Create block with attributes

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Hello,

I need to create a python script that will make block definition with block attributes.
Then, (from the same script) I want to add (multiple) instances of that block and each time to assign arbitrary attribute values

Thanks in advance
Aleksandar

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Hi @AleksandarSM,

Here is something pretty basic:

import Rhino
import scriptcontext as sc

def test_kitchen_sink():
    origin = Rhino.Geometry.Point3d.Origin
    plane = Rhino.Geometry.Plane.WorldXY
    geometry = []
    
    circle = Rhino.Geometry.Circle(plane, 10.0)
    curve = Rhino.Geometry.ArcCurve(circle)
    geometry.append(curve)
    
    str = '%<UserText("block","Sink","Manufacturer","Kohler")>%'
    style = sc.doc.DimStyles.Current
    text = Rhino.Geometry.TextEntity.Create(str, plane, style, False, 0.0, 0.0)
    text.Justification = Rhino.Geometry.TextJustification.MiddleCenter
    geometry.append(text)
    
    idef_index = sc.doc.InstanceDefinitions.Add("Sink", "Kitchen Sink", origin, geometry)
    
if __name__=="__main__":
    test_kitchen_sink()

From here, just script the _-Insert command.

– Dale

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    A="MyProd"
    myCommand = " !  _-Insert " + "Sink" + " _Enter " +  A + " 100,100,100 1 0 "
    rs.Command(myCommand)

it works. Thanks!

in case someone else needs a block with multiple attributes:

    Define multiple attributes as in Dale's post above:

    str1 = '%<UserText("block","Att1","Manufacturer","Kohler")>%'
    str2 = '%<UserText("block","Att2","Size","10")>%'
    str3 = '%<UserText("block","Att3","Color","White")>%'

...............

    then insert block with all attributes assigned

    A="MyProd"
    B="12"
    C="Blue"
    
    myCommand = " !  _-Insert " + "Sink" + " _Enter " +  A + " " + B + " " + C + " 100,100,100 1 0 "
    rs.Command(myCommand)

BR