Running Rhino 7 in batch mode

[Mertcan_Kaya]

Hello together,

i want to automate my application in rhino, so i’m working in batch mode. I was able to run rhino and grasshopper in batch mode. Hovewer, rhino pops up, when I run the following code in cmd:

“C:/Program Files/Rhino 7/System/Rhino.exe” /nosplash /runscript=" _-RunPythonScript GrasshopperRhinoInterfaceScript.py"

I saw same questions in forum, but nobody solved this problem in python (at least I didn’t see it). Is there a way running rhino 7 without popping up. Some other softwares use commands like ‘-batch’. Is there also such a command in rhino?

[wim (Wim Dekeyser)]

Hi -

@Mertcan_Kaya

Is there a way running rhino 7 without popping up.

Perhaps the following is what you are looking for?

Rhino inside Python

Here’s a new toy for the python crowd. You’ll need to have the Rhino 7 WIP installed on Windows. This allows you to embed and get access to RhinoCommon from inside of CPython. You must be running a 64-bit version of Python You can use either Python 2.7 or Python 3.7 import rhinoinside rhinoinside.load() import System import Rhino # for now, you need to explicitly use floating point # numbers in Point3d constructor pts = System.Collections.Generic.List[Rhino.Geometry.Point3d]() pts.Add(Rh…

-wim

[AlW]

@Rhino inside Python

You’ll need to have the Rhino 7 WIP installed

Of course now it would be just Rhino 7 or perhaps even Rhino 8 WIP.

[Mertcan_Kaya]

Thank you for your response Wim and AIW. I tried rhinoinside. However, I got this error. Do you have any idea, why did I get this error and how can I solve it?
Little translate to english: “the given assembly name or the code basis is unvalid”

[Mertcan_Kaya]

any idea?

[stevebaer]

Can you provide a little insight on what it is your gh definition is trying to do? It may help with making a recommendation

[stevebaer]

@Mertcan_Kaya

import rhinoinside
rhinoinside.load()

You definitely don’t need this for the way you are starting Rhino. That is for running Rhino inside of CPython and that is not what is being done here.

You should be able to do what you are trying to do with our external access technique. Here’s a post where something similar was done

External Access to Rhino 7

I’m trying to access Rhino 7 using VBA in Office 365 Excel. I found this link but cannot seem to get the macros to access Rhino: https://developer.rhino3d.com/api/rhinoscript/introduction/external_access.htm Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. workflow would be this: Python macro from Rhino opens Excel workbook. User would fill out a form in Excel to update values to be pushed to Rhino macro. I would like a button in Excel that would run a Python macro residing in Rhino to tr…

[stevebaer]

HEEDS would launch a vbs file with the script to launch and run Rhino. In the script you would call
RunScript "_-RuntPythonScript GrasshopperRhinoInterfaceScript.py"

Here’s a sample
https://developer.rhino3d.com/api/rhinoscript/rhino_properties_methods/runscript.htm

[Dmitriy]

Hi @stevebaer

I have a similar case where rather heavy project is written in VBA and now I need to connect it to Rhino, so to run Rhino inside Excel for some processing of the geometry. What is the best way to connect ro Rhino in that case?
Can I still use Rhino.Inside?
Or should I look at the External Access technique like described here: External Access
I was reading that the above had some issues with early binding. Is it solved now? I am currently still using Rhino 7.0
Another important aspect to consider that I need Rhino to be visible (not the batch mode I guess) but it should be limited to one viewport only.

Thank you!

Kind regards,
Dmitriy

[Dmitriy]

Hi gents,

Some feedback is appreciated.

I learned that it is possible to combine usage of VBA + .NET add-in, thus using of the Rhino. Inside would be preferable in that case?

Kind regards,
Dmitriy