Overview

I've created a plugin (hurrah for Monkey!) from the most useful of the scripts that I've written, and a toolbar to go with it. The download link is at the bottom of the page. If you'd like a copy of the original scripts, just email me!

Commands

The commands currently available in the PetersTools plug-in are as follows:

BOM and object properties tools:

1. BOM - Calculates object weights based on density and exports object notes and other attributes to an excel spreadsheet. (note: objects need to have a 'real material' assigned in order to do the weight calculations.)
2. SetRealMaterial - Allows you to assign a material to objects (includes a way to create custom materials!)
3. SetObjectNote - Lets you add text to an object. This info is also output when using the "BOM" command
4. SelObjectsWithNoObjectNote - Select objects that don't have any object notes associated with them.
5. SelObjectsWithNoRealMaterial - Select objects that don't have any real material assigned to them.
6. SelUnnamed - Selects all unnamed objects.
7. MatchObjectNote - Matches object notes.
8. MatchRealMaterial - Matches object real materials.
9. NameObjects - Lets you name a bunch of objects in serial fashion (brings up a box for each object one by one.)

Geometry-creating or editing tools:

1. MagicCap - Creates a planar surface from any selection of curves and/or surface edges. Click to see how it works!
2. JoinCurvesByClosestEnds - Joins two curves by closest ends by adding two straight lines.
3. QuickCage - Click one of 15 numbers (1 through 16) on the command line, and the tool creates a bounding-box cage around your object with that many points in each direction. Great for quick edits.
4. SplitBoth - Splits two sets of surfaces with each other.
5. SplitWithEdgesAndCurves - Script that basically automates typing in 'crv' after picking the split command.
6. TrimAtLine - Prompts you to draw a line to use as a trim line, pick whatever you want to trim, then right-click to delete the line.
7. TrimAtZero - Same, but starts line at 0,0
8. SetX - Flattens an object in the X direction.
9. SetX_To_0 - Flattens an object in the X direction to 0.
10. SetY - Flattens an object in the Y direction.
11. SetY_To_0 - Flattens an object in the Y direction to 0.
12. SetZ - Flattens an object in the Z direction.
13. SetZ_To_0 - Flattens an object in the Z direction to 0.

File utilities:

1. BatchSaveSmall - Lets you automate saving a folder of Rhino files small (including subfolders, optionally)
2. Open3dmFileInNewWorkspace - Opens a Rhino file without closing the currently open rhino file.
3. OpenSelectedInNewWorkspace - Opens the currently selected objects in a new Rhino window.
4. PickScriptFromFolder - This script creates a list of the scripts that are on your computer (well, in your search paths)

Project timer tools:

1. SetProjectNumber - Allows you to enter a project number as a bit of document data.
2. TimerOpen - Opens file with the data about when you started & stopped your projects.
3. TimerStart - Starts a timer (based on the project number & your computer's clock.)
4. TimerStop - Stops the timer. (thanks to David Rutten for help on these timer scripts.)

Misc tools:

1. DotWithData - Adds annotation dots with part names or real materials or object volumes to all parts. (Thanks to David Rutten for a function that I used in this script to find the 'middle' of the objects.)
2. HideCurves - Hides all visible curves.
3. HidePoints - Hides all visible points.
4. ZoomToUnlocked - Zooms to all unlocked objects ('normal' objects)
5. ZoomToUnlockedAll - Same as zoom to unlocked, but all views

Installation

1. Copy the "PetersTools.rhp" file to your "Rhinoceros 4.0\Plug-ins" folder.
2. Copy the "PetersTools.tb" file to wherever you like to keep toolbars.
3. Start Rhino.
4. Run "PluginManager" and press the install button. Browse to your "Rhinoceros 4.0\Plug-ins" directory and select "PetersTools.rhp".
5. Load the toolbar that you saved.

Please note: there is an issue when running scripts that are compiled with Monkey when you are also running the T-splines plugin. I have not heard of any crashes related to this, just failure of tools to work, but be cautious and save often.

Download V1.22 of PetersTools

E-mail me with your questions and feedback on this plug-in.