New Command Suggestion: ComeHere

Rhino Rhino for Windows
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I’d like to suggest a new command. I often work with large files and have to copy objects from other files. The copy position is more often than not a long way from where I am working in my current file. It would be great to be able to tell the copied object to “ComeHere” and give me a cursor to be able to place the object near where I need it without having to zoom out, find the object and then have to move it to where I want it.

This command would also be useful when unrolling surfaces and Make2d which place the new objects at the origin.

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Hi Brett - for now you can do that, if I understand you, with a macro

! _Paste _Zoom _Selected 
_Move _Pause _Pause 
_UndoView

You can make an Alias of ComeHere with that macro… Does that do any good?

-Pascal

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I have never used macros. I copy and pasted the macro in the macro editor and ran it but nothing happened. Not sure how to use it.

help?

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Did you try with something on the clipboard from another file? It won’t do anything unless there is something to paste - that’s what you wanted, right?

-Pascal

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That worked for copying from other files. Thanks!

How do I save that command for later use?

Do you have a script that will allow me to do the same thing with an object in the same file?

For example when I unroll a surface and it places it at the the origin?

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Actually for more general use, just remove the Paste at the start - then it will work for any selected objects.

-Pascal

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How do I save the command?

I have bee reading the help files for macros but there is no mention of how to save the command for later use.

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I have found a site that is walking me through it.

Thanks for you help!

I’ll let you know if I succeed!

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Add the macro to a button, or make an alias, as I initially suggested - either way will work.

-Pascal

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Got it!

Thanks! Works Great!

I’ll definitely be using this one a lot!

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One more question…

I opened a new file but the new macro button wasn’t there in the tool bar list.
I re opened the file where I created the button but it wasn’t there either.

Do I need to save it in a template file?

What am I missing?

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Figured it out.

Didn’t realize you had to save it after it was made.

Thanks again!