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:
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. See next tool...)
RealMaterialTools - Includes options to set a real material to objects (includes a way to create custom materials, but comes with some plastics already in there), match real materials, select objects with no real material, or delete real material data from selected objects (I plan to expand this with more options at some point.)
ObjectNoteTools - Includes options to set an object note to objects, match object notes, select objects with no object notes, or delete notes from objects (I plan to expand this with more options at some point.)
SelUnnamed - Selects all unnamed objects.
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:
MagicCap - Creates a planar surface from any selection of curves and/or surface edges. Click to see how it works!
JoinCurvesByClosestEnds - Joins two curves by closest ends by adding two straight lines.
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.
SplitBoth - Splits two sets of surfaces with each other.
SplitWithEdgesAndCurves - Script that basically automates typing in 'crv' after picking the split command.
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.
TrimAtZero - Same, but starts line at 0,0
SetX - Flattens an object in the X direction.
SetX_To_0 - Flattens an object in the X direction to 0.
SetY - Flattens an object in the Y direction.
SetY_To_0 - Flattens an object in the Y direction to 0.
SetZ - Flattens an object in the Z direction.
SetZ_To_0 - Flattens an object in the Z direction to 0.
File utilities:
BatchSaveSmall - Lets you automate saving a folder of Rhino files small (including subfolders, optionally)
Open3dmFileInNewWorkspace - Opens a Rhino file without closing the currently open rhino file.
OpenSelectedInNewWorkspace - Opens the currently selected objects in a new Rhino window.
PickScriptFromFolder - This script creates a list of the scripts that are on your computer (well, in your search paths)
Project timer tools:
SetProjectNumber - Allows you to enter a project number as a bit of document data.
TimerOpen - Opens file with the data about when you started & stopped your projects.
TimerStart - Starts a timer (based on the project number & your computer's clock.)
TimerStop - Stops the timer. (thanks to David Rutten for help on these timer scripts.)
Misc tools:
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.)
HideCurves - Hides all visible curves.
HidePoints - Hides all visible points.
ZoomToUnlocked - Zooms to all unlocked objects ('normal' objects)
ZoomToUnlockedAll - Same as zoom to unlocked, but all views
Installation
Copy the "PetersTools.rhp" file to your "Rhinoceros 4.0\Plug-ins" folder.
Copy the "PetersTools.tb" file to wherever you like to keep toolbars.
Start Rhino.
Run "PluginManager" and press the install button. Browse to your "Rhinoceros 4.0\Plug-ins" directory and select "PetersTools.rhp".
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.
