Need to set Advanced Options in script runtime

Jarek · April 24, 2019, 9:05pm

If I change the code like this (below), only the first run needs the Sleep(1000), others don’t need it and update just fine.

And yes, I need this to run on for many users on different machines, so needs to be bullet-proof.

    import Rhino
    import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs

    def setdegradation(level,sleep):
        settings = Rhino.PlugIns.PlugIn.GetPluginSettings(Rhino.RhinoApp.CurrentRhinoId, False)
        s = settings.GetChild("Options").GetChild("OpenGL")
        s.SetInteger("SkylightShadowResolutionScale", level)
        Rhino.PlugIns.PlugIn.SavePluginSettings( Rhino.RhinoApp.CurrentRhinoId)
        if sleep:
            rs.Sleep(1000)

    print "Degradation set to 3"
    setdegradation(3,True)
    Rhino.PlugIns.PlugIn.RaiseOnPlugInSettingsSavedEvent()
    Rhino.RhinoDoc.ActiveDoc.Views.Redraw()

    rs.Command("_TestMaxSpeed _Enter")

    print "Degradation set to 2"
    setdegradation(2,False)
    Rhino.PlugIns.PlugIn.RaiseOnPlugInSettingsSavedEvent()
    Rhino.RhinoDoc.ActiveDoc.Views.Redraw()

    rs.Command("_TestMaxSpeed _Enter")

    print "Degradation set to 1"
    setdegradation(1,False)
    Rhino.PlugIns.PlugIn.RaiseOnPlugInSettingsSavedEvent()
    Rhino.RhinoDoc.ActiveDoc.Views.Redraw()

    rs.Command("_TestMaxSpeed _Enter")

kitjmv · April 24, 2019, 9:41pm

Some others question

if you remove Rhino.RhinoDoc.ActiveDoc.Views.Redraw (), does it still work ?
(just like that :)) Your script will often be used? is a delay of 1 really binding ?
Test if an event Idle work for you ? I do not know Python and my call attempt on an Idle event failed

def Callback():
    print("pass")

Rhino.RhinoApp.Idle += Callback

(it does not do anything)

it was option 1, in c# I will test something like this


def RunProgram():
    Rhino.RhinoApp.Idle -= RunProgram
   # ...
   # restore the settings
   # SavePluginSettings & RaiseOnPlugInSettingsSavedEvent
    Rhino.RhinoApp.Idle += EndProgram

def EndProgram():
    Rhino.RhinoApp.Idle -= EndProgram
    # ...

# set the settings
# SavePluginSettings & RaiseOnPlugInSettingsSavedEvent
Rhino.RhinoApp.Idle += RunProgram

And it still does not work, option 2: I will test the same code in a sub process

In short, the trick is to find a way to force the Python interpreter to let the hand to Rhino for his downtime (Idle)…

I did the maximum
-jmv

Jarek · April 24, 2019, 11:20pm

This one is not needed, can be removed.

Yes, this is for real-time viewport stuff and need to relatively seamlessly swtich between the degradation modes.

Yes That was the key! You really did the maximum! Thank you so much. No more questions, now it does exactly what I needed it to do, with no delay to update at all.

The trick is to add:

    Rhino.RhinoApp.Idle
    rs.Sleep(0)

right after this line:
Rhino.PlugIns.PlugIn.SavePluginSettings( Rhino.RhinoApp.CurrentRhinoId)

So the final sample code would be:

import Rhino
import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs

def setdegradation(level):
    settings = Rhino.PlugIns.PlugIn.GetPluginSettings(Rhino.RhinoApp.CurrentRhinoId, False)
    s = settings.GetChild("Options").GetChild("OpenGL")
    s.SetInteger("SkylightShadowResolutionScale", level)
    Rhino.PlugIns.PlugIn.SavePluginSettings( Rhino.RhinoApp.CurrentRhinoId)
    Rhino.RhinoApp.Idle
    rs.Sleep(0)

print "Degradation set to 3"
setdegradation(3)
Rhino.PlugIns.PlugIn.RaiseOnPlugInSettingsSavedEvent()
rs.Command("_TestMaxSpeed _Enter")

print "Degradation set to 2"
setdegradation(2)
Rhino.PlugIns.PlugIn.RaiseOnPlugInSettingsSavedEvent()
rs.Command("_TestMaxSpeed _Enter")

print "Degradation set to 1"
setdegradation(1)
Rhino.PlugIns.PlugIn.RaiseOnPlugInSettingsSavedEvent()
rs.Command("_TestMaxSpeed _Enter")

kitjmv · April 24, 2019, 11:37pm

Good !!! In python the line

Rhino.RhinoApp.Idle

Trigger the event ?

it is for stork ?

Jarek · April 25, 2019, 12:06am

Adding it after Rhino.PlugIns.PlugIn.SavePluginSettings( Rhino.RhinoApp.CurrentRhinoId), before rs.Sleep seems to do the trick.
Then the setting actually triggers in Vport after you run the Rhino.PlugIns.PlugIn.RaiseOnPlugInSettingsSavedEvent()

good guess

Holo · April 25, 2019, 8:29am

Impressive work!

gustavo.uzcategui · September 18, 2019, 12:54pm

I need this in c#

robin_l · September 18, 2019, 1:54pm

What exactly do you need in c#?

If you need to change the advanced options, the code is almost identical to Python:

// get settings
Rhino.PersistentSettings settings = Rhino.PlugIns.PlugIn.GetPluginSettings(Rhino.RhinoApp.CurrentRhinoId, false);
Rhino.PersistentSettings options = settings.GetChild("Options");
Rhino.PersistentSettings openGl = settings.GetChild("OpenGL");
// set value
openGl.SetInteger("SkylightShadowResolutionScale", 2);
// reload the interface and apply the changes
Rhino.PlugIns.PlugIn.RaiseOnPlugInSettingsSavedEvent();

If you need something else you’ll have to be a little more precise.

~robin

gustavo.uzcategui · September 18, 2019, 1:57pm

Hi, the code is not the same, in c# GetPluginSettings not exists

robin_l · September 18, 2019, 2:01pm

Hello

I don’t know what version of the SDK or Rhino you’re running, but I can assure you that it definitely does exist:
https://developer.rhino3d.com/api/RhinoCommon/html/M_Rhino_PlugIns_PlugIn_GetPluginSettings.htm
I tested it with RhinoCommon SDK 6.17.

~robin

gustavo.uzcategui · September 18, 2019, 4:00pm

Yes, of course, but the problem is I can’t use RhinoCommon, i’m using Rhino3dmIO

stevebaer · September 18, 2019, 5:12pm

If you are running outside of Rhino, then you need to find and edit the settings XML file. The settings file is typically located at
%AppData%\McNeel\Rhinoceros\6.0\settings