{"id":17341,"date":"2024-11-30T14:00:14","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T03:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eprhino.com\/en\/?p=17341"},"modified":"2025-02-08T16:15:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T05:15:31","slug":"new-rhino8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eprhino.com\/en\/new-rhino8\/","title":{"rendered":"New in Rhino 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Commands and Features in Rhino 8<\/h1>\n

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AddObjectsToBlock<\/a><\/h5>\n

Adds objects to an existing embedded block definition.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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AutoAlignCPlane<\/a><\/h5>\n

Turns on\/off Auto CPlane and manages the related options.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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BakeMapping<\/a><\/h5>\n

Creates a new texture image by mapping a texture from a UV mesh to another.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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ClearClippingSections<\/a><\/h5>\n

Clears the clipping state of one or more clipping widgets in one or more views.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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ClippingDrawings<\/a><\/h5>\n

Extracts sections and background geometry of clipping planes to generate 2D drawings on the World Top plane at the picked locations.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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ClippingPlaneProperties<\/a><\/h5>\n

Manages the\u00a0properties of a Clipping Plane<\/a>\u00a0in Command-line.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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ClippingSections<\/a><\/h5>\n

Creates clipping planes that cut through selected objects with settings to define direction, depth, label, and save section views as\u00a0Named Views<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Containers<\/a><\/h5>\n

Opens the Containers dialog box to manage the panels or toolbars in containers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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CreateUniqueBlock<\/a><\/h5>\n

The CreateUniqueBlock command duplicates the block definition of a block instance and changes the block instance to reference the new block definition.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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EditClippingDrawings<\/a><\/h5>\n

Updates the option settings for existing clipping drawings.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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ExportClippingDrawings<\/a><\/h5>\n

Saves clipping drawings of selected clipping planes to separate Rhino (.3dm) or .dwg files.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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ExportClippingSectionInfo<\/a><\/h5>\n

Creates a .csv file listing sections with basic location and area calculations for sections that have clipping drawings associated with them.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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ExportLinkedBlocks<\/a><\/h5>\n

Saves all the\u00a0Linked<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Embedded and Linked<\/a>\u00a0block definitions in the current model to a zip file.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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ExportRuiFile<\/a><\/h5>\n

Merges the original toolbars of the selected .rui file and its customized toolbars into a new rui file.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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ExtractClippingSections<\/a><\/h5>\n

Duplicates the section boundaries and fills from the objects clipped by the selected clipping plane as curves and hatches.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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ExtractClippingSlices<\/a><\/h5>\n

Extracts 3D slices of clipped model objects from clipping planes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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FileExplorer<\/a><\/h5>\n

Opens the\u00a0File Explorer<\/a>\u00a0panel that can access any types of files on the computer.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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FilletSrfCrv<\/a><\/h5>\n

Creates a fillet surface between a surface and a curve.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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FilletSrfToRail<\/a><\/h5>\n

Creates a surface blending between a surface and a curve referencing the curvature of another surface.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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FitCurveToSurface<\/a><\/h5>\n

Projects or pulls a curve onto a surface and transfers the knot parameterization in the U or V direction to the new curve.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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GumballDynamicRelocate<\/a><\/h5>\n

Allows relocating Gumball by dragging one of its controls.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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HighlightObjectLayers<\/a><\/h5>\n

Selects the layers of selected objects when the Layer panel is visible.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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JoinCopy<\/a><\/h5>\n

Duplicates the selected objects and joins the duplicates.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Linetypes<\/a><\/h5>\n

The Linetypes command shows document linetype definitions in a tabbed panel.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Macros<\/a><\/h5>\n

Opens the Macro Library dialog box to manage the macros in the default toolbars or\u00a0linked rui files<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Menus<\/a><\/h5>\n

Opens the\u00a0Menu Editor<\/a>\u00a0window.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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NestedClippingDrawing<\/a><\/h5>\n

Projects object sections from 3D space to the World XY-plane, on the current layer, with user-specified spacing and arrangement.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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PushPull<\/a><\/h5>\n

Extrudes a polysurface face to interactively add or remove volumes on the polysurface.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Reset<\/a><\/h5>\n

Restores the window layout, toolbars, or all settings to the initial state of the Rhino app.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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SaveACopy<\/a><\/h5>\n

Saves the current Rhino model, including unsaved data, to a new 3dm file. The current date and time will be added to the file name.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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SaveClippingSectionCPlanes<\/a><\/h5>\n

Saves\u00a0Named CPlanes<\/a>\u00a0using the names and orientations of selected clipping planes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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SaveClippingSectionViews<\/a><\/h5>\n

Saves the views of selected clipping sections to the\u00a0Named Views<\/a>\u00a0panel.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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SaveWindowLayout<\/a><\/h5>\n

Saves the current arrangement of containers, panels, and toolbars to a new custom Window Layout.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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ScriptEditor<\/a><\/h5>\n

Opens the\u00a0Script Editor<\/a>\u00a0window for Python and C# programing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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SelClippingPlaneInViewport<\/a><\/h5>\n

Selects the clipping planes that clip the current model or detail viewport.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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SelFacesToBoundary<\/a><\/h5>\n

Selects SubD or mesh faces surrounded by selected faces, borders, or both.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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SelMirroredBlocks<\/a><\/h5>\n

Selects the block instances that were mirrored or scaled with a negative factor.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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SelSubDEdges<\/a><\/h5>\n

Selects different types of edges on selected SubDs.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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SetCustomLinetype<\/a><\/h5>\n

Edits an\u00a0object’s custom linetype properties<\/a>\u00a0in a floating dialog.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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ShrinkWrap<\/a><\/h5>\n

Creates a mesh wrapping around the selected geometry including NURBS surfaces, SubDs, meshes, pointclouds, and point objects.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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SplitRefitSurface<\/a><\/h5>\n

Splits a surface using a curve, and refits the two parts so that the edges from the split operation become untrimmed edges of two surfaces.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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SubDCrease<\/a><\/h5>\n

Adds weight-blended soft crease edges to SubDs.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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SubDSpinEdge<\/a><\/h5>\n

Rotates a picked SubD edge by marching each end to the next vertex simultaneously.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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ToggleLeftSidebar<\/a><\/h5>\n

Show or hide the left sidebar of the Rhino window.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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ToggleRightSidebar<\/a><\/h5>\n

Show or hide the right sidebar of the Rhino window.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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UpdateClippingDrawings<\/a><\/h5>\n

Updates clipping drawings to reflect changes in the clipped geometry.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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ViewClippingSections<\/a><\/h5>\n

Aligns the view and\/or construction plane of a viewport to match the selected clipping section plane.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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WindowLayout<\/a><\/h5>\n

Opens the Window Layouts dialog box to list, save, restore, export, or import arrangement of containers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Enhancements and new options<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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4View:<\/span>\u00a0Added\u00a0First Angle Projection<\/a>\u00a0option.\u00a0(RH-73266<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Animation:<\/span><\/p>\n

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