-export command line options?

Rhino Rhino for Windows
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Yes, that is what it is… I just tried a button with this:

! _-RunPythonScript (
import System
import Rhino
import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs

def Export_Drill():
    #Restore Layer state
    plugin = rs.GetPlugInObject("Rhino Bonus Tools")
    if plugin is not None:
        plugin.RestoreLayerState("Wall Notch")
    rs.ObjectsByLayer("Drill Alignment", True)
Export_Drill()
)
_-Explode
_-Explode
_-Explode

 _-RunPythonScript (
import System
import Rhino
import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs

def Export_Drill():
    folder = r'M:\CNC_Data\ Drill\2x4'
    name = rs.DocumentName()
    name = name.replace('Strut 2x4 ', '')
    name = name.replace('Strut 2x6 ', '')
    extension = ".igs"
    path = System.IO.Path.Combine(folder, name)
    path = System.IO.Path.ChangeExtension(path, extension)
    print path
    script = "_-Export _Pause \"{0}\" _Enter".format(path)
Export_Drill()
)
_-Undo
_-Undo
_-Undo
_-Undo

and the results are in the correct order:

Command: _-RunPythonScript
Python Script <import System (
import System
import Rhino
import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs

def Export_Drill():
    #Restore Layer state
    plugin = rs.GetPlugInObject("Rhino Bonus Tools")
    if plugin is not None:
        plugin.RestoreLayerState("Wall Notch")
    rs.ObjectsByLayer("Drill Alignment", True)
Export_Drill()
)
Command: _-Explode
Cannot explode single curve segments.
Cannot explode 3 single surfaces.
Exploded an instance into 2 objects.
Command: _-Explode
Cannot explode single curve segments.
Cannot explode 3 single surfaces.
Exploded an instance into 12 objects.
Command: _-Explode
Cannot explode single curve segments.
Cannot explode 3 single surfaces.
Exploded 2 polysurfaces into 25 surfaces.
Exploded an instance into 684 objects.
Exploded 4 annotation objects into 16 curves.
Command: _-RunPythonScript
Python Script <import System (
import System
import Rhino
import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs

def Export_Drill():
    folder = r'M:\CNC_Data\Drill\2x4'
    name = rs.DocumentName()
    name = name.replace('Strut 2x4 ', '')
    name = name.replace('Strut 2x6 ', '')
    extension = ".igs"
    path = System.IO.Path.Combine(folder, name)
    path = System.IO.Path.ChangeExtension(path, extension)
    print path
    script = "_-Export _Pause \"{0}\" _Enter".format(path)
Export_Drill()
)
M:\CNC_Data\Drill\2x4\C1C Upside Down test.igs
Command: _-Undo
Undoing Explode
Command: _-Undo
Undoing Explode
Command: _-Undo
Undoing Explode
Command: _-Undo
Undoing RunPythonScript

Notice I left the actual Rhino.RhinoApp.RunScript(script, True) out… and then the undo’s work…
Rhino.RhinoApp.RunScript(script, True) in the python script is what breaks everything.

If I put Rhino.RhinoApp.RunScript(script, True) to actually run the Export, then I get:

Command: _-RunPythonScript
Python Script <import System (
import System
import Rhino
import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs

def Export_Drill():
    #Restore Layer state
    plugin = rs.GetPlugInObject("Rhino Bonus Tools")
    if plugin is not None:
        plugin.RestoreLayerState("Wall Notch")
    rs.ObjectsByLayer("Drill Alignment", True)
Export_Drill()
)
Command: _-Explode
Exploded an instance into 2 objects.
Command: _-Explode
Exploded an instance into 12 objects.
Command: _-Explode
Exploded 2 polysurfaces into 25 surfaces.
Exploded an instance into 684 objects.
Exploded 4 annotation objects into 16 curves.
Command: _-RunPythonScript
Python Script <import System (
import System
import Rhino
import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs

def Export_Drill():
    folder = r'M:\CNC_Data\Drill\2x4'
    name = rs.DocumentName()
    name = name.replace('Strut 2x4 ', '')
    name = name.replace('Strut 2x6 ', '')
    extension = ".igs"
    path = System.IO.Path.Combine(folder, name)
    path = System.IO.Path.ChangeExtension(path, extension)
    print path
    script = "_-Export _Pause \"{0}\" _Enter".format(path)
    Rhino.RhinoApp.RunScript(script, True)
Export_Drill()
)
M:\CNC_Data\Drill\2x4\C1C Upside Down test.igs
Python Script <import System _-Export
Python Script <import System _Pause
Save file name ( Version=7  SaveSmall=No  GeometryOnly=No  SaveTextures=Yes  SaveNotes=No  SavePlugInData=Yes  Browse ): "M:\CNC_Data\Drill\2x4\C1C Upside Down test.igs"
IGES Export Type: Default ( ListTypes  UnitSystem=Inches  StringType=Unicode  Tolerance=1e-14 ): _Enter
IGES Export Type: Default ( ListTypes  UnitSystem=Inches  StringType=Unicode  Tolerance=1e-14 )
Saved M:\CNC_Data\Drill\2x4\C1C Upside Down test.igs.
File successfully saved as M:\CNC_Data\Drill\2x4\C1C Upside Down test.igs.
Command: _-Undo   <--- these undo's all ran while it was saving the file.. the script wasn't done yet
Nothing to undo.
Command: _-Undo
Nothing to undo.
Command: _-Undo
Nothing to undo.
Command: _-Undo
Nothing to undo.
Command: _-Undo
Nothing to undo.

If I run another undo on my own, it does undo the script.

So… I think that given that

  1. Export can only be done with Rhino.RhinoApp.RunScript()
  2. Rhino.RhinoApp.RunScript() causes commands following the script to run too early

It will be impossible to get it to work that way… so that leaves me making copies and deleting the copies… I have got that to work… it’s just that I prefer to undo the entire script automatically because if things get more complicated then it’s more difficult to make sure I don’t delete something I shouldn’t.