Printing width with more options

Serengeti (Rhino WIP)
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Could we have it expanded with custom width? I don’t even know how to find & edit the standard lines.
Used to be easy in V5.
Or add it to the options like linetypes and hatches.

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What a lot of people don’t realize is that the print width box is not only a dropdown, you can also type in a custom value. So you can select your curves, then highlight the current value and just type in a new value (whatever you want). Unfortunately, this value is not added to the “standard” list, that list appears to be hard coded Edit: it is possible to edit this list, see post #5 below

Here’s a quickie script that allows you to set the print width of pre- or post- selected objects via the command line:

"""Sets one or more object's print width.  0==Default, <0==NoPrint"""

import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs
import scriptcontext as sc

objs=rs.GetObjects("Select objects to apply print width",preselect=True)
if objs:
    if "CustomObjPW" in sc.sticky: prev_width=sc.sticky["CustomObjPW"]
    else: prev_width = 0
    pw=rs.GetReal("Print width?",prev_width)
    if pw is not None:
        rs.EnableRedraw(False)
        for obj in objs:
            rs.ObjectPrintWidthSource(obj,1)
            rs.ObjectPrintWidth(obj,pw)
        sc.sticky["CustomObjPW"] = pw
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OMG! So obvious yet hidden feature. It is really hard to guess it’s there.

Did anyone (except you and McNeel folks) knew about it?

4

Can I have a py (preferred) or rvb, please?

5

Sure…

SetObjectPrintWidth.py (569 Bytes)

I actually looked in the Help and it is mentioned.

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It also tells us how to modify the standard list of line widths… that one I just learned… !

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6

:smile: Wonderful! Thanks Mitch.
PS Long time users don’t read help anymore :sweat_smile:

7

Too bad this folder and file don’t seem to exist in the Mac rhino… killing me

8

This is on the list as RH-75086 Files Not Available on the Rhino for Mac: colors.txt & printwidths.txt
-wim

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