BlockContent

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New in V9

Windows

Panels > Block Content

The BlockContent command opens the Block Content panel for browsing and inserting blocks.

Hidden command-line options

Prefix the command name with a hyphen, -BlockContent, to access the hidden command-line options.

ShowPanel

Select Yes to open the Block Content panel, No to close it, or Toggle to switch its visibility.

Block Content Panel

The Block Content panel only lists 3dm files. For other file types, use the File Explorer panel.

Container options

Go back

Go to the previously selected folder.

Go forward

Go to the next folder after using "Go back".

Search box

Enter a query string to filter items in the current folder and its sub-folders.

Quick search

Shows a list of query strings. The list is split into two sections.

  • The upper section collects the words from the names of the currently selected items. For example, when an item named "Matte Silver" is selected, "Matte" and "Silver" will be listed.
  • The lower section contains the search query records.
Clear search history

Deletes the search query records in the upper section.

Filters
Use regular expression

Allows using Regular expressions in the search query string.

Thumbnail size slider

The thumbnail size slider is located at the bottom of the Libraries panel. Moving the slider to 0% lists the items without thumbnails.

Grid view

Shows items in rows and columns.

List view

Stacks items vertically in a single column.

Options menu

Render Content

Opens the Render Content folder.

Documents

Opens the Documents folder.

Custom folders

The folders added in Rhino Options > Block Content.

Add current folder

Adds the current folder to the menu.

Settings

Opens the Rhino Options > Block Content page.

Help

Opens the help topic.

Right-click context menu

Right-click a 3dm file in the Block Content panel to select actions.

Edit

Edits the item in a new Rhino window.

Cut

Copies the selected item to the Clipboard for moving it to a different folder.

Copy

Copies the selected item to the Clipboard.

Paste

Creates a new item based on the contents of the Clipboard.

Duplicate

Creates a new item from the selected item.

Delete

Deletes the selected item.

Rename

Edits the item name.

Tiny

Sets the thumbnail size to the smallest size.

Small

Sets the thumbnail size to the smaller size.

Medium

Sets the thumbnail size to medium size.

Large

Sets the thumbnail size to large size.

Select All

Selects all items in the current folder.

Open containing folder

Opens the current folder in File Explorer.

Properties

Views the file's detailed information in the file properties dialog.

Block Content Options

Tools > Options > Block Content

Folders

Show "Blocks" folder

Displays the "Blocks" folder in the Options menu of the Block Content panel.

Use default library location

Opens the following folder by default.

%AppData%\McNeel\Rhinoceros\<Version>\Localization\<Language ID>\Blocks

Custom

Opens a custom folder by default.

Browse

Click the Browse button to select a folder.

Show "Documents" folder

Displays the current user's "Documents" folder in the Options menu of the Block Content panel.

Show custom folders

Displays the folders listed below in the Options menu of the Block Content panel.

New

Adds a new folder to the list.

Delete

Deletes the selected folder from the list.

Move Up

Moves the selected folder up in the list.

Move Down

Moves the selected folder down in the list.

Initial folder

Displays one of these folders in the new Rhino window.

Last opened folder
Blocks folder
Custom Folder