# Rhino User Webinar: Developing a Rhino Plug-in with Python

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**Rhino User Webinar  
 [Developing a Rhino Plug-in with Python](https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/bT0n2Bf7T7u4wfTpWNKhlQ#/registration)  
Monday, April 7, 2025, 12:00 PM (CEST)**

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This webinar explores the process of building and managing a Rhino plugin with [Python](https://python.org/). Using an in-house tool developed at [3XN](https://3xn.com/) as a case study, we will walk through the development of a collaboration-focused plugin that offers a centralized hub for sharing project visuals, [Grasshopper](https://www.grasshopper3d.com/) scripts, and Rhino files across 3XN’s global offices. Designed for low maintenance, the plugin is primarily an [Eto form](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Eto.Forms) that connects to a webpage with user-uploaded content, integrating Rhino with the web.

We will share lessons learned, along with ‘hacky’ tips and tricks for developing a Rhino plugin entirely in Python—covering both the old Rhino Script Compiler and the new Rhino Script Editor. Topics include packaging Python scripts into a Rhino plugin, making Rhino react to events on a webpage within an Eto form, launching Rhino instances with specific files and Grasshopper scripts, tracking usage statistics, and automatically opening the plugin window at Rhino startup.

**About the speaker:** [Michael Redder-Howard](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelstephenhoward)is a Senior Architect at [3XN](https://3xn.com/) in Copenhagen. Passionate about computation, façade design, and detailing, he uses scripting in design and developing in-house digital tools. Before joining 3XN, he worked at BIG and KPF, focusing on large-scale projects and complex geometry.  
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_Posted Mar 24, 2025 by [Delia Robalo](http://www.blogger.com/profile/18202425086184155157) on [Rhino News, etc.](https://blog.rhino3d.com/2025/03/rhino-user-webinar-developing-rhino.html)_