToSrf - Moves a viewport's camera and target locations to match a selected surface normal.
Curve:
AnnotateCrvEndPoints - Annotates the end points of curves..
ModifyRadius - Modifies the radius of an arc or circle.
ClosePolylines - Closes open polylines.
OpenPolyline - Opens a closed polyline.
ContourCrv - Create contour points through curves.
SectionCrv - Create section points through curves.
CreateUVCrvOnSrf - Creates UV curves from surface and curves on surface.
DupFaceBorder - Duplicates the border of surfaces and faces.
ExtractSubCrv - Extracts a subcurve from a polycurve.
CurveArea - Display the area enclosed by a closed planar curve.
CurveLength - Find the length of one or more curves.
BlendCrv - Create a blend curve between curves and/or surface edges. Gives a preview of the curves and allows adjusting before the curve is made.
CurveBoolean - Boolean curves
Surface:
InsertPoints - Inserts curve and surface control points.
RemovePoints - Removes curve and surface control points.
Fin - Extrude curve normal to surface.
VariableOffsetSrf - Make variable offsets of surfaces.
Solid:
FoldFace - Folds a face or faces.
MoveEdge - Move the edge(s) of a solid or polysurface.
MoveHole - Move a hole in a surface, polysurface, or solid.
MoveSide - Move a planer surface in a polysurface or solid.
MakeHole - Create a hole in a polysurface.
MergeAllFaces - Merge all co-planar faces of a polysurface into one face.
MergeFace - Merge two co-planar faces in a solid into one face
RotateEdge - Rotate edges of polysurfaces around an axis with angle or reference points.
RotateFace - Rotate faces of polysurfaces around an axis with angle or reference points.
ScaleEdge - Scale the edges of a planar surface.
Slab - Creates a solid from polyline
SplitFace - Split a planar face of a polysurface with a curve.
StraightenPolysurface - Repair utility to straightens a slightly kinked polysurface. Can be useful when an edge fillet does not work.
UnionFaces - Extract the merged union of selected faces.
Mesh:
ApplyMeshUVN - Wraps meshes and points onto a surface based on the surface u- and v-coordinates.
CollapseMeshEdge - Collapses a mesh edge to a mesh vertex.
CollapseMeshFace - Collapses a mesh face to a mesh vertex.
DeleteMeshFace - Deletes mesh faces.
ExtractConnectedMeshFaces - Extracts faces that are connected to a selected face by defining the break angle between two connected faces.
ExtractMeshFacesByArea - Extracts faces within a specified range of area.
ExtractMeshFaceDraftAngle - Extracts faces within a specified upper and lower draft angle based on a view. Lets you extract features and split a mesh.
ExtractMeshFacesByEdgeLength - Extracts faces within a specified range of edge length.
MeshFromPoints - Creates a mesh from selected points or point cloud.
MeshHeightfield - Creates a mesh based on the color values in a bitmap.
SplitMeshEdge - Splits a face edge at a point.
SwapMeshEdge - Swaps the corners of triangles that share the edge.
Transform:
Align - Aligns objects by their bounding boxes.
OrientOnCrv - Orients objects on a curve.
Tools:
Alerter - Sound an alert when a command finishes. Adds an option to perform an operation if a specified command takes longer than a user-specified duration.
MacroEditor - Toolbar button macro editor.
Hyperlink - Attach web site URLs to objects.
Purge - Delete unused block definitions and layers.
RhinoMail - Sent email via SMTP from within Rhino.
RhinoScript - Replaces the RhinoScript_m.rhp plug-in included with Rhino 3.0 SR3. If you are not running Rhino 3.0 SR3, you will need to update to the service release before using this version of RhinoScript.
WebBrowser - Open a "stay on top" web browser window that you can read while working in Rhino.
Render:
SetSpotlightToView - Sets a spotlight to match the viewport camera direction.
SetViewToSpotlight - Sets the view match a spotlight direction.
File:
AutoCAD v2004 import/export - Open/import and save AutoCAD v2004 files in addition to previous versions. Also now reads ACIS solids.
Geomview import - Imports Geomview .OFF meshes.
GHS (General Hydrostatics) import/export - Exports and imports General Hydrostatics (GHS) geometry and part maker files.
GTS import - Import GNU Triangulated Surface (GTS) files.
Layout - Creates a print layout from all Rhino viewports in the Rhino window.
PDF import - Imports PDF and Adobe Illustrator 8+ files
Print 3-D - If you have 3-D printer installed on your system, this plug-in lets you print directly the file format required for your printer. A Print 3-D menu item is added to Rhino's File menu, and your printer will display in the list. Currently supported systems include:
3-D Systems
Delft Spline Systems DeskProto
Roland MODELA Player
Solidscape
Stratasys
Z Corp
Edit:
CopyToLayer - Copies selected objects to a new layer.
LayerStateManager - Saves and restores the states of layers.
View:
UPlane - Universal construction plane utility.
AdvancedDisplay - more than 25 new display options
Gradient View - Set a viewport's background to a gradient color.
MoveTargetToObjects - Moves a viewport's target position to the center of the bounding box of selected objects.
OrientCameraToSrf - Moves a viewport's camera and target locations to match a selected surface normal.
Curve:
AnnotateCrvEndPoints - Annotates the end points of curves..
ModifyRadius - Modifies the radius of an arc or circle.
ClosePolylines - Closes open polylines.
OpenPolyline - Opens a closed polyline.
ContourCrv - Create contour points through curves.
SectionCrv - Create section points through curves.
CreateUVCrvOnSrf - Creates UV curves from surface and curves on surface.
DupFaceBorder - Duplicates the border of surfaces and faces.
ExtractSubCrv - Extracts a subcurve from a polycurve.
CurveArea - Display the area enclosed by a closed planar curve.
CurveLength - Find the length of one or more curves.
BlendCrv - Create a blend curve between curves and/or surface edges. Gives a preview of the curves and allows adjusting before the curve is made.
CurveBoolean - Boolean curves
Surface:
InsertPoints - Inserts curve and surface control points.
RemovePoints - Removes curve and surface control points.
Fin - Extrude curve normal to surface.
VariableOffsetSrf - Make variable offsets of surfaces.
Solid:
FoldFace - Folds a face or faces.
MoveEdge - Move the edge(s) of a solid or polysurface.
MoveHole - Move a hole in a surface, polysurface, or solid.
MoveSide - Move a planer surface in a polysurface or solid.
MakeHole - Create a hole in a polysurface.
MergeAllFaces - Merge all co-planar faces of a polysurface into one face.
MergeFace - Merge two co-planar faces in a solid into one face
RotateEdge - Rotate edges of polysurfaces around an axis with angle or reference points.
RotateFace - Rotate faces of polysurfaces around an axis with angle or reference points.
ScaleEdge - Scale the edges of a planar surface.
Slab - Creates a solid from polyline
SplitFace - Split a planar face of a polysurface with a curve.
StraightenPolysurface - Repair utility to straightens a slightly kinked polysurface. Can be useful when an edge fillet does not work.
UnionFaces - Extract the merged union of selected faces.
Mesh:
ApplyMeshUVN - Wraps meshes and points onto a surface based on the surface u- and v-coordinates.
CollapseMeshEdge - Collapses a mesh edge to a mesh vertex.
CollapseMeshFace - Collapses a mesh face to a mesh vertex.
DeleteMeshFace - Deletes mesh faces.
ExtractConnectedMeshFaces - Extracts faces that are connected to a selected face by defining the break angle between two connected faces.
ExtractMeshFacesByArea - Extracts faces within a specified range of area.
ExtractMeshFaceDraftAngle - Extracts faces within a specified upper and lower draft angle based on a view. Lets you extract features and split a mesh.
ExtractMeshFacesByEdgeLength - Extracts faces within a specified range of edge length.
MeshFromPoints - Creates a mesh from selected points or point cloud.
MeshHeightfield - Creates a mesh based on the color values in a bitmap.
SplitMeshEdge - Splits a face edge at a point.
SwapMeshEdge - Swaps the corners of triangles that share the edge.
Transform:
Align - Aligns objects by their bounding boxes.
OrientOnCrv - Orients objects on a curve.
Tools:
Alerter - Sound an alert when a command finishes. Adds an option to perform an operation if a specified command takes longer than a user-specified duration.
MacroEditor - Toolbar button macro editor.
Hyperlink - Attach web site URLs to objects.
Purge - Delete unused block definitions and layers.
RhinoMail - Sent email via SMTP from within Rhino.
RhinoScript - Replaces the RhinoScript_m.rhp plug-in included with Rhino 3.0 SR3. If you are not running Rhino 3.0 SR3, you will need to update to the service release before using this version of RhinoScript.
WebBrowser - Open a "stay on top" web browser window that you can read while working in Rhino.
Render:
SetSpotlightToView - Sets a spotlight to match the viewport camera direction.
SetViewToSpotlight - Sets the view match a spotlight direction.