Blast from the past

Rhino Rhino for Windows
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Hello All,

I am still on Rhino 3, as it works great and we only make very simple drawings. However, someone sent me a couple of simple 2d dxf files that had been drawn in solidworks and saved as dxf’s. These have opened fine and i can see all the correct data.

The big problem i have now is that when i come to export a drawing, the only option i have for file type is .3dm there is no option for dxf, AI etc etc they have all disappeared! I have closed Rhino, reopened it and even just drawn a rectangle on a fresh page and tried to export or save it and its only giving me the .3dm option.

Can anyone shed some light on it?

Thanks in advance
Chris

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What do you see in your C:\Program Files (x86)\Rhinoceros 3\Plug-ins directory?
(I’m not sure the path is correct, haven’t seen a V3 installation in more than 10 years…)
Are there ACAD import/export plug-ins in there?

If so, when you go to Options>Plugins, is/are the plugins checked as loaded? If not, try checking them and restarting Rhino.

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Thanks for the quick reply.

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this is what i have, they seem to be installed??

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This is the only file option i have when exporting.

Thanks
Chris

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what about downloading a 90days trail version of Rhino 7 and do the export there ?

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Nope, the ACAD import/export doesn’t seem to be installed. AFAIK, you should have a plug-in called

export_ACAD.rhp
and one called
import_ACAD.rhp

in your plug-ins directory, and they should show up in Options>Plugins.

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(the above is Rhino 5, the oldest I have installed)

You might try a re-install of the program…

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Ah ok, that’s not good. Its seems these solid works files have killed it some how!

I still have the original book and CD, so will do a fresh install. I did a fresh install at earlier this year when i put an SSD in this PC.

We originally got Rhino when we bought a CNC router from Pacer back in 2006 and its works a treat. I am probably just being tight by not upgrading but we only cut very simple panels on this router, so i am loathed to upgrade.

Thanks very much for the quick replies.

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the trail version is free and fully functional for 90 days.
you can even save old rhino 3 file format.

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This would help me for these files but won’t fix my Rhino 3 going forward!

thanks
Chris

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Hi Chris - If you look in the Rhino installation folder for th plug-ins folder, locate the Acad ones, or all the rhp files in that folder and drag and drop them onto an open Rhino window; when it’s all done, close and reopen Rhino - any better?
Also, are you running V3 in compatibility mode on Windows 7-8-10-11? If not I’d try that.
-Pascal

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Thanks Pascal,

This has worked, i opened the plugin manager and installed the Auto Cad DWG/DXF and the AI export files and this has worked. These are the only 2 i use, so i just did these ones.

Thanks for all the help guys, this should keep me going for a while longer. I will eventually get round to getting and upgrade!

Thanks
Chris

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:thinking: What’s the Bonus in the menu bar for?

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Bonus tools! I think they had a separate menu in V3.

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:crazy_face: Good old days when you get major feature updates without a major version re-purchase.

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These days, they’re called “plug-ins”… :smile:

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