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Full Command list

New in Rhino 5

AcadSchemes

Edit AutoCAD export schemes.

ApplyCurvePiping

Constructs a mesh pipe display around a curve.

ApplyCustomMapping

Add a custom texture mapping channel to an object.

ApplyDisplacement

Constructs a displacement display mesh for surfaces, polysurfaces, or meshes.

ApplyEdgeSoftening

Constructs an edge-softening display mesh for surfaces, polysurfaces, or meshes.

ApplyShutLining

Constructs a shut-line display mesh for surfaces, polysurfaces, or meshes.

ApplyWatermark

Embed invisible watermarks in Rhino models.

ArcBlend

Create an arc blend curve between two curves.

ArrayLinear

Copy and space objects in a single direction.

Bake

Combine an object's textures and decals into a single bitmap file and assign that bitmap as object's texture.

BlockEdit

Allow selecting a block instance to change the block geometry and update the block definition.

BoxEdit

Size, scale, position, and rotate objects numerically.

BringForward

Bring curves forward in draw order.

BringToFront

Bring curves to the front in draw order.

ClearDrawOrder

Return curve draw order to the default.

ContentFilter

Open the Content Filter dialog box.

ContinueCurve

Continue to draw the selected curve using control points.

ContinueInterpCrv

Continue to draw the selected curve interpolating through picked points.

ConvertDots

Convert Dot objects to either points or text.

ConvertExtrusion

Convert extrusion objects to surfaces and polysurfaces.

ComputeVertexColors

Evaluate texture coordinates and set vertex colors.

CreaseSplitting

Control whether surface creation commands divide creased surfaces into polysurfaces.

CreateRegions

Replace a non-manifold polysurface with all solid manifold regions defined by the surfaces of the input.

Diameter

Report the diameter of a curve at a specified point.

DigLine

Draw a line normal to a surface with a digitizing arm.

DimArea

Dimension the area of a closed curve, surface, mesh, or hatch.

DimCreaseAngle

Dimension the angle between two planes.

DimCurveLength

Dimension the length of a curve.

DisableClippingPlane

Turn off the selected clipping plane.

DisplayProperties

Open the Display panel.

DraftAnglePoint

Place a point object on a surface the surface's draft angle break location.

DupDimStyle

Create new dimension styles by copying existing styles.

EditPythonScript

Edit a Python script.

EnableClippingPlane

Turn on selected clipping planes in the active viewport.

EnterEnd

Simulate the Enter key to complete a command string in a script.

ExplodeBlock

Explode a block including any nested blocks into component objects.

ExtractAnalysisMesh

Duplicate an object's analysis mesh.

ExtractCurvatureGraph

Duplicate a curve's curvature graph.

ExtractPipedCurve

Duplicate a curve's piping mesh.

ExtractUVMesh

Duplicate the uv mesh.

FindText

Search for specified text.

FindWatermark

Find invisible watermarks in Rhino models.

GetDocumentUserText

Retrieve text information attached to a file with the SetDocumentUserText command.

GroundPlane

Open the GroundPlane panel.

Gumball

Displays the gumball widget on a selected object facilitating move, scale, and rotate transformations around the gumball origin.

GumballAlignment

Resets the gumball widget alignment.

GumballDragStrength

Sets the amount of the gumball drag as a percentage of mouse movement to control the speed of the gumball movement.

HatchBase

Set a starting point for existing hatches.

HatchScale

Scale hatch patterns in model and layout space.

HideLayersInDetail

Conceal layers in a detail view.

HideRenderMesh

Hide the render mesh displayed with the ShowRenderMesh command.

ImportDimStyles

Import dimension styles into the current document.

ImportLayout

Import a print layout viewport from another file.

IntersectTwoSets

Find the intersection of one set of objects with another set of objects.

Isometric

Change the current viewport properties to a parallel projection isometric view looking from a specified quadrant toward 0.

Libraries

Open the Libraries panel.

Lights

Open the Lights panel.

MakeUniformUV

Make the surface knots uniform in u- or v-direction.

MarkFoci

Place point objects at focus locations of conic curves.

MatchCrvDir

Change a curve's direction to match another curve's direction.

MatchMapping

Change an object's texture mapping properties to match another object.

MatchProperties

Change an object's properties to match another object.

MergeAllEdges

Merge all possible edges of a surface or polysurface.

MeshRepair

Open the Mesh Repair wizard.

MirrorHole

Create a mirror image copy of one or more holes in a single planar surface.

ModifyRadius

Change the radius of existing arcs and circles.

NonmanifoldMerge

Create a non-manifold polysurface from intersecting surfaces and polysurfaces.

OptionsExport

Save Options settings to a file.

OptionsImport

Restore Options settings from a file.

PopupPopular

Display a menu with the most-used commands.

RebuildUV

Reconstruct surfaces to a specified control point number in the u- or v-directions.

GumballRelocate

Moves the gumball widget to a new location on an object.

RememberCopyOptions

Specify whether Copy option on transform commands is stored.

RemoveMultiKnot

Remove multiple knots from curves and surfaces.

RenderOpenLastRendering

Open last rendering in render window.

RenderOpenRenderImage

Open an image with the .rimage format.

Repeat

Repeat any command or script/macro.

ReplaceBlock

Replace block instances with a different block definition.

RevCloud

Draw revision cloud curves.

Revert

Discard changes and revert to the previously saved document.

RPC

Insert Rich Photorealistic Content (RPC) objects.

RPCSetAnimationFrame

Set the animation frame number for an RPC at the command line.

RunPythonScript

Run a Python script.

ScaleByPlane

Change the size of objects in two directions non-uniformly.

ScaleDimstyle

Scales all of the distances in a dimension scale at once.

SelBoundary

Select objects within an existing closed curve.

SelBrush

Drag the mouse like a brush stroke to select objects.

SelBrushPoints

Drag mouse like a brush stroke to select points and control points.

SelCircular

Draw a circle to select objects.

SelClippingPlane

Select all clipping planes.

SelDimStyle

Select dimensions of a specified style.

SelectionFilter

Restrict a selection mode to specified object types.

SelExtrusion

Select object by its object ID number.

SelHatch

Select hatch objects.

SelLine

Select all lines.

SelLinetype

Select objects with the specified linetype.

SelNamedViewWidget

Select all Named View widget objects.

SelNonManifold

Select non-manifold objects.

SelPictureFrame

Select all objects created with the PictureFrame command.

SelRenderColor

Select objects by their render color.

SelSmall

Select all objects smaller than a specified size.

SelBox

Select objects inside, outside, or crossing a box-shaped volume.

SelVolumePipe

Select objects inside, outside, or crossing a pipe-shaped volume.

SelVolumeSphere

Select objects inside, outside, or crossing a spherical volume.

SendBackward

Send curves backward in draw order

SendFile

Open the default mail program with the current file as an attachment.

SendToBack

Send curves to back of draw order

SetCurrentDimstyle

Specify the current dimensions style.

SetDocumentUserText

Attach text information to the file.

SetSurfaceTangent

Set the tangent direction of an untrimmed surface.

Shell

Remove the selected surfaces from a polysurface, and then offset the remaining surfaces to create a solid with a specified thickness.

ShowLayersInDetail

Redisplay hidden layers in a detail view.

ShowRenderMesh

Display the render mesh for selected objects.

ShowSelectedInDetail

Redisplay selected hidden objects in a detail view.

SmartTrack

Turn on a system of temporary reference lines and points.

SnapToLocked

Allow snaps to work on locked objects and locked layers.

SolidPtOn

Turn on control points for polysurfaces.

Sun

Open the Sun panel.

SynchronizeRenderColors

Change an object's material color to match its object or layer display color.

TestDecimalPoint

Checks to see whether numbers with decimal points are being correctly printed and read using a period as the decimal point. If the decimal point has been changed to a comma, the command changes the decimal point character back to a period.

TextScale

Scale text in model and layout space.

TruncatedPyramid

Draw a pyramid whose apex is truncated by a plane.

TweenCurves

Create curves between two open or closed input curves.

TweenSurfaces

Create intermediate surfaces between two input surfaces.

ToggleRenderMesh

Toggle the display state of render meshes on an object.

UnjoinEdge

Split polysurface edges.

UntrimAll

Untrim all edges.

UntrimBorder

Untrim surface border.

UntrimHoles

Untrim interior holes.

UseExtrusions

Specifies whether extrusion objects or polysurfaces are used when extruding straight‑side objects.

UnrollSrfUV

Flatten (develop) a surface or polysurface with curvature in one direction to a planar surface while maintaining the u- and v-directions of the input surface.

Unwrap

Project surface mapping texture coordinates and the texture of an object onto the world xy-plane.

UVEditor

Project the texture coordinates of the selected object to a specified region of space.

ZoomNonManifold

Zooms to include all non-manifold edges on selected objects with non-manifold edges.

Obsolete in Rhino 5

CheckMesh

Deleted. Incorporated into the Check command.

EditMappingChannel

Deleted. Incorporated into the MappingWidget command.

ExportOptions

Name changed to OptionsExport.

ExtendTrimmedSrf

Deleted. Incorporated into ExtendSrf.

ImportOptions

Name changed to OptionsImport.

MappingOff

Name changed to MappingWidgetOff.

MappingOn

Name changed to MappingWidget.

MatchLayerNamesOnImport

Deleted. Use Options > Files to configure layers.

MeanCurve

Deleted. Use TweenCurves command.

MeshHeightfield

Deleted. Incorporated into Heightfield.

OffsetPolysurface

Deleted. Incorporated into OffsetSrf.

PrintRenderWindow

Deleted. Use File > Print in the Render Window.

RemoveFlippedNormals

Deleted

RemoveMultiKnotSrf

Deleted. Incorporated into the RemoveMultiKnot command.

RhinoMail

Deleted.

RotateEdge

Deleted. Use the Rotate or Rotate3D command with sub-object selection.

RotateFace

Deleted. Use the Rotate or Rotate3D command with sub-object selection.

ScaleEdge

Deleted. Use the Scale command with sub-object selection.

SeparateMapping

Deleted.

ShearEdge

Deleted. Use the Shear command with sub-object selection.

ShearFace

Deleted. Use the Shear command with sub-object selection.

ShellPolysurface

Name changed to Shell.

Viewport display mode commands

Deleted. The viewport mode display commands have been replaced by scripts for the modes. The commands remain as script aliases.

GhostedViewport

RenderedViewport

ShadedViewport

WireframeViewport

XRayViewport


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