Overview
The RhinoScriptSyntax module contains hundreds of easy-to-use functions that perform a variety of operations on Rhino. The library allows Python to be aware of Rhino’s:
- Geometry
- Commands
- Document objects
- Application methods
To make these methods easy-to-use, all RhinoScriptSyntax methods return simple Python variables or Python List-based data structures. Thus, once you are familiar with Python, you will be able to use any and all functions in the RhinoScriptSyntax methods library.
Importing RhinoScriptSyntax
Before using RhinoScriptSyntax a line must be added to the top of each Python file to allow access to RhinoScriptSyntax:
import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs
The import above not only imports the library, but also renames the module to rs.. This is done to just make it easier to type when accessing the methods in RhinoScriptSyntax. Access to the methods can now be made by starting methods with ‘rs.’. For example, accessing the AddCircle() method in the RhinoScriptSyntax module can be used to create a circle:
import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs
centerpoint = [1, 2, 4]
rs.AddCircle( centerpoint, 5.0 )
Geometry
Rhino is a 3D modeler, therefore creating and modifying geometry is key to developing in Rhino. Here are the primitive geometry types of Rhino:
Creating, accessing and manipulating geometry is one of the first places RhinoScriptSyntax is used. Simple geometry such as points, lines, and planes can be described with lists in Python. More complicated geometry objects such as NURBS curves, Surfaces and Poly-surfaces can be created by Rhino and referenced by an object ID in RhinoScriptSyntax.
