ScriptEditor Command Options
ScriptEditor command has a few options that could be used in macros. Run _-ScriptEditor command in Rhino prompt to see these options (- is for non-interactive mode, and _ ensures command works in all Rhino UI languages. See Command Macros & Scripting for more):
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Edit (E): This is the default option when running ScriptEditor command in Rhino. It opens the standalone Script Editor and initialized all languages.
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Run (R): Runs given script using the new scripting infrastructure in Rhino 8. It can run scripts or script files of any supported language.
- Browse (B): Using this suboption, allows to browse and select a script file
- Run a script file in a macro this way 👉
_-ScriptEditor _R "C:\path\to\script.py" - Run a script in a macro this way 👇. Note that the language specifier (
#! python 3,#! python 2, or// #! csharp) is necessary so the command can determine which language to run the script with:
_-ScriptEditor _R (
#! python 3
print("Hello Rhino")
)
- Open (O):: Opens given script file in ScriptEditor
- Browse (B): Using this suboption, allows to browse and open a script file
- Open a script file to edit this way 👉
_-ScriptEditor _O "C:\path\to\script.py"
Script Search Paths
Normally you have specify the full script path in a macro like _-ScriptEditor _R "C:\path\to\HelloWorld.py" to run the script. However, you can place your most common scripts under a directory, and add the path of that directory to Rhino File Search Paths. When search paths are set up, you can run _-ScriptEditor _R "HelloWorld.py" and the command can find the script under specified search paths.
Please note that Python Module Search Paths are not searched for scripts. They are purely to search and find python modules.
