Parametric layouts from Grasshopper

Grasshopper
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Hello

I need to export about 1300 drawings, each A4 PDF in scale, contains some baked geometry. I was trying to use FabTools for Grasshopper but it’s crashing my Rhino as it’s not suitable for Rhino 6. Is there a way how to use RhinoScriptSyntax or some different workaround? Does anyone have an experience with that? How are you guys exporting data for fabrication if that requires piece-by-page layouts?

Thanks

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do you have the 1300 layouts already mapped out in Rhino?
image (more like 1301 layouts here…)
if so you can try a SheetDump component in this
but I do notice that anything above 1000 in number is likely causing some major slow down, if not crash…

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Thanks for suggestion. I will definitely try it. But my layouts are not mapped yet. I only were able to generate 1300 layouts using rs.AddLayout(), but now I am struggling with adding details (I am quite newbie in Python).

So far I am getting crash whenever I try to add detail to layout:

import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs

layouts = []

if run==True:
    for i in range(len(target)):
        layout = rs.AddLayout(title=str(i),size=[210,297])
        layouts.append(str(layout))
     
    for l in layouts:
        detail = rs.AddDetail(l,(0,0),(210,297),title="D1",projection=1)
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https://developer.rhino3d.com/api/RhinoScriptSyntax/#collapse-AddDetail

it seems that you can eliminate the str(layout) and simply add the Guid object into your layouts. rs.AddDetail() first input parameter is a Guid, not a str.

Also try doing 20 layouts first. Maybe it’s the sheer number that crashes Rhino.

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Still crashing even with 5 layouts and even without iteration.

import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs

if run==True:
        layout = rs.AddLayout("layout", size=[210,297])
        if layout:
            rs.AddDetail(layout, (5,5), (205,292), None, 1)
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Try using rhinocommon directly:

import Rhino
Rhino.RhinoDoc.ActiveDoc.Views.AddPageView("A4_001", 297, 210)
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I made a few components for this a while back. Let me know what you think of these. I haven’t found a way to reference layouts and details to modify them sensibly without deleting and recreating.

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Example_layouts.gh (113.6 KB)

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Thanks for sharing, @dharman, this works very well! I generated all 1356 of them.
As I tried to figure it out by myself, I guess there’s somethig wrong with AddDetail() of RhinoScriptSyntax. I am still curious how to make it work with AddDetail().

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Glad that worked for you. You might find more info here: https://github.com/mcneel/rhinoscriptsyntax/blob/rhino-6.x/Scripts/rhinoscript/view.py
This is a peak under the hood of rhinoscriptsyntax. see on line 53. The extensive comments might help you understand.

    corner1 = rhutil.coerce2dpoint(corner1, True)
    corner2 = rhutil.coerce2dpoint(corner2, True)
    if projection<1 or projection>7: raise ValueError("projection must be a value between 1-7")
    layout = scriptcontext.doc.Views.Find(layout_id)
    if not layout: raise ValueError("no layout found for given layout_id")
    projection = System.Enum.ToObject(Rhino.Display.DefinedViewportProjection, projection)
    detail = layout.AddDetailView(title, corner1, corner2, projection)
    if not detail: return scriptcontext.errorhandler()
    scriptcontext.doc.Views.Redraw()
    return detail.Id
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One quick thing, I had to graft the layout names so that it wouldn’t hang/freeze GH. Thanks again for the great script.

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Thank you for these components. Unfortunately, the first one doesn’t work for me : it creates the layout views but without considering the name and the size (They are all named “Viewport” and have a weird size of 21.6 x 27.9 cm). I tried to edit the component without success. (I’m on Rhino V7 Mac). Do you know how to solve this ? Thank you again

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Maybe share the part of your script that doesn’t work? I don’t have Rhino Mac to test.

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Hi @dharman thanks for sharing I tested your example on Mac too and the Layout-Python component doesn’t work properly, all layouts are named Viewport and use the default paper size(Letter). This happens even when N is empty. and also I tried with internal values
Rhino.RhinoDoc.ActiveDoc.Views.AddPageView(“A4_001”, 297, 210)
and again Viewport name and Letter size.

The other python works well after renaming it one by one.

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On WINDOWS all run pretty fine, please could you help me to clone “n” times an existing Layout?
and your AddDetail could support perspective view? thank you!

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Thanks for posting this! It was very helpful in learning how to automate layouts. Do you know if there is any way I can load a title block into these layouts? From what I can tell Rhino.RhinoDoc.ActiveDoc.Views.AddPageView method does not allow for this. I looked through the Rhino dev docs but did not seem to find anything.

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Hi There,

I’m having an issue with the detail views not aligning with the layouts. Any help as to why this is happening?

Thanks
Create Layouts_Test.gh (93.4 KB)
Layout_Test.3dm (204.2 KB)

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Many thanks for your wounderful work.
You have saved me from a major headache that is printing layouts from autocad.

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Hello
I am using your script. Thanks a lot!

everything was fine but then I needed to print in color pdf. and for some reason not all colors are found in pdf?

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Try enabling RasterMode for your layout:

#code before

settings = Rhino.Display.ViewCaptureSettings(view, size, dpi)
Rhino.Display.ViewCaptureSettings.RasterMode.SetValue(settings, True)

#code after
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Thanks a lot !!! Rays of gratitude. helped!

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Hi, pretty cool components! I have 2 more questions:

  1. Is it somehow possible to select the namedView (Wireframe,Shaded,…) that will be displayed in the details?
  2. I don’t want to show all objects that are baked in rhino. Would be great if one could manage layer visibility in the details from grasshopper.