List of ALL blocks and their children

[Charles]

I know it is easy to export the blocks list.

How is it possible to list or export a list of ALL blocks in a file?

Let’s say there is a block in the model filename = “B”.
This block consists of some geometry AND another block, filename = “2”.

When this block “B” is referenced in the main file, how to get info of ‘child’ block “2”?
In a script that exports that list and also respects the level of nesting?
Like:
BlockB
(TAB) Block2

Something ready made in the wild?

-C-H-A-R-L-E-S-

[dale (Dale Fugier)]

Hi Charles,

Here is a sample script that (I think) does what you want but with a single block:

https://github.com/mcneel/rhinoscript/blob/master/BlockInspector.rvb

If this works for you, then it shouldn’t take much to modify for all blocks.

– Dale

[dale (Dale Fugier)]

You might also take a look at my “BlockCommander” prototype.

V6: Making a Better Block Manager

Hi Brenda, Great stuff - thanks for taking the time to compile all of this. Tuning up the block tools is certainly on the to-do list for Rhino. Once we kick Rhino for Mac out the door and turn our focus back to the Rhino WIP, you should see some movement in this area. A while ago, I threw together a Rhino 5 plug-in as a prototype of where we want to head. It is my no means complete, and it certainly isn’t as full-features (based on what I’ve read on this thread). But it might be worth your (an…

[Charles]

@dale

You might also take a look at my “BlockCommander” prototype.

Dale, that looks very handy, nearly all what is wanted.
Except an export to file function.

If you could make that happen, an extra script would be superfluous.
That would be just great.

Thanks,
-C-H-A-R-L-E-S-