You ran the command from CMD right?
Strange if the .exe file requires special access.
Does the app launch at all when you restart your machine?
It should start hidden and appear in your system tray.
When it is running, press the open shortcut.
It should show at your mouse cursor with edit mode turned off.
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Make sure you are in edit mode (middle pencil button)
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click + icon to open the add menu.
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“click, hold and drag” the macro button into the app
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Click the macro button to open the macro editor
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Build your macro by dragging the blocks from the right box into the left box
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In Rhino you can apparently just type the name of the command. That is why OP (CADProjects)
uses the “type text” macro block. But you can also use the “paste text” block.
After you have created the macro.
Just exit the macro editor, disable edit mode, and start using the menu.
I restarted my Windows 10, but the issue still persists. Then I ran the CMD as an Administrator, but the warning message is still the same every time.
The Radial menu runs automatically with Windows and I can see it inside the system tray.
However, it still opens in edit mode. The bigger issue is that since I have the “Pass-trough click” enabled, once I click the pen icon in the center to exit the edit mode and move the mouse pointer away, it opens some of the folders that are assigned to its buttons. Pressing the Esc key to close the Radial menu does nothing when I exit the edit mode, so I’m forced to move the mouse pointer, hence opening some of the folders is inevitable.
However, if I enter the edit mode manually again and exit it, this time the Esc key works properly and closes the Radial menu.
It would be nice if there is an option to disable the “Pass-trough click” for a brief moment (maybe 3-5 seconds?) after exiting the edit mode of Radial menu, so that the user could move away the mouse pointer after editing the settings. That should eliminate the unwanted opening of any folder after editing the settings.
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I see. That is definitely not a good user experience.
Thank you for the details. I will investigate it.
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I just added a new suggestion at the very end of my post above.
It should be possible to hide the menu with “Right Mouse Button” when not in edit mode.
But the issue with escape not working is a bug.
Btw do you use the “open hotkey” or the “open combo”?
I use the “Open combo” (Alt+MMB). I also tried “Open hotkey” (Alt+Shift+Z) and then restarted my Windows 10, but none of the reported bugs have been resolved.
Ok.
And if you start it manually, i.e., no “StartHidden”, it works fine?
Thank you Alexander
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i also had this but i went into startup apps and disabled it now it does not open when starting the laptop
Sorry, has anyone who purchased this app been able to tell me whether the license is perpetual or subscription-based?
Another question: can the same app be used on two different PCs, for example one at home and one at work?
I have no idea
I also have some issues opening it in Rhino sometimes there is a strange delay and doesn’t pop up at all
I’ll sit on the sidelines and see how this develops
They should offer a trial option for at least 15–30 days. A radial menu like this would be useful for Blender as well, by the way.
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Okay, thanks — I went straight to the Pro button and didn’t read what was written there. Thanks!
Have you done any testing with Blender by any chance? A radial menu like this is highly sought after by Blender users, especially to switch quickly between Sculpt Mode, Edit Mode, Object Mode, and similar workflows.
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It should work with Blender.
As of now, I have only used it in Unreal Engine and browsers.
The macro editor is basically an input simulator.
So if an app supports a direct hotkey, it is very easy.
For example this macro restores tabs in Chrome:
If the app supports a console window you can focus it with a hotkey then paste text command.
For example I was able to open project settings (no shortcut available in unreal engine)
By using the console and a custom written function like this:
You can also literally record your actions directly with the record feature.
Most actions are easy to automate, others require a bit creativity and tinkering.
For example this is how I managed to close all tabs to the right in firefox:
This is awesome, @CADProjects where do you get the tool icon images to add to your custom commands from?
I thought i found them somewhere in the Rhino installation folder somewhere but when i look for them now i cant find them…. Thankfully I saved them in a separate folder when I first started setting up the radial menu app. I have attached it here.
rhino_svgs.zip (3.5 MB)
If I turn off the “Launch at startup” setting, once I run the Radial menu, it appears in edit mode. Then I’m forced to deactivate it by clicking on the pen in the center, followed by a press of the Esc key to close the menu.
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I’d like to point out that while it works correctly in Rhinoceros 8, the Radial Menu for Rhinoceros WIP crashes and causes the program to terminate abnormally every time.
@Frolt
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