# \_Dot unknown command

**URL:** <https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/-dot-unknown-command/27706>\
**Category:** Serengeti (Rhino BETA)\
**Created:** [December 18, 2015, 10:38am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/-dot-unknown-command/27706 "2015-12-18T10:38:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 17\
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**Author:** ![Charles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/charles/32/747625_2.png) [@Charles](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Charles)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2015, 10:38am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/-dot-unknown-command/27706/1 "2015-12-18T10:38:08Z")

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(6.0.15349.15421, 15.12.2015)

Is \_Dot replaced by some other command?

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**Author:** ![Helvetosaur](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/helvetosaur/32/635974_2.png) [@Helvetosaur](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Helvetosaur)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2015, 1:42pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/-dot-unknown-command/27706/2 "2015-12-18T13:42:30Z")

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Hey Charles - \_Dot seems to be working here in 15421… --Mitch

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**Author:** ![Charles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/charles/32/747625_2.png) [@Charles](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Charles)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2015, 2:20pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/-dot-unknown-command/27706/3 "2015-12-18T14:20:42Z")

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Hi Mitch,

no luck in here.  
This is seen in the command area when Rhino was fresh started:

```
RhinoCycles 6.0.15349.15421
Command: _Dot
Unknown command: _Dot

```

The dot itself seems to work when

```
Command: _EvaluatePt
Point to evaluate ( Label=On Style=Dot ):

```

The dot is quite ugly, but there.

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**Author:** ![Helvetosaur](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/helvetosaur/32/635974_2.png) [@Helvetosaur](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Helvetosaur)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2015, 2:26pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/-dot-unknown-command/27706/4 "2015-12-18T14:26:54Z")

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Do the Text or Point commands work? --Mitch

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**Author:** ![Charles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/charles/32/747625_2.png) [@Charles](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Charles)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2015, 2:50pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/-dot-unknown-command/27706/5 "2015-12-18T14:50:56Z")

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> [@Helvetosaur](#):
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> Do the Text or Point commands work?

Yes, and so do the other dimension-related tools…  
only \_Dot is nasty.

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**Author:** ![stevebaer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/stevebaer/32/473567_2.png) [@stevebaer](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/stevebaer)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/-dot-unknown-command/27706/6 "2015-12-18T20:14:25Z")

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Dot is in that Commands plug-in. Is that plug-in disabled? Another command in the commands plug-in is Circle. Does circle work?

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**Author:** ![Helvetosaur](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/helvetosaur/32/635974_2.png) [@Helvetosaur](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Helvetosaur)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/-dot-unknown-command/27706/7 "2015-12-18T22:13:50Z")

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> [@stevebaer](#):
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> Another command in the commands plug-in is Circle. Does circle work?

Yep, that’s why I asked about Text and Point working - also in “Commands”… Seems those are working for him.

–Mitch

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**Author:** ![Charles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/charles/32/747625_2.png) [@Charles](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Charles)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 9:46am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/-dot-unknown-command/27706/8 "2015-12-19T09:46:46Z")

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Circle works:

```
Command: _Circle
Center of circle ( Deformable Vertical 2Point 3Point Tangent AroundCurve FitPoints ):
Radius <7.800> ( Diameter Orientation Circumference Area ):
Command: _-Dot
Unknown command: _-Dot
```

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**Author:** ![stevebaer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/stevebaer/32/473567_2.png) [@stevebaer](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/stevebaer)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2015, 11:48pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/-dot-unknown-command/27706/9 "2015-12-20T23:48:32Z")

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I am completely at a loss at the moment why this would be happening on your computer. Have you restarted Rhino?

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**Author:** ![Charles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/charles/32/747625_2.png) [@Charles](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Charles)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 10:36am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/-dot-unknown-command/27706/10 "2015-12-21T10:36:04Z")

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Steve, sure I restarted.  
Do you want me to check something else?

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**Author:** ![Helvetosaur](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/helvetosaur/32/635974_2.png) [@Helvetosaur](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Helvetosaur)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 1:29pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/-dot-unknown-command/27706/11 "2015-12-21T13:29:22Z")

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System language thing? Looks like the Rhino is in English, but is the system in German? --Mitch

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**Author:** ![Charles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/charles/32/747625_2.png) [@Charles](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Charles)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 4:28pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/-dot-unknown-command/27706/12 "2015-12-21T16:28:07Z")

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Rhino is set to German, but comes up in English/German mixed:

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/3X/5/e/5e07f66114a1f32d7013aa29f60cdd013d767b71.png)

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**Author:** ![stevebaer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/stevebaer/32/473567_2.png) [@stevebaer](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/stevebaer)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 5:32pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/-dot-unknown-command/27706/13 "2015-12-21T17:32:55Z")

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In the plug-in manager, right click on the Commands plug-in and look at the command list. Is Dot in there?

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**Author:** ![Charles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/charles/32/747625_2.png) [@Charles](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Charles)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 10:47pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/-dot-unknown-command/27706/14 "2015-12-21T22:47:03Z")

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No:  
Couldn’t find \_Dot or Dot.

Yes:  
 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/3X/a/6/a6c85dc7ba374d3ad1a873b4c194bd04c20d1840.png)

And ‘Anmerkungspunkt’ works:  
 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/3X/d/4/d418655d0d4a771e5a90df3bfa4b90d60628b209.png)

But not \_Dot:  
 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/3X/f/3/f34fe445732980149717e3296b7f2f1a6275680f.png)

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**Author:** ![stevebaer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/stevebaer/32/473567_2.png) [@stevebaer](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/stevebaer)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 11:07pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/-dot-unknown-command/27706/15 "2015-12-21T23:07:33Z")

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Aha! that points me to what the problem is. I’ll try to get this fixed today  
Thanks!

[http://mcneel.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/issue/RH-32422](http://mcneel.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/issue/RH-32422)

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**Author:** ![stevebaer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/stevebaer/32/473567_2.png) [@stevebaer](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/stevebaer)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/-dot-unknown-command/27706/16 "2015-12-22T17:18:48Z")

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This should be fixed in the next WIP

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**Author:** ![Charles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/charles/32/747625_2.png) [@Charles](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Charles)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 7:59am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/-dot-unknown-command/27706/17 "2016-01-12T07:59:02Z")

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Kind of fixed…

Try the predefined dots:  
 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/3X/a/7/a7b67a37a3e21d578acd7d11a9708eb26393158f.png)

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