So I found a hack that works on Windows 7 if you want to open by double clicking through explorer. This works on my machine:
This requires a batch file named OpenRhinoNoSplash.bat
The batch file needs to be saved in a folder that is listed in the PATH variable ( I used “C:\Windows”)
C:\Windows\OpenRhinoNoSplash.bat
Contents of the batch file:
rem ==============
rem start rhino without a splash screen
start “” “C:\Program Files\Rhinoceros 5.0 (64-bit)\System\Rhino.exe” /nosplash %1
Exit
rem =============
In regedit goto:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Rhino5x64.Document\shell\open\command
Do yourself a favor and export this key as a backup just in case you need to revert.
Now replace:
“C:\Program Files\Rhinoceros 5.0 (64-bit)\System\Rhino.exe” “%1”
(This may be different depending on your install location)
with:
“OpenRhinoNoSplash” “%1”
Now when you double click on a Rhino Doc through explorer, it will open without the splash (you do see the quick flash of the console window)
I appreciate the effort to make the splash screen usable. I generally like its function. BUT… until a method is found that doesn’t make rhino keep popping to the top as a file is opening while I’m trying to do other things, this splash screen is more hassle than it is worth – I keep messing things up. I’d like to ask again for a switch to turn it off in Rhino 5 without doing some crazy registry hacks, or adding /nosplash that only works when opening rhino without opening directly from a file. The splash screen is driving me nuts.
These forum “archives” really can be extremely useful !
Unacceptably slow Rhino6 startup times (30+ seconds some times) banished at the stroke of a “/nosplash” command line option.
But it works and will save me a lot of time! Awesome!