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3DFace
Draws a single 3-D polygon mesh face.
3View
Sets the viewport layout to the standard three-viewport layout: Top, Perspective, and Front.
4View
Sets the viewport layout to the standard four-viewport layout: Top, Perspective, Right, and Front.
A
AddNextU
Adds the control point in the positive u-direction to the selected control points.
AddNextV
Adds the control point in the positive v-direction to the selected control points.
AddPrevU
Adds the control point in the negative u-direction to the selected control points.
AddPrevV
Adds the control point in the negative v-direction to the selected control points.
AddToGroup
Adds an object to selected group.
Alerter
Opens the Options dialog box at the Alerter page.
Align
Lines up object's bounding boxes at their bottom, horizontal center, left, right, top, or vertical center.
AlignMeshVertices
Forces mesh vertices within a specified distance to the same location.
AlignProfiles
Lines up and adjusts the length of one curve to another based on their bounding boxes.
Angle
Measures and reports the angle between two lines.
ApplyBoxMapping
Applies a texture mapping channel to an object, sets the mapping type to Box, and allows adjustment of the mapping primitive.
ApplyCrv
Wraps a curve onto a surface based the curve and surface parameters.
ApplyCylindricalMapping
Applies a texture mapping channel to an object, sets the mapping type to Cylindrical, and allows adjustment of the mapping primitive.
ApplyMesh
Fits a mesh that has the same number of control points as a source mesh onto a surface.
ApplyMeshUVN
Wraps meshes and points onto a surface based on the mesh and parameters.
ApplyPlanarMapping
Applies a texture mapping channel to an object, sets the mapping type to Planar, and allows adjustment of the mapping primitive.
ApplySphericalMapping
Applies a texture mapping channel to an object, sets the mapping type to Spherical, and allows adjustment of the mapping primitive.
ApplySurfaceMapping
Applies a texture mapping channel to an object, sets the mapping type to Surface, and allows adjustment of the mapping primitive.
Arc
Creates an arc curve.
Area
Calculates the surface area of closed planar curves, surfaces, polysurfaces, or meshes.
AreaCentroid
Calculates the area centroid of closed planar curves, surfaces, and polysurfaces.
AreaMoments
Calculates the area moments of inertia of closed planar curves, surfaces, and polysurfaces.
Array
Lays out copies of objects in a specified number rows and columns.
ArrayCrv
Lays out copies of objects spaced and rotated along a curve.
ArrayCrvOnSrf
Lays out copies of objects spaced and rotated along a curve on a surface using the surface normal to determine the orientation of the arrayed objects.
ArrayHole
Lays out copies of holes in a planar surface in a specified number rows and columns.
ArrayHolePolar
Lays out copies of holes in a planar surface in a circle around a central point.
ArrayPolar
Lays out copies of objects in a circle around a central point.
ArraySrf
Lays out copies of objects in a specified number rows and columns on a surface, using the surface normal to orient the objects.
Arrowhead
Creates or removes an annotation arrowhead on the end of a curve.
AssignBlankTexture
Automatically assigns unique texture names to selected objects.
AttachGHSData
Adds GHS specific information to a Rhino model by flagging surfaces and meshes as GHS objects.
Audit
Checks the currently open Rhino file for errors in layer and material indices.
Audit3dmFile
Checks a Rhino model file for errors.
Autosave
Saves the current file to the designated <autosave.3dm> file.
B
BackgroundBitmap
Places and manipulates a background image in the current viewport for tracing or
design analysis.
Bend
Deforms objects by aligning their control points to a dynamically created spine curve.
Blend
Draws a curve that blends between two curves keeping continuity with the curves.
BlendCrv
Creates a blend curve between curves and/or surface edges with controls for symmetry and curve continuity with each curve.
In Rhino V4.0, with the two curves intersecting at their ends, BlendCrv starts where you pick on the curves.
BlendSrf
Creates a curvature continuous blend surface between two surfaces, trims the original surfaces, and joins the blend surfaces to them.
Block
Defines a single object that combines one or more objects.
BlockManager
Manages the block definitions in the model.
Boolean2Objects
Cycles through the 4 Boolean results possible between two objects Union, Diff. A-B, Diff. B-A, Intersection. Shows preview and lets the you choose the desired result.
BooleanDifference
Cuts away the shared areas of selected polysurfaces or surfaces with another set of polysurfaces or surfaces.
BooleanIntersection
Cuts away the unshared areas of selected polysurfaces or surfaces.
BooleanSplit
Cuts away shared areas of selected polysurfaces or surfaces and creates separate polysurfaces from the shared and unshared parts.
BooleanUnion
Cuts away the shared areas of selected polysurfaces or surfaces and creates a single polysurface from the unshared areas.
Boss
Creates extruded areas in a surface or polysurface based on a planar curve.
Bounce
Shoots a ray at a collection of surfaces and creates a polyline path.
BounceLight
Adds lights or helper lines to the model based on user-defined highlight locations.
BoundingBox
Creates a curve or polysurface frame around selected objects.
Box
Creates a solid box from a base rectangle and a height or from diagonal corners.
BringViewportToTop
Brings a named viewport in front of all other viewports.
C
Cage
Creates a 3-D cage object to be used to deform other objects.
CageEdit
Deforms objects of any complexity smoothly using a small, user-defined number of control points.
Calc
Displays the on-screen calculator and outputs results to the command line.
CalcRPN
Displays the on-screen RPN (reverse Polish notation) calculator and outputs results to the command line.
Camera
Shows, hides, and toggles the visibility of the view camera.
Cancel
Cancels the current command and deselects objects.
Cap
Fills planar holes in a polysurface with a planar surface and joins the result.
Chamfer
Places a line segment as a beveled corner between two curves.
ChamferEdge
Creates a ruled surface between multiple polysurface edges with varying chamfer distances, trims the original faces, and joins the chamfer surfaces to them.
ChamferSrf
Places a ruled surface as a bevel between two surface edges.
ChangeDegree
Changes the degree of a curve or surface.
ChangeLayer
Changes the layer of selected objects to the selected layer.
ChangeToCurrentLayer
Changes the layer of selected objects to the current layer.
Check
Detects and reports errors in the selected objects' data structure.
CheckInLicense
Checks in a license to the workgroup license manager.
CheckNewObjects
Detects and reports errors in objects as they are created or imported.
CheckOutLicense
Checks out a license from the workgroup license manager.
Circle
Creates a circle.
ClearAllMeshes
Deletes render and analysis meshes from all surfaces and polysurfaces.
ClearUndo
Frees memory by clearing the undo buffer.
ClippingPlane
Creates a clipping plane object that represents a plane for visibly clipping away geometry in a specific viewport.
CloseCrv
Closes open curves either with a straight segment or by moving the endpoints to the start point if they are within joining tolerance of one another.
CloseRenderWindow
Closes the render display window.
ClosestPt
Creates a point object at the closest point from a specified location to a selected object or on two objects where they are closest to each other.
CloseViewport
Closes the active viewport.
CollapseMeshEdge
Moves the vertices of a mesh edge to a single vertex.
CollapseMeshFace
Moves the vertices of a mesh face to a single vertex.
CollapseMeshFacesByArea
Moves the vertices of mesh faces that have a surface area greater or less than a specified value to an single vertex.
CollapseMeshFacesByAspectRatio
Moves the vertices of mesh faces that are greater or less than a specified ratio of length to width to a single vertex.
CollapseMeshFacesByEdgeLength
Moves the vertices of mesh edges that are greater or less than a specified length to a single vertex.
CollapseMeshVertex
Moves a selected mesh vertex to the location of another selected mesh vertex.
CommandHelp
Displays the help topics in dockable window and displays the help for the current command.
CommandHistory
Displays recently-used commands in a separate Command History window.
CommandPrompt
Manages the display of the Command Prompt window.
Commands
Opens Command List help topic.
Cone
Draws a solid cone from the base circle and the apex location.
Conic
Draws a conic section curve.
Connect
Extends curves to meet at their endpoints.
ConnectSrf
Extends surface edges to meet and trims the surfaces to each other.
Contour
Creates a spaced series of planar curve resulting from the intersection of a defined cutting planes through a surface or polysurface.
Convert
Changes the structure of a curve to polyline or arc segments.
The command has to following options: Output (Arcs/Lines), SimplifyInput (Yes/No), DeleteInput (Yes/No), AngleTolerance, and Tolerance.
ConvertToBeziers
Changes the structure of a NURBS curve or surface to a Bézier curve or surface.
ConvertToPolyline
Built-in alias for the Convert command with option Output set to Lines.
Copy
Makes duplicates of the selected objects.
CopyCPlaneSettingsToAll
Changes all viewports to have the same grid settings and snap spacing as the current viewport.
CopyCPlaneToAll
Changes all viewports to have the same construction planes as the current viewport.
CopyDetailToViewport
Copies the selected detail to a model viewport.
CopyLayout
Copies the active layout to a new page.
CopyRenderWindowToClipboard
Copies the image in the render window to the Clipboard.
CopyToClipboard
Copies selected objects to the Windows Clipboard.
CopyToLayer
Copy selected objects to a specified layer.
CopyViewportToDetail
Copies or moves a model viewport to a new page layout as a detail viewport.
CPlane
Sets origin and orientation of the construction plane in the active viewport.
CreateSolid
Creates a closed polysurface from selected surfaces and polysurfaces that bound a region in space.
CreateUVCrv
Creates curves that duplicate the untrimmed boundary and trim curves of a surface as planar curves onto the world x-y plane.
Crv2View
Creates a curve from curves that are planar in different views.
CrvDeviation
Measures and reports the maximum and minimum distances between two curves.
CrvEnd
Places a point object at the end point of a curve.
CrvSeam
Changes the seam (start/end) location on closed curves.
CrvStart
Places a point object at the start point of a curve.
CSec
Creates cross-section curves through profile curves.
CullControlPolygon
Toggles the display of surface or mesh control points so that only points on the side of the surface that face the camera are displayed. For open surfaces the normal direction of the surface will determine which points are visible to the camera.
CullDegenerateMeshFaces
Deletes mesh faces that have 0 area.
Curvature
Analyzes the curvature at a point on a curve or surface.
CurvatureAnalysis
Displays false-color curvature analysis on surfaces.
CurvatureAnalysisOff
Closes the Curvature Analysis dialog box.
CurvatureGraph
Turns on curvature graph display for curves and surfaces.
CurvatureGraphOff
Turns off curvature graph display for curves and surfaces.
Curve
Draws a curve from control point locations.
CurveBoolean
Trims, splits, and joins curves based on their overlapping regions.
CurveThroughPolyline
Fits a curve through polyline vertices.
CurveThroughPt
Fits a curve through a selected point objects.
CurveThroughSrfControlPt
Fits curves through the control points of a surface.
Cut
Deletes objects from the model and places them in the Windows Clipboard.
CutPlane
Creates planar surfaces through objects at designated locations.
CutVolume
Reports the volume of the intersection between a closed object and a pre-existing box.
Cylinder
Creates a solid cylinder from a base circle and a length.
D
Delete
Erases selected objects from the model.
DeleteHole
Deletes a hole in a surface.
DeleteMeshFaces
Removes selected mesh faces from the parent mesh creating a hole.
DeleteSubCrv
Removes a portion of a curve that is between two selected locations.
Detail
Manages layout detail viewports.
DigBeep
Turns digitizer pedal sound feedback on and off.
DigCalibrate
Calibrates a 3-D digitizer.
DigCamera
Sets the current viewport camera location and direction based on the digitizer probe position and direction - I,J,K coordinates.
DigClick
Picks a point with a 3-D digitizer.
DigDisconnect
Disconnects the 3-D digitizer.
Digitize
Connects and initializes a 3-D digitizing.
DigPause
Pauses the 3-D digitizer so that it does not interfere with using the mouse.
DigScale
Sets the scale factor for digitized points.
DigSection
Creates planar cross sections using the 3-D digitizer.
DigSketch
Sketches a curve using a 3-D digitizer.
Dim
Creates a horizontal or vertical linear dimension.
DimAligned
Creates a linear dimension lined up with two points.
DimAngle
Dimensions the angle between two lines.
DimDiameter
Dimensions the diameter of a curve.
DimOrdinate
Creates dimensions from an origin point to a feature. Ordinate dimensions show the horizontal or vertical distance from an origin point (called the basepoint) to a dimensioned feature, such as a hole center or a feature in a part.
DimRadius
Dimensions the radius of a curve.
DimRecenterText
Returns dimension text that has been moved away from it default position to its original location.
DimRotated
Creates a linear dimension that is rotated from the x-y axis.
Dir
Analyzes and changes an object's normal direction.
DirectionalLight
Inserts a light that simulates the sun defined with parallel rays and a direction.
DisableOsnap
Manages the state of persistent object snaps.
DisplayCommandPrompt
Used in a script, displays the command prompt if it is hidden.
Distance
Measures the distance between two points.
Divide
Creates point objects by dividing a curve into a number of equal length segments or segments of a specified length.
DivideAlongCreases
Divides a surface into separate parts at kinks.
DocumentProperties
Opens the Document Properties dialog box.
DocumentPropertiesPage
Opens the Document Properties dialog box at the specified page.
DollyZoom
In a Perspective viewport, moves the camera location and changes the lens length at the same time, keeping the objects at the target plane about the same size.
Domain
Evaluates and reports the domain of a curve or surface.
Dot
Creates an annotation dot that stays parallel to and sizes with the view.
DraftAngleAnalysis
Displays false-color draft angle analysis on surfaces.
DraftAngleAnalysisOff
Closes the Draft Angle Analysis dialog box.
DragMode
Enables object dragging parallel to the construction plane, view, world x-y axis-, or surface.
Drape
Creates a surface through points defined at the intersection of objects and points projected toward the construction plane in the current viewport.
DrapePt
Creates a grid of point objects at the intersections of objects and points projected toward the construction plane in the current viewport.
DupBorder
Creates a curve that duplicates a surface or polysurface border.
DupEdge
Creates a curve that duplicates a surface edge.
DupFaceBorder
Creates a curve that duplicates a polysurface face border.
DupLayer
Copies a layer including all layer attributes and geometry.
DupMeshEdge
Creates a polyline that duplicates the edge of a mesh.
DupMeshHoleBoundary
Creates a polyline that duplicates the boundary of a mesh hole.
E
EarthAnchorPoint
Sets information about the model's position in latitude, longitude, and elevation for GIS mapping applications.
Echo
Turns on echoing of script commands to the command history window.
EdgeSrf
Creates a surface from two, three, or four selected curves.
EditLightByLooking
Sets a spotlight's direction based on the current view.
""EditMappingChannel"
EditPtOn
Displays points on the curve evaluated at knot averages.
EditScript
Opens a text editor utility for editing RhinoScript files.
EditText
Opens the Properties window at the Text page to change the properties or content of the selected text.
Ellipse
Draws a closed elliptical curve with options for perpendicular to the construction plane, from the corners of a bounding box, axis endpoints, from foci, and around a curve.
Ellipsoid
Creates a solid ellipsoid with options for from the corners of a bounding box, axis endpoints, from foci, and around a curve.
EMap
Displays shaded environment mapping for surface analysis.
EMapOff
Turns off environment map display and closes the Environment Map dialog box.
EndBulge
Adjusts the shape of a curve at its end or a surface near an untrimmed edge.
Enter
Functions as pressing the ENTER key for use in scripts or toolbar button programming.
EvaluatePt
Reports the world and construction plane coordinates of a selected location in space.
EvaluateUVPt
Reports the u- and v-coordinates of a selected location on a surface.
Exit
Closes the current Rhino session.
Explode
Breaks objects down into components: polysurfaces into surfaces, polycurves into curves, hatches into lines, dimensions into curves and text, text into curves, blocks into component geometry objects.
Export
Saves a new Rhino or other supported format file from selected objects.
ExportBitmaps
Creates files from wallpaper and background bitmaps that are saved in the model.
ExportOptions
Saves selected application option settings to a file.
ExportWithOrigin
Saves a new Rhino or other supported format file from selected objects with a specified origin and construction plane.
Extend
Lengthens a curve to meet a boundary, to a specified added distance, or by dragging the end to a new location.
ExtendCrvOnSrf
Lengthens a curve on a surface to meet a boundary, to a specified added distance, or by dragging the end to a new location.
ExtendSrf
Lengthens a surface by a factor value.
ExtendTrimmedSrf
Moves a surface edge to lengthen a surface.
ExtractBadSrf
Separates surfaces with errors from a polysurface.
ExtractConnectedMeshFaces
Separates from the parent mesh those faces connected to a selected face where the angle between the connected faces is within defined limits.
ExtractControlPolygon
Creates a polygon mesh that duplicates a surface or polysurface control polygon.
ExtractDuplicateMeshFaces
Separates identical faces in a single mesh from the parent mesh.
ExtractIsocurve
Creates curves that duplicate surface isoparametric curves at specified locations on the surface.
ExtractMeshEdges
Separates faces from the parent mesh determined by an angle or weld status.
ExtractMeshFaces
Separates selected faces from the parent mesh.
ExtractMeshFacesByArea
Separates faces from the parent mesh that are within a specified range of area.
ExtractMeshFacesByAspectRatio
Separates faces from the parent mesh that are within a specified upper and lower
aspect ratio limit.
ExtractMeshFacesByDraftAngle
Separates faces from the parent mesh based on the angle of the faces to the view.
ExtractMeshFacesByEdgeLength
Separates faces from the parent mesh that have an edge length greater or less than a specified value.
ExtractMeshPart
Separates faces from the parent mesh that are bounded by unwelded edges.
ExtractNonManifoldMeshEdges
Separates faces from the parent mesh that have more than one face connected to a single edge.
ExtractPt
Places point objects at curve control point or edit point locations, surface control point locations, and polygon mesh vertices.
ExtractRenderMesh
Copies the render mesh to create a separate mesh object.
ExtractSrf
Separates or copies a surface from a polysurface.
ExtractSubCrv
Separates or copies curve segments from a parent polycurve.
ExtractWireframe
Creates curves that duplicate surface or polysurface isoparametric curves displayed in the wireframe view.
ExtrudeCrv
Creates a surface or solid by driving a curve in a direction, for a distance, or along a path curve.
ExtrudeCrvAlongCrv
Extrudes a curve along a path curve.
ExtrudeCrvTapered
Creates a surface or solid by extruding a curve to a tapered polysurface.
ExtrudeCrvToPoint
Creates a surface or solid by driving a curve to a pointed surface.
ExtrudeSrf
Creates a solid by driving a surface in a direction, for a distance, or along a path curve.
ExtrudeSrfAlongCrv
Creates a solid by driving a surface along a path curve.
ExtrudeSrfTapered
Creates a solid by driving a surface to a tapered polysurface.
ExtrudeSrfToPoint
Creates a solid by driving a surface to a point.
F
Fair
Removes large curvature variations in a curve while limiting the geometry changes to the specified tolerance.
Fillet
Fills the corner formed by two curves with an arc.
FilletCorners
Fillets the corners of polycurves and polylines with arcs of a single specified radius.
FilletEdge
Creates a tangent surface between polysurface edges with constant radius profile, trims the original surfaces, and joins the fillet surface to them.
FilletSrf
Creates a tangent surface between two surface edges with constant radius profile, trims the original surfaces, and joins the fillet surface to them.
FillMeshHole
Fills a selected hole in a polygon mesh object with triangular faces.
FillMeshHoles
Fills all holes in a polygon mesh object with triangular faces.
Fin
Creates a surface by extruding a curve on a surface, normal to the surface.
FitCrv
Reduces the number of curve control points while maintaining the curve's same general
shape.
FitSrf
Reduces the number of surface control points while maintaining the surface's same general shape. This command is slightly more intelligent than Rebuild but is not always the best choice.
FixedLengthCrvEdit
Allows editing a curve without changing its length. There is no other way to maintain length while editing a NURBS curve. They are infinitely stretchy.
FlatShade
Shades the current viewport with no smoothing so the individual render mesh faces are visible.
FlattenSrf
Creates curves from surface edges flattened onto the construction plane.
Flip
Reverse the normal direction of a curve or surface.
Flow
Deforms objects by re-aligning their control points based on one "backbone" curve to another.
"FlowAlongSrf""
Morphs objects from a source surface to a target surface.
FoldFace
Splits and rotates faces of a polysurface around an axis or line.
Fullscreen
Fills the monitor screen with the viewports hiding menus, status bar, toolbars, command prompt, and window title.
G
GCon
Analyzes and reports the geometric continuity between two curves.
GetUserText
Retrieves text information attached using the SetUserText command. This information can also be retrieved by .NET plug-ins and VisualBasic scripts.
GhostedViewport
Sets the display mode for surfaces and polysurfaces in the current viewport to be translucent.
GradientView
Displays a customizable color gradient as a viewport background.
Notes:
- Use the hyphened version (-GradientView) to configure the command.
- In V3, the gradient view only works in OpenGL based views. If "Display wireframe viewports" in the Rhino Options is set to "Windows", you will only see a gray window in wireframe views. In this "Windows" mode, the only way you'll see gradient backgrounds is in shaded views (Shaded, Rendered, X-Ray, Ghosted).
- In V4, gradients will show up in any kind of view... even in the print window. However, in V4, the command itself is still quite basic now that GradientView is built into the display pipeline. The current version of this command was just something that was thrown together for test purposes. The UI (options) will be addressed in the next few betas. This means that the View=ALL option will be added. [Jeff LaSor - 2005-11-25]
Grid
Sets grid properties from the command line.
Group
Creates a single unit from selected objects.
H
HandleCurve
Draws illustration-program-style chained Bézier curves.
Hatch
Creates a pattern of lines to fill a selected bounding curves.
HBar
Edit a curve or surface with Bézier curve style handlebars.
Heightfield
Creates a surface based on grayscale values of the colors in an image file.
Helix
Draws a helical curve.
Help
Opens the Help topic for the current command.
Hide
Conceals selected objects.
HideInDetail
Hides selected objects in a detail view.
HidePt
Conceals selected control points and edit points.
HideSwap
Conceals all visible objects and shows all previously hidden objects.
History
Turns recording and updating of history-aware objects on and off.
Transmit=Yes means that for example moving an object will not break it's history if it has any. That is, you can loft some curves together with history record and update on, and then adjust the resulting surface by editing the curves. If transmit is off, then if you move the surface, the connection is lost, if transmit is on when the surface is made, editing the curves will update the surface even if the surface has moved from its original position. Transmit is removed as an option as of beta 2006-01-18.
HistoryPurge
Removes history from an object and its children.
HistoryUpdate
Redefines the object based on editing its parents.
Hydrostatics
Calculates and reports hydrostatic values (wetted surface area, waterline length, maximum waterline beam, water plane area, and center of floatation for surfaces and polysurfaces.
Hyperbola
Draws a hyperbolic curve from coefficient values, foci, or vertices.
Hyperlink
Attaches a URL hyperlink to an object.
I
IgesStudy
Examine specific entities in an IGES file by limiting which portions of the IGES directory are parsed.
Import
Merges all objects from a Rhino or other supported format file into the current model.
ImportOptions
Restores selected application option settings from the saved file.
IncrementalSave
Saves sequentially numbered versions of your model.
Insert
Imports objects from a file with the option to place, scale, rotate, insert as a group, block, or individual objects.
InsertControlPoint
Adds control points in a curve or a row of control points on a surface.
InsertEditPoint
Adds edit points to a curve.
InsertKink
Adds kinks in a curve.
InsertKnot
Adds knots in a curve or surface.
InsertLineIntoCrv
Straightens a curve between selected locations.
InterpCrv
Draws a curve through selected locations in space.
InterpCrvOnSrf
Draws a curve through selected locations on a surface.
Intersect
Creates point objects or curves at the intersection of curves and surfaces.
Invert
Deselects all selected objects and selects all visible objects that were not previously selected.
InvertPt
Deselects all selected control or edit points and selects all visible control or edit points that were not previously selected.
J
Join
Connects objects together to form a single object: lines into polylines, curves into polycurves, surfaces and polysurfaces into polysurfaces or solids.
JoinEdge
Joins two naked edges of different surfaces or polysurfaces that are coincident or close together but are not within tolerance.
K
L
Lasso
Selects point objects,control points, and edit points by sketching an irregular shape around them.
Layer
Manages layer properties.
LayerStateManager
Saves the current state of layers to a file or restores the state of layers from a saved file.
Layout
Creates a print layout viewport.
LayoutProperties
Manages layout viewport properties.
Leader
Draws an annotation leader with arrowhead and attached text.
Length
Measures and reports the length of a curve or curves.
LimitReferenceModel
Limits the amount of reference geometry that is available to work on by purging the reference geometry that is not needed in the area of interest.
Line
Draws a single line segment from two points, normal to a surface, at a specified angle, perpendicular to the construction plane, using four points to establish direction and length, bisecting two lines, tangent to a curve, as an extension of a curve, and on both sides of the start point.
LinearLight
Inserts a light that imitates a fluorescent tube into the model.
Lines
Draws multiple adjoining line segments.
LineThroughPt
Fits a line through selected point objects.
LinetypeDisplay
Displays curves using their Linetype properties.
List
Reports technical information about the data structure of the selected objects.
LoadScript
Loads a RhinoScript.
Lock
Sets the state of selected objects so they can be seen and snapped to, but cannot be selected for editing.
LockSwap
Unlocks all locked objects and locks all visible objects that were not previously locked.
Loft
Creates a surface through selected profile curves that define the surface shape.
M
MacroEditor
Opens an edit window for macroscript creation and testing.
Maelstrom
Deforms objects by moving their control points in a spiral as if they were caught in a whirlpool.
Make2D
Project geometry to the construction plane to make a 2 D drawing.
MakeHole
Creates a hole in a surface using a closed curve to define the hole shape.
MakeNonPeriodic
Makes a periodic curve or surface non-periodic.
MakePeriodic
Makes a non-periodic curve or surface periodic.
MakeUniform
Changes a curve or surface so it is knot vector uniform.
MappingOff
Turns off the mapping widgets for all objects.
MappingOn
Displays the mapping widgets for the texture mapping on the specified channel.
Match
Adjusts the endpoints of two curves or surface edges to have position, tangent, or curvature continuity with another curve or surface edge.
MatchLayer
Changes the layer property of selected objects to correspond to the layer property of another selected object.
MatchMeshEdge
Moves face edges of an open mesh to meet adjacent face edges exactly so the mesh will be closed.
MatchSrf
Adjusts the edge of a surface to have position, tangent, or curvature continuity with another surface.
Maximize
Maximizes the Rhino application window.
MaxViewport
Maximizes a viewport.
MeanCurve
Creates a curve half-way between two input curves.
Merge2MeshFaces
Merges two triangular mesh faces that share an edge into one quadrangular face
MergeAllFaces
Combines all co-planar surfaces of a polysurface into one surface.
MergeEdge
Combines adjacent edges of the same simple surface into one edge.
MergeFace
Combines two co-planar surfaces in a polysurface into one surface.
MergeSrf
Combines two surfaces into one surface at untrimmed edges.
Mesh
Creates polygon meshes from NURBS surfaces or polysurfaces.
MeshBooleanDifference
Cuts away the shared areas of selected polygon meshes with another set of meshes.
MeshBooleanIntersection
Cuts away the unshared areas of selected polygon meshes.
MeshBooleanSplit
Cuts away shared areas of selected polygon meshes and creates separate meshes from the shared and unshared parts.
MeshBooleanUnion
Cuts away the shared areas of selected polygon meshes and creates a single mesh from the unshared areas.
MeshBox
Creates a solid box from a base rectangle and a height or from diagonal corners.
MeshCone
Draws a polygon mesh cone from the base circle and the apex location.
MeshCylinder
Creates a polygon mesh cylinder from a base circle and a length.
MeshEllipsoid
Creates a polygon mesh ellipsoid with options for from the corners of a bounding box, axis endpoints, from foci, and around a curve.
MeshFromPoints
Creates a mesh from selected points or point cloud.
MeshHeightfield
Creates a mesh based on grayscale values of the colors in an image file.
MeshIntersect
Creates a curve at the intersection of mesh objects.
MeshOutline
Creates a curve that is the view-based outline of the selected surfaces, polysurfaces or polygon mesh objects.
MeshPatch
Creates a mesh from curves and points.
MeshPlane
Creates a rectangular polygon mesh plane from corner points, two adjacent corners and an opposite location, perpendicular to the construction plane, or from a center.
MeshPolyline
Fills a closed polyline with a polygon mesh.
MeshSphere
Creates a polygon mesh sphere from a base circle, four points on the sphere, or fit through points.
MeshSplit
Divides a polygon mesh into parts with another object.
MeshTCone
Creates a polygon mesh cone, whose apex is truncated by a plane, from a base circle, second radius and height.
MeshToNURB
Converts each polygon in a polygon mesh into a trimmed planar NURBS surface. This means that it does not recreate any original smooth surface that might have been the source of the mesh. If used on a dense mesh it will take the command a long time to complete and will generate a very large, possibly unmanageable file. Also see the command Drape to get a temporary surface in the area you are interested in.
MeshTorus
Creates a mesh torus (donut shape) from a base circle and a second radius or diameter.
MeshTrim
Deletes selected portions of a mesh inside or outside where they are intersected
with another object.
Minimize
Minimizes the Rhino application window.
Mirror
Creates a mirror-image copy of objects.
ModelBasepoint
Sets a base point in a model that is used when inserting the modeling as a block definition.
Move
Moves objects from one specified location to another.
MoveCrv
Moves a polyline or polycurve sub-curve segment.
MoveEdge
Moves a polysurface edge and stretches adjacent faces to the moved face.
MoveHole
Moves or copies a hole cut in a planar surface. This works on a polysurface but only within a face of the polysurface.
MoveTargetToObjects
Moves a viewport target's position to the center of the bounding box of selected objects.
MoveUntrimmedEdge
Moves an untrimmed polysurface edge and stretches the adjacent faces to the moved edge.
MoveUntrimmedFace
Moves an untrimmed polysurface face and stretches the adjacent faces to the moved face.
MoveUVN
Moves selected surface control points along the surface u , v-, and normal directions.
MPlane
Sets the construction plane to a selected object and maintains the relationship between the construction plane and the object.
N
NamedCPlane
Manages the named construction planes list to save, restore, and edit named construction planes.
NamedPosition
Saves and restores the position of objects.
NamedView
Manages the named views list to save, restore, and edit named views.
NetworkSrf
Creates a surface from a network of curves.
New
Creates a new Rhino model based on a template.
NewFloatingViewport
Allows a Rhino viewport to be located outside the bounds of the main Rhino application window. This allows floating a viewport and dragging it on to another monitor.
NewViewport
Creates a new viewport using the default settings.
NextOrthoViewport
Makes the next viewport with orthogonal projection the active viewport.
NextPerspectiveViewport
Makes the next viewport with perspective projection the active viewport.
NextU
Selects the next surface control point in the positive u-direction.
NextV
Selects the next surface control point in the positive v direction.
NextViewport
Makes the next viewport the active viewport.
NextViewportToTop
Displays the next viewport in front of all other viewports.
NoEcho
Turns off echoing of script commands to the command history window.
Notes
Opens a window where text notes can be added to the model.
O
Offset
Copies a curve so that all locations on the copied curve are a specified distance from the original curve.
OffsetCrvOnSrf
Copies a curve on a surface so that all locations on the copied curve are a specified distance from the original curve and lie on the surface.
OffsetMesh
Copies a mesh so that all vertices on the copied mesh are a specified distance from the original mesh vertices.
OffsetNormal
Copies a curve on a surface in the normal direction of the surface so that all locations on the copied curve are a specified distance from the original curve.
OffsetSrf
Copies a surface so that all locations on the copied surface are a specified distance from the original surface.
OneLayerOff
Turns off a layer designated by selecting an object on the layer.
OneLayerOn
Turns a specified layer on and all other layers off.
Open
Opens an existing Rhino or other supported format file.
OpenGLInfo
Displays information about your computer's graphics card for technical support debugging.
OpenPolyline
Deletes a selected segment from a polyline.
OpenTutorialModels
Navigates to the folder where the installed Rhino tutorial models are located to use a tutorial model as a template for creating a new file.
Options
Manages Rhino global options.
OptionsPage
Opens the Options dialog box at the specified page.
Orient
Moves or copies, rotates, and scales objects using two reference and two target locations.
Orient3Pt
Moves or copies, rotates, and scales objects using three reference and three target locations.
OrientCameraToSrf
Moves a viewport's camera and target locations to align along a selected surface normal.
OrientCrvToEdge
Copies and aligns a curve to a surface edge.
OrientOnCrv
Moves or copies, and rotates objects along a curve using the curve direction for orientation.
OrientOnSrf
Moves or copies and rotates objects on a surface using the surface normal for orientation.
Ortho
Restricts the movement of the cursor to multiples of a specified angle from the last point created.
OrthoAngle
Sets the angle at which the movement of the cursor is restricted when ortho mode is active.
Osnap
Sets a persistent object snap from the command line.
P
PackTextures
Packs the mesh textures of meshes of the selected objects.
Pan
Shifts the location of the view left, right, up, or down parallel to the view plane.
Parabola
Draws a parabolic curve from the focus or vertex locations.
Paraboloid
Creates a parabolic surface from the focus or vertex locations.
Paste
Inserts objects from the Windows Clipboard.
Patch
Fits a surface through selected curves and point objects.
PatchSingleFace
Fills a mesh hole with a single mesh face.
Pause
Stops a microscript for user input.
PerspectiveAngle
Sets the viewport field-of-view angle.
PerspectiveMatch
Matches the perspective view to the image used as the viewport wallpaper.
PictureFrame
Creates a rectangular planar surface with the specified bitmap image attached as a texture.
Pipe
Creates a surface with a circular profile around a curve.
PlaceHole
Cuts holes in a planar surface based on a selected closed curve and a specified depth and location.
Plan
Sets the active view aligned to the negative z-direction of construction plane at 0,0, and sets the viewport projection to parallel.
Planar
Limits successive picked locations to the same construction plane elevation as the previous location.
PlanarMesh
Creates a planar mesh from a set of closed curves.
PlanarSrf
Creates a planar surface from planar curves that define the surface edges.
Plane
Draws a rectangular planar surface from specified corner locations, two adjacent corners and a distance, perpendicular to the construction plane, or from a center.
PlaneThroughPt
Fits a rectangular planar surface through point objects or a point cloud.
PlayAnimation
View the animation sequence in wireframe view.
Point
Draws a single point object at the specified location.
PointCloud
Creates a single object from selected point objects for selection and faster display.
PointCloudSection
Creates a planar curve by intersecting a plane with a cloud of points.
PointDeviation
Analyzes and reports the distance between selected points and a surface.
PointGrid
Draws a rectangular grid of point objects from specified corner locations, two adjacent corners and a distance, perpendicular to the construction plane, or from a center.
PointLight
Inserts a light object into the model that emits light from a single location in all directions (omni light).
Points
Draws multiple point objects.
PointsFromUV
Creates point objects by entering surface u- and v-coordinates.
PointsOff
Turns off control and edit point display.
PointsOn
Displays control points on curves and surfaces.
Polygon
Creates a polygonal polyline by the number of sides, inscribed or circumscribed around a circle, from an edge length, star shaped, perpendicular to the construction plane, or around a curve.
Polyline
Draws a multi-segment polyline consisting of line or arc segments.
PolylineOnMesh
Draws a multi-segment polyline on a polygon mesh object.
PopupMenu
Opens a menu with favorites and the most-recently-used commands at the cursor location.
PopupToolbar
Opens the named toolbar at the cursor location.
PrevU
Selects the surface control point in the negative u-direction.
PrevV
Selects the surface control point in the negative v-direction.
PrevViewport
Makes the previous viewport active.
Prints an image of the viewport contents.
PrintDisplay
Displays objects using their Print Color and Print Width properties.
PrintRenderWindow
Prints the image in the render window.
Project
Creates curves or points on a surface that are the intersections of the surface and curves or points projected toward the construction plane.
ProjectOsnap
Projects object snaps from the actual snap point to the construction plane.
ProjectToCPlane
Flattens objects onto the construction plane.
Properties
Manages object, material, light, text, and dimension properties.
PropertiesPage
Opens the Properties window at the specified page.
PtOffSelected
Turns off control and edit points for selected objects.
Pull
Creates curves and points on a surface that are the intersections of curve or points pulled toward a surface in the surface normal direction.
Purge
Deletes unused block definitions and layers from the model.
PurgeRefObjects
Purges any selected worksession reference objects from Rhino.
PushViewportToBack
Sends a named viewport behind all other viewports.
Pyramid
Creates a solid pyramid from a polygon base and a height.
Q
QuadrangulateMesh
Merges mesh triangles into quadrangles.
R
Radius
Measures and reports the radius of a curve at a specified point.
RailRevolve
Creates a surface by revolving a profile curve that defines the surface shape around a rail curve that defines the surface edge.
ReadCommandFile
Reads and executes a command script from a text file.
ReadEveryIgesEntity
Imports all IGES entities, regardless of type from the next imported IGES file.
ReadViewportsFromFile
Sets the viewport layout in the current model to match the layout in another Rhino model.
Rebuild
Reconstructs selected curves or surfaces to a specified degree specified and number of control points.
RebuildCrvNonUniform
Allows interactive modification of the curves to more closely match the original by spacing the control points non-uniformly.
RebuildEdges
Restores original 3-D surface edges that have been forced away from the surface through editing.
RebuildMesh
Strips texture coordinate, vertex colors, surface curvatures and surface parameters from a mesh and recreates only the face and vertex normals.
RebuildMeshNormals
Removes mesh normals and reconstructs the face and vertex normals based on the orientation of the faces.
RecordAnimation
Renders and saves each frame to the specified folder.
Rectangle
Draws a rectangular polyline from specified corner locations, two adjacent corners and a distance, perpendicular to the construction plane, from a center, and with rounded corners.
RectangularLight
Inserts into the model a rectangular light object that emits light from an array of light points in one direction.
Redo
Steps back through geometry changes activated by the Undo command.
RedoMultiple
Displays a list of geometry changes activated by the Undo command that can be selected.
RedoView
Steps back through view changes activated by the UndoView command.
ReduceMesh
Reduces the number of polygons in a polygon mesh and converts mesh quadrangles to triangles.
RefreshAllTextures
Reloads the texture files from disk and refreshes displays that are currently using the textures. Example of usage: if you load a scene that references non-existent textures, Rhino will flag those as non-existent. Now, if you copy the files from some other location over to where Rhino "was" looking, Rhino still won't see them because it's not looking for them anymore. Thus, running RefreshAllTextures will force Rhino to look at all textures again, and try to reload them.
RefreshShade
Clears the render mesh from selected objects so the shading refreshes.
ReleaseFromCage
Removes selected objects from the influence of a control object set up by the CageEdit command.
RemapCPlane
Reorients selected objects to a different construction plane.
RemoveControlPoint
Removes control points from a curve or a row of control points from a surface.
RemoveEdge
Untrims selected surface edges.
RemoveFlippedNormals
Reverses inconsistently oriented NURBS surface normals.
RemoveFromGroup
Detaches selected objects from their parent group.
RemoveKnot
Deletes knots from a curve or surface.
RemoveMappingChannel
Removes the specified mapping channels from an object.
RemoveMultiKnotSrf
Removes multiple but not fully-multiple knots from surfaces.
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Sweep2 surfaces (includes Blend surfaces which uses Sweep2 ) usually, and offset surfaces sometimes, are built with multiple knots, RemoveMultiKnotSrf removes these stacked knots if they are not fully multiple. Sweep2 for example will put two knots on top of one another in the V direction. Offsetting the surface adds knots so it can add a third knot to the two, and make the knot 'fully multiple' at that point, introducing a kink or potential kink, or crease to the the surface. This is where the offset can split into a polysurface.
The price you pay for removing the multi-knots is some loss in precision of the surface but in practice this is not a problem in most cases. Another advantage though is that if you intend to point edit the surface at all, the point count is greatly reduced (by a half-ish) by RemoveMultiKnotSrf.
The 'simple' option in V4's sweep dialog makes sweeps which do not have any of these multiple knots, but this option is only available in very restricted cases, when all the curves are perfectly matched and placed correctly. The usual behavior of Sweep2 allows accurate sweeps to be made from very diverse input.
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I've found that occasionally the structure of very dense sweep2 surfaces can get in the way of things- one thing to try, and it works in this case here, is to run the geek-command RemoveMultiKnotSrf on sweeps if they misbehave, than try again. It is annoying in that it untrims the surfaces and you need to retrim them, but the fillet works fine afterwards. RemoveMultiKnotSrf should be used with some caution because it changes the surface- usually microscopically but nevertheless something to be aware of. On very dense surfaces like this I think there is no loss. [Pascal - 2005-10-25]
Render
Renders the current viewport in the render window using the settings for the current renderer.
RenderedViewport
Sets the current viewport shaded mode to an OpenGL simulation of the rendered view.
RenderInWindow
Renders a selected area of the current viewport, in the render window, at viewport resolution.
RenderPreview
Renders the current viewport, in the render window, using the resolution setting for current renderer, while all other settings minimize render time.
RenderPreviewInWindow
Renders a selected area of the current viewport, in the render window, using the resolution setting for current renderer, while all other settings minimize render time.
RenderPreviewWindow
Renders a selected area of the current viewport, in the viewport, at viewport resolution, using settings that minimize render time.
RenderWindow
Renders a selected area of the current viewport, in the viewport, at viewport resolution.
Reparameterize
Recalculates an object's parameter space to be roughly the same size as its 3-D geometry. Useful for texturing and achieving better looking meshes.
Rescue3dmFile
Recovers data from damaged Rhino files.
Restore
Restores the Rhino application window from being minimized or maximized.
Revolve
Creates a surface by revolving a profile curve that defines the surface shape around
an axis.
RevolvedHole
Creates holes in a polysurface by revolving a profile curve that defines the surface shape around an axis and subtracting the hole volume from the polysurface.
RhinoMail
Sends email from inside Rhino.
Rib
Creates rib geometry by offsetting a curve on a surface and extruding both curves toward a boundary.
Ribbon
Creates a surface by offsetting a curve and creating a ruled surface in the area between the two curves.
Rotate
Rotates objects around a specified axis point perpendicular to the current construction plane.
Rotate3D
Rotates objects around a specified axis in 3-D space.
RotateCamera
Rotates the view around the camera.
RotateEdge
Rotates polysurface edges around an axis.
RotateFace
Rotates a polysurface face around an axis.
RotateHole
Rotates a hole in a planar surface around an axis.
RotateView
Rotates the view camera around the target.
RoundHole
Creates circular holes in surfaces or polysurfaces.
Run
Runs another application from inside Rhino.
RunScript
Run a VB script.
S
Save
Saves the current model.
SaveAs
Saves the current model with a different name, closes the current model, and opens the new model.
SaveAsTemplate
Saves the model as a template file.
SaveRenderWindowAs
Saves the image in the render window to a file.
SaveSmall
Saves geometry objects without render or analysis meshes.
Scale
Changes the size of selected objects uniformly in the x-, y-, and z-directions.
Scale1D
Changes the size of selected objects in one direction.
Scale2D
Changes the size of selected objects in two directions.
ScaleEdge
Changes the length of planar surface or polysurface face edges.
ScaleNU
Changes the size of selected objects in three directions using different lengths for each direction.
ScreenCaptureToClipboard
Saves an image of the current viewport with borders and viewport titles to the Windows Clipboard.
ScreenCaptureToFile
Saves an image of the current viewport with borders and viewport titles as a bitmap file.
Section
Creates a planar curve resulting from the intersection of a defined cutting plane through a surface or polysurface.
SelAll
Selects all visible objects.
SelBadObjects
Selects all visible objects that have errors.
SelBlockInstance
Select all visible block instances.
SelBlockInstanceNamed
Select all visible block instances of a specified name.
SelBox
Select by surrounding objects with a 3-dimensional box. Draw the selection box using the same options as the Box command.
SelCaptives
Selects captive objects set up using the CageEdit command.
SelChain
Selects curve or surface edges that touch end-to-end.
SelChildren
Selects child objects of the currently selected objects.
SelClosedCrv
Selects all visible closed curves.
SelClosedMesh
Selects all visible closed mesh objects.
SelClosedPolysrf
Selects all visible closed polysurfaces.
SelClosedSrf
Selects all visible closed surfaces.
SelColor
Selects all visible objects of a specified color.
SelConnected
Adds adjacent curve or surface control points to the currently selected control points.
SelControls
Selects control objects set up using the CageEdit command.
SelCrossing
Selects visible objects enclosed or crossed by a crossing selection rectangle.
SelCrv
Selects all visible curves.
SelDim
Selects all visible dimensions.
SelDot
Selects all visible annotation dots.
SelDup
Selects all visible objects that are geometrically identical.
SelDupAll
Selects all visible objects that are geometrically identical, including the original.
Select
Selects objects.
SelGroup
Selects a group with a specified name.
SelID
Selects an object with a specified object ID number.
SelLast
Selects the most-recently-created objects.
SelLayer
Selects all visible objects on a specified layer.
SelLayerNumber
Selects objects by layer number.
SelLeader
Select all leaders.
SelLight
Selects all visible lights.
SelMaterialName
Selects all visible objects with the same render material name.
SelMesh
Selects all visible polygon mesh objects.
SelNakedMeshEdgePt
Selects all visible vertices at unwelded polygon mesh edges.
SelName
Selects visible objects with a specified name.
Since beta 3 of RH4.0, this command also selects all the control points of the named object when its points are on.
SelNone
Deselects all selected objects.
SelObjectsWithHistory
Selects objects that have history.
SelOpenCrv
Selects all visible open curves.
SelOpenMesh
Selects all visible open polygon mesh objects.
SelOpenPolysrf
Selects all visible open polysurfaces.
SelOpenSrf
Selects all visible open surfaces.
SelParents
Selects parent objects of the currently selected objects.
SelPolyline
Selects all visible polylines.
SelPolysrf
Selects all visible polysurfaces.
SelPrev
Re-selects objects used in the last command.
SelPt
Selects all visible point objects, control points, and edit points.
SelPtCloud
Selects all visible point cloud objects.
SelShortCrv
Selects all visible curves shorter than a specified length.
SelSrf
Selects all visible surfaces.
SelText
Select all text.
SelTrimmedSrf
Selects all visible trimmed surfaces.
SelU
Selects all visible surface control points in the u-direction from currently selected control points.
SelUntrimmedSrf
Selects all visible untrimmed surfaces.
SelUV
Selects all visible surface control points in the u-and v-directions from currently selected control points.
SelV
Selects all visible surface control points in the v-direction from currently selected control points.
SelVisible
Selects objects with a crossing selection that would be visible in the active viewport if the viewport were shaded.
SelWindow
Selects all visible objects entirely enclosed by a selection rectangle.
SetActiveViewport
Sets the active viewport to a specified named viewport.
SetCurrentRenderPlugin
Sets the current rendering plug-in application.
SetDisplayMode
Sets a specific display mode from the list of existing built-in and customized display modes.
SetFlyThroughAnimation
Looks ahead as the camera moves along the path.
SetGroupName
Names a selected group.
SetIgesLayerLevelMap
Controls the correspondence between Rhino layers and IGES levels on IGES import and export from the command line or a script.
SetLayerLinetype
Sets the linetype option for a specified layer.
SetLayerToObject
Makes the layer of a selected object the current layer.
SetLinetype
Sets the curve linetype.
SetLinetypeScale
Sets the global linetype scale.
SetMaximizedViewport
Maximizes the viewport of a specified name.
SetObjectDisplayMode
Assigns separate display attributes to individual objects, regardless of mode the viewport is in.
SetObjectName
Object names are stored in the Rhino 3DM file and exported to file formats that accept object names.
SetOneDaySunAnimation
A daily sun study moves the sun across the sky to show how the shadows change on a given day.
SetOrtho
Turns Ortho mode on, off, or toggles the current state.
SetPathAnimation
Moves the camera, target, or both.
SetPlanar
Turns Planar mode on, off, or toggles the current state.
SetPt
Moves objects (especially points and control points) to a specified location in the x-, y- and/or z-directions.
SetRedrawOff
Disables screen redraw, construction plane or camera changes during scripts.
SetRedrawOn
Enables screen redraw, construction plane or camera changes during scripts.
SetSeasonalSunAnimation
Shows shadows at the same time of day throughout the week, month, or year.
SetSnap
Turns grid snap on, off, or toggles the current state.
SetSpotlightToView
Sets a spotlight direction to match the viewport camera direction.
SetTurntableAnimation
Rotate once around the current target point.
SetUserText
Attaches text information to an object.
SetView
Changes the view to a standard view (top, bottom, left, right, front, back, or perspective) of the current construction plane or the world coordinate system.
SetViewToSpotlight
Sets the view match a spotlight direction.
SetWorkingDirectory
Sets the folder where Rhino saves its temporary files.
SetZoomExtentsBorder
Sets the amount of blank space between objects and the viewport edges when the Zoom command, Extents option is used.
Shade
Shades the viewport temporarily. This is not a "Working Mode" and allows you to set the following parameters: DisplayMode (Shaded, Rendered, Ghosted, or Flat), DrawCurves (yes/no), DrawWires (yes/no), DrawGrid (yes/no), DrawAxes (yes/no), Background (color).
ShadedViewport
Sets the viewport to display all surfaces, polysurfaces, and meshes in shaded mode.
ShadeSelected
Sets the viewport display mode to shade only selected surfaces, polysurfaces, and meshes.
Shear
Deforms an object by moving its control points at a specified angle, parallel to the construction plane.
ShearFace
Deforms a surface or polysurface face by shifting it at a specified angle.
ShortPath
Creates the shortest possible curve (geodesic) between two points on a surface.
Show
Shows all hidden objects.
ShowEdges
Highlights edges of surfaces and polysurfaces.
ShowEdgesOff
Turns off edge display and closes the Edge Analysis dialog box.
ShowInDetail
Shows hidden objects in a detail view.
ShowOsnap
Turns the Osnap toolbar on, off, or toggles the current state.
ShowPt
Shows all hidden control and edit points.
ShowSelected
Shows selected hidden objects.
ShowToolbar
Shows the specified toolbar.
ShrinkTrimmedSrf
Contracts the underlying untrimmed surface close to trimming boundaries.
ShrinkTrimmedSrfToEdge
Contracts the underlying untrimmed surface as close as possible to the trimming boundaries.
Silhouette
Creates curves that are the view-based outline of the region covered by the selected surface or polysurface.
SimplifyCrv
Combines co-linear line segments and co-circular arc segments.
Sketch
Draws a curve by dragging the mouse.
SketchUpImportOptions
Specifies how SketchUp geometry is read into Rhino.
Slab
Offsets a polyline, extrudes and caps the result to create a solid.
Smash
Unrolls a surface without restriction to single-directional curvature.
Smooth
Averages the positions of curve and surface control points and mesh vertices in a specified region.
Snap
Toggles grid snap mode.
SnapSize
Sets the grid snap spacing in Rhino units.
SoftEditCrv
Moves the curve area surrounding a selected point smoothly relative to the distance from selected point.
SoftEditSrf
When editing surface control points, moves the control points surrounding the selected points smoothly relative to the distance from selected point.
SoftMove
Moves objects relative to a center of move with a falloff curve. Objects farther from the move center will move less than objects nearer the center.
Sphere
Creates a solid sphere from a center and radius, two points on the diameter, three points on the diameter, tangent to curves, around a curve, through four points on the surface, or fit through point objects.
Spiral
Draws a spiral curve.
Split
Divides objects into parts using other objects as cutters.
SplitDisjointMesh
Divides into separate mesh objects meshes that do not connect, but are still one object.
SplitEdge
Divides a surface edge at a designated point.
SplitFace
Divides a planar face of a polysurface with a curve.
SplitMeshEdge
Divides a mesh edge to create two or more triangles.
SplitMeshWithCurve
Pulls a selected curve to a mesh object and uses the curve to divide the mesh.
SplitViewportHorizontal
Divides a viewport horizontally into two viewports.
SplitViewportVertical
Divides a viewport vertically into two viewports.
Splop
Copies, rotates, scales, and wraps objects on a surface, like pottery sprigging or appliqué.
Spotlight
Inserts a spotlight object into the model.
SrfControlPtGrid
Creates a surface from a grid of specified locations for the surface control points.
SrfPt
Creates a surface from specified corner points.
SrfPtGrid
Creates a surface from a grid of specified locations on the surface.
SrfSeam
Changes the location on a closed surface where the start and end edges of the surface meet.
Note that it will not maintain the point structure. For revolved surfaces it may therefore be better to rotate the object.
StepTREE
Browses the structure of a STEP file.
Stretch
Deforms an object by scaling selected portions in one direction.
SubCrv
Trims a curve by specifying two points on the curve.
SwapMeshEdge
Transposes the corners of mesh triangles that share an edge.
SwapView
Exchanges the views in two viewports with one another.
Sweep1
Creates a surface through profile curves that define the surface shape and one curve that defines a surface edge.
Sweep2
Creates a surface through profile curves that define the surface shape and two curves that define the surface edges.
Symmetry
Mirrors curves and surfaces, makes the mirrored half tangent to the original, and then when the original object is edited, the mirrored half updates to match the original.
SynchronizeCPlanes
Updates all viewports to standard views based on a selected construction plane.
SynchronizeViews
Sets the camera lens length of all parallel projection viewports to match the current viewport.
T
Taper
Deforms an object by moving its control points toward a specified axis.
TCone
Creates a solid cone, whose apex is truncated by a plane, from a base circle, second radius and height.
Text
Creates two-dimensional annotation text blocks.
TextObject
Creates text-shaped curves, surfaces, or polysurfaces based on TrueType fonts.
ThicknessAnalysis
Uses a false-color display to evaluate the thickness of a mesh.
ThicknessAnalysisOff
Turns the ThicknessAnalysis display off.
TiltView
Rotates the view around the axis formed by the line between the view camera and target.
ToggleFloatingViewport
Toggles the Rhino viewport type between a normal viewport docked and a floating viewport.
Toolbar
Manages the toolbar layout.
Torus
Creates a solid torus (donut shape).
TriangulateMesh
Splits all planar quadrangular polygon mesh faces into two triangular mesh faces.
TriangulateNonPlanarQuads
Splits all non-planar quadrangular polygon mesh faces into two triangular mesh faces.
Trim
Deletes selected portions of an object inside or outside where they are intersected with another object.
Tube
Creates a closed cylinder with a concentric cylindrical hole.
Turntable
Continuously rotates a view around the viewport target point.
Twist
Deforms objects by rotating its control points around an axis.
U
Undo
Reverses recent changes to objects.
UndoMultiple
Provides a list of recent commands to reverse.
UndoSelected
Reverses recent changes for a selected object only.
UndoView
Reverses recent view changes.
Ungroup
Removes the group status from a selected group.
UnifyMeshNormals
Changes the normal direction of the faces in a mesh object so they all point in a consistent direction.
Unlock
Unlock all locked objects.
UnlockSelected
Unlocks selected locked objects.
UnpackTextures
Unpacks the textures of selected meshes.
UnrollSrf
Flattens a surface or polysurface to a plane.
Untrim
Removes trims and surfaces joined at the trim curves from a surface.
Unweld
Adds texture mapping coordinate information to each shared mesh vertex.
UnweldEdge
Adds texture mapping coordinate information to each shared mesh vertex on a selected
edge.
V
VariableBlendSrf
Creates a blend surface between surface edges with varying radius values, trims the original surfaces faces, and joins the resulting surfaces.
VariableChamferSrf
Creates a chamfer surface between surface edges with varying distance values, trims the original surfaces faces, and joins the resulting surfaces.
VariableFilletSrf
Creates a tangent surface between surface edges with varying radius values, trims the original surfaces faces, and joins the resulting surfaces.
VariableOffsetSrf
Copies a surface so that all locations at the corners of the copied surface are specified distances from the original surface.
ViewCaptureToClipboard
Saves an image of the current view to the Windows Clipboard.
ViewCaptureToFile
Saves an image of the current view to a file.
ViewFirstFrame
Go to the first frame in an animation.
ViewFrameNumber
Go to the specified frame number in an animation.
ViewLastFrame
Go to the last frame in an animation.
ViewNextFrame
Go to the next frame in an animation.
ViewPreviousFrame
Go to the previous frame in an animation.
ViewportProperties
Manages viewport properties: camera, display, lens length, projection, size, target, title, wallpaper.
ViewportTabs
Displays a tab control UI along the viewport edge.
Volume
Calculates and reports the volume of a closed surface, polysurface, or mesh.
VolumeCentroid
Calculates and reports the volume centroid of a closed surface or polysurface.
VolumeMoments
Calculates and reports the volume moments of inertia of a closed surface or polysurface.
W
WalkAbout
Toggles the viewport navigation between WalkAbout mode and normal navigation mode. WalkAbout mode changes the way the mouse actions, the arrow keys and the Shift and Ctrl mouse combinations work.
WebBrowser
Adds an HTML file or web addresses as a Document Property to a 3DM file.
Weight
Edits the weight of a curve or surface control point.
Weld
Removes texture mapping coordinate information from all shared mesh vertices.
WeldEdge
Removes texture mapping coordinate information from each shared mesh vertex on a selected edge.
WeldVertices
Removes texture mapping coordinate information from each selected mesh vertex.
What
Reports object properties details in a separate window.
WireCut
Trims a polysurface with a curve similar to cutting foam with a heated wire.
WireframeViewport
Sets the viewport display to surfaces and polysurfaces in unshaded wireframe mode.
Worksession
Open an existing model as reference geometry.
X,Y,Z
XRayViewport
Shades surfaces, polysurfaces, and meshes with isoparametric curves not obscured objects in front.
Zebra
Maps stripes onto surfaces for analysis.
ZebraOff
Turns off Zebra analysis and closes the Zebra dialog box.
Zoom
Zooms the current view in and out.
Zoom1to1Calibrate
Calibrates the screen for the Zoom command, 1To1 option.
ZoomLens
Adjusts the lens length of the viewport camera in a perspective view.
ZoomNaked
Finds and marks naked edges.