Hello ~ There seems to be a MAGIC COMBINATION of key strokes that allows a CSV file of x,y,z coordinates to import as a point cloud. After a couple hours of experimentation, I can get it to work but there is not indication in the iterations a pattern that allows me to reliably do it! It seems like once Rhino knows how to do it, it will work.
The current settings on my end are to use IMPORT and it is set as “all supported files”. Currently, I get the pop up that asks for the delimiter and I select comma and the points come in. The problem is that I have used this combination before and Rhino reports an error when importing.
I can reproduce the problem by closing everything and starting over: Make my CSV file and try to import the way that worked above except the command line reports
Error importing file “C:\Users\Clint\My Drive\Kinney Dory\Kinney-points-export.csv”.
I noticed something - I can get points to import into Rhino when I select CSV files that previously worked, but just now when I try to import the one I just saved to the desktop, THAT ONE will not open.
Windows 10 (10.0.19045 SR0.0) or greater (Physical RAM: 24Gb)
Computer platform: DESKTOP
Standard graphics configuration.
Primary display and OpenGL: NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 (NVidia) Memory: 2GB, Driver date: 9-13-2021 (M-D-Y). OpenGL Ver: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 472.12
> Accelerated graphics device with 2 adapter port(s)
- Windows Main Display attached to adapter port #0
- Secondary monitor attached to adapter port #1
OpenGL Settings
Safe mode: Off
Use accelerated hardware modes: On
Redraw scene when viewports are exposed: On
Graphics level being used: OpenGL 4.6 (primary GPU’s maximum)
Anti-alias mode: 4x
Mip Map Filtering: Linear
Anisotropic Filtering Mode: High
Vendor Name: NVIDIA Corporation
Render version: 4.6
Shading Language: 4.60 NVIDIA
Driver Date: 9-13-2021
Driver Version: 30.0.14.7212
Maximum Texture size: 16384 x 16384
Z-Buffer depth: 24 bits
Maximum Viewport size: 16384 x 16384
Total Video Memory: 2 GB
Rhino plugins that do not ship with Rhino
C:\Program Files\Rhino 7\Plug-ins\RhinoCAM 2022 for R7\RhinoCAM 2022 For Rhino7.0.rhp “RhinoCAM 2022 - The cutting edge CAM plug-in for Rhino 7.0 from MecSoft Corporation”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 7\Plug-ins\RhinoCAM 2022 for R7\RhinoArt1FileExporter For Rhino7.0.rhp “RhinoArt1FileExporter”
Hi Clint - so saving as .txt allows it to work? What if you open and SaveAs to a different name but still csv? I can’t tell if there is something Rhino needs to fix here or not…
Pascal, yes saving it as a .txt it will work.
If I open it in Notepad and save as another name with .csv as an extension, it will import.
If I save as a .csv out of Excel, then just change the extension to .txt then IT WILL IMPORT.
So it is a file name issue???
Let me ask… @tim - do you have an idea what might be happening here? We can’t reproduce it so far but the OP has trouble importing points files that are CSVs.
-CSV files that cannot be imported work if the extension is set to .txt. I am wondering if the delimiter setting is being misinterpreted in the CSV dialog, maybe. I have not tested 7.32 here, just our newer builds, but I’ll try going back to 7.32
It all works here in 7.32
@CCBB - long shot but what if you block RhinoCAM in OPtions > PLug-ins page and then close and re-open Rhino?