NamedPosition

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Named Positions

The NamedPosition command saves and restores the location of objects.

Named Positions Panel

Panel options

Toolbar

Save as

Saves and names the position of the selected objects.

See: Naming conventions in Rhino

Restore

Restores the specified saved object position.

  • Double-click a position name to restore the objects.
Delete

Deletes the selected named position.

Update selected named position

Resets the location of all of the objects attached to the named position to their current locations.

Append to selected named position

Adds an object in its current location to the selected named position.

Select in document

Selects all objects tagged with the position name.

Move up

Moves the selected item up in the list.

Move down

Moves the selected item down in the list.

  • You can also use drag and drop to reorder items.

  • Move up and Move down buttons are only available with Custom Order.

Right-click context menu

Sort By
Name Ascending

Sorts the list from A to Z.

Name Descending

Sorts the list from Z to A.

Clicking the name column header switches sorting order between ascending and descending.

Custom Order

Allows to sort the list using drag and drop, or the and buttons on the toolbar.

Custom order can be remembered when switching to other sorting methods.

Restore Named Position

Restores the specified saved object position.

  • Double-click a position name to restore the objects.
Update Named Position

Resets the location of all of the objects attached to the named position to their current locations.

Append Named Position

Adds an object in its current location to the selected named position.

Delete Named Position

Deletes the selected named position.

Rename Named Position

Renames the selected named position.

Select In Document

Selects all objects tagged with the position name.

Save Object Positions As Named Position

Saves and names the position of the selected objects.

Drag and drop actions

Drag and drop a Named Positions...

  • in the same Named Positions panel with Ctrl to make a copy.

  • to reorder the items.

See also

Snapshots

The Snapshots command saves and restores Named Views, Named Positions, Layer States, as well as rendering settings, object settings including locked/hidden state, display mode, material, position, light settings, curve piping, displacement, edge softening, shutlining, and thickness.

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