New
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File New New Using Template |
Ctrl (CMD) + N |
The New command creates a new Rhino model based on the default template.
To use a different template
- On the File menu, click New Using Template.
Options
Standard templates
Displays thumbnails of the standard template files.
To make a template the default
- Right-click the thumbnail image to make the selected template the default.
To make a template the default
- Click the Make default template button below the thumbnail image.
Show Templates / Show Recent Models
Toggles between displaying the standard template files and recently-opened models.
New Model
Opens a new model with no template.
Open Other
Opens the Open browser window that lets you browse for any file.
Templates
A template is a 3DM file that includes all the information that is stored in a Rhino 3DM file: geometry, grid settings, viewport layout, layers, units, and tolerances.
For example, if you want Rhino to use inches as default units, use the New command to open the template you want to change, change the units to inches and use the SaveAsTemplate command to overwrite the changes to the template.
If you do not have a default template file specified in the current user section of the registry, you will have to choose a start-up template.
If the "Ask every time Rhino starts" check box is not selected, the default template file will be set to the one selected file and will be used when Rhino starts from then on.