Hey All, I am newish to Rhino but somewhat familiar with python. I want to be able to create a small app that runs along side Rhino and is able to perform some analysis and manipulate the model I am currently working on. For example I would like click a button on a GUI and it opens a prompt in the …

It’s straightforward inside Rhino with RhinoPython, with or without Eto Forms for a litte GUI. If a separate Python instance makes the changes to an active .3dm file, alongside a distinct Rhino instance with the same file open, even if this works at all (doesn’t Rhino lock the file?) I shouldn’t be…

Hi @Brennan_Maybee , I assume you’ve been here? [image] GitHub - mcneel/rhino.inside-cpython: Embed Rhino in CPython Embed Rhino in CPython and here? [image] Rhino inside Python Rhino.Inside Here’s a new toy for…

Yes, I have. Rhinoinside seems to be functioning correctly however I can’t figure out how to modify a file I have open in rhino. If I was running this within rhino script context would take care of it but in the external IDE I am unable to import it. Is there a way around this?

In RhinoPython or Grasshopper, I often append to sys.path the path of whatever Python package I’m working on in an external IDE, and just run a launcher script to import it, run some smoke tests on the fly, and then delete it from sys.modules (so the next time I run the launcher, Python reimports t…

If using Grasshopper as the in-Rhino host is an option, you might want to try a plugin I developed called Ghost Writer. It lets you edit C# or Python in an external IDE—including PyCharm for Python—while the code executes inside the active Rhino/Grasshopper process and has access to the current Rhi…

Rhino modifying active rhino file with an external IDE

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dale (Dale Fugier) October 2, 2025, 11:23pm 3

Hi @Brennan_Maybee,

I assume you’ve been here?

and here?

– Dale

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