antoine3
June 19, 2023, 4:50pm
1
Hello,
I have several instances of the same block. I gave each of them an id (01, 02, 03, etc).
I tried using the BlockInstanceName text field, but it displays the block’s name (which is not what I’m looking for).
And when I try using the object name text field, it seems like it has to point to a specific object ID, which does not work either since I would like to display the text’s parent object name (the block that contains the text).
Is there a way to have a text field that would be something like this:%<ObjectName("ParentID")>%
Or maybe I’m not doing it properly, and I should just use key/values (it just seems to me that I would be repeating a field that already exists natively)?
Thank you,
pascal
June 19, 2023, 5:39pm
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Hi Antoine -yeah… I do not see how to do that off hand. If it is possible I am not seeing it.
-Pascal
ice
April 1, 2026, 9:49am
3
Is there any update on this?
I also would like to have the name of the parent block displayed as a text object inside the block, so that I can display the block’s name and move it around easily.
Workaround would be to put the Block in another Block as a container and then use the Block Instance Name for the Enhanced Text Fields, but this adds an unnecessary block and makes editing more annoying because you have go deeper in the blocks hierarchy.
Would be great to have a command/attribute like Block Instance Parent Name
ice
April 1, 2026, 10:22am
5
Wim Dekeyser:
%<ObjectName(“Block”;)>%
Thank you Wim for the swift reply.
Maybe I’m doing something wrong but the command doesn’t work for me. Rh8 Mac, latest release.
wim
April 1, 2026, 10:42am
6
Hi Viktor -
Sorry. Not sure how that semi-colon found its way into that one…
ice
April 1, 2026, 10:47am
7
Unfortunately, it’s still not working. I’m expecting to see the name “i2 15” displayed, yet only the “####” is being displayed.
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wim
April 1, 2026, 10:51am
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Hi Viktor -
Please post that 3dm file.
ice
April 1, 2026, 10:57am
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Here’s the 3D file. Thank you for looking into it.
260401-Rhino_Bug_Parent Block Name.3dm (3.3 MB)
wim
April 1, 2026, 12:25pm
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Hi Viktor -
Viktor:
Here’s the 3D file.
The original poster was looking for a way to display the names of the individual block instances of the same block definition. You are looking for the name of the block definition.
For that, you need %<BlockName("Block")>%.Viktor-260401-Rhino_NoBug_Parent Block Name.3dm (2.9 MB)
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