Import command with file name

Scripting
1

I have several STL files that I sometime need to read into Rhino and I don’t want to do it manually.
How can I supply a file name to the import command in vbscript it will do it automatically.

Thanks

2

Hi Gideon - use

Rhino.Command ("_-Import " & “Full path to file”)

Does that do what you want?

-Pascal

3

Hi Pascal

What I tried was not exactly as you suggest. I will try your recommendation.

Thank much

4

Hi Pascal

Tried your recommendation.
It looks like Import is having problems with blanks in a file/folder name.
Please see below:

This is my coding:
Call Main()
Sub Main()
Dim strFolder

strFolder = "D:\HW wb 422.stl"
	
Rhino.Command("_-Import " & strFolder)

End Sub

This is the result:
Command: _-Import
Name of the file to import ( Browse ): D:\HW
File D:\HW.3dm not found, unable to open

Please note that the command stops after the blank in the file name and it also assume that the file is a 3dm.

Any thoughts
Thanks

5

Perhaps try:

Rhino.Command("_-Import " & chr(34)&strFolder&chr(34))

–Mitch

6

Hi Mitch

That worked. Very strange that the quotes had to be in chr format.

Had to add “_Enter” to avoid having to hit enter when “STL Import Options” came up.

Thanks for your help

7

Hi Pascal,

Got it to work with some additional help. Please see my thread.

Thanks again for your help

8

Yep, Chr(34) - I should have mentioned that. You can add the Enter:

Rhino.Command("_-Import " & chr(34)&strFolder&chr(34) & " _Enter")

-Pascal