A small little test - Create some basic geometry and save it using Python

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In case that anyone could find this useful, just find below a little script to create an example model using the library and plain python. I hope that this helps a little.

# a.linares
# Creates a 3dm file containing a group of randomly distributed lines defining an sphere.

from rhino3dm import *
import random as rd
import math as m
import os

# Initial paramenters
thetaMin = 0
thetaMax = m.pi
alphaMin = 0
alphaMax = m.pi*2
sphereRad = 100

numLines = 1500
centerPt = Point3d(0,0,0)

ModelFilePath = os.path.join(os.path.join(os.environ['USERPROFILE']), 'Desktop') 
FileName = "SphereTest.3dm"

FilePath = os.path.join(ModelFilePath,FileName)

ModelFile = File3dm()
ModelObjectTable = ModelFile.Objects

for i in range(numLines):
	rd.seed(i*100)
	theta = rd.uniform(thetaMin, thetaMax)
	alpha = rd.uniform(alphaMin, alphaMax)

	pt0 = centerPt
	pt1X = sphereRad*m.sin(theta)*m.cos(alpha)
	pt1Y = sphereRad*m.sin(theta)*m.sin(alpha)
	pt1Z = sphereRad*m.cos(theta)

	pt1 = Point3d(pt1X,pt1Y,pt1Z)

	cLine = LineCurve(pt0,pt1)

	ModelObjectTable.AddCurve(cLine)

ModelFile.Write(FilePath,0)
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Pretty cool huh?:slight_smile: Thanks for the sample, Iā€™m excited to keep improving on this library

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yep!..it remembers me the capabilities of processing (but with proper NURBS geometry). Love how easy and direct is to generate geometry and save it in 3dm.

I have a couple of ideas in mind to use it a little bit more extensively for stand-alone tools and to get my hands on C#.

Thanks a lot for the effort and the openness of the whole rhino3dm, rhinocompute and rhinoInside frameworks.

Cheers!

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