by SoaringStarsLab
Version 0.7
"A Blender 4 Rhino" is a mesh Blender bridge for Rhino. Let you export the selected mesh from Rhinoceros 3D using a (custom) button. Import that mesh quickly inside Blender (using this plugin script). The python file for Blender let you import and export using one button. In Rhino, right-clicking this custom button will import the Blender mesh back.
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SOFTWARE WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY. INSPECT AND TEST IT RESPONSIBLY BEFORE USE. Free License: https://github.com/ALanMAttano/Blender_4_Rhino/blob/master/LICENSE
BLENDER SETUP
- After a new Blender installation update
- Download the Blender plug-in "A Blender 4 Rhino.py" file and place it somewhere on your PC
- Open it with a text editor
- Modify the path pointing to your 3D mesh.obj file:
DoNotMove/...folder - Open Blender user preferences
- Go to Addons and press Install
- Select the Blender plug-in "A Blender 4 Rhino.py" file and select Install Addon
- In Blender Preference, enable the plug-in
- Eventually, delete older versions
- Restart if necessary
- Under View3D, go to Add > Mesh > New Rhino Object, which will load the mesh file
- In the same location, there is an export to save the mesh into the same location
RHINO SETUP
- Add a new custom button
- Open the file "A Blender 4 Rhino.txt"
- Copy the left and right command content of the .txt
- Inside the Button Editor, past both command scripts to the left and right
- In Appearance, select Both image and text
- Text: Blender
- Edit, place the Blender icon image, and press OK to save the image.
- Press OK to save and close the editor button.
- Close Rhino to Save the UI button layout. If you do not close Rhino, you will lose the button.
HOW TO USE IT
- In Rhino, select the mesh you want to pass to or edit on Blender.
- To export, Left-click on the custom Blender button bridge ("A Blender 4 Rhino")
- Open Blender and under View3D, select Add > Mesh > New Rhino Object: it will load the mesh file
- In Blender, after editing the mesh, to export go to Add > Mesh > Save Rhino Object
- Inside Rhino, to prevent duplications, delete the old mesh (read note)
- And to import the new mesh, Right-click the custom Blender button bridge
Note that you can automate the delete step by adding a !Delete command to the custom Right-click button script.
FORUM: https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-to-blender-mesh-bridge-import-and-export/94448
Blender Python Scripting Video Tutorials:
Supported funding platforms:
- Patreon: soaringsimulator
- PayPal: paypal.me/SoaringClouds
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- GOGO GURU is not part of Blender4Rhino
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