Is there a method to move objects and inference a point where they snap. I find moving parts and placing objects in Rhino the most difficult. e.g placing an object on a surface. In Sketchup it snaps to the surface and tells you “on Surface.” I never know in Rhino if my object is on the surface. I must be missing something.
Can I make the equivalent of Blocks/Components in AC/Sketchup. Were changes in one are replicated in the others. And is there a similar “Make Unique” command to separate one instance from the rest?
Can I make a button to toggle Grids like the Ortho, Osnap buttons?
I feel the same about object placement. For instance, in Max you can use dummy objects to assist with placement on surfaces.
It is one of the nicer features of SketchUp ( I can’t believe I said that!)
Start the move command and snap to a point on the object that you want to move. Then, on the Point to move to prompt, move the mouse over the osnap panel and hit the Ctrl key. Now pick the OnSrf snap. Your prompt changes to Select Surface: and now select the surface onto which you want to move the object.[quote=“CalypsoArt, post:1, topic:35644”]
Can I make the equivalent of Blocks/Components in AC/Sketchup.
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You can make a block in Rhino. Check the help file: Working with blocks[quote=“CalypsoArt, post:1, topic:35644”]
Can I make a button to toggle Grids
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Yes, place this macro on a button: Grid h enter. Your display mode must have the Grid usage setting set to Use Document Settings.
You can also make an alias relocate the gumball. I move that to the end point of objects and the move the object with the gumball. Find this to be more intuitive for my workflow rather than using the move command.