It seems like a given but apparently it’s not a thing? Not without a script at least?
For rhino 7 GH, you can try Elefront and I believe MetaHopper might also have some of that functionality. Check food4rhino as there might be other options in the Grasshopper category.
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(Masaki)
July 13, 2023, 4:53am
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Hello,
You should be able to do this with Rhino8.
New Data Types Available in GH1
Have you ever been frustrated that you couldn’t bake geometry with custom attributes?
What about display materials? Have you ever wanted to be able to use native Rhino materials in the Grasshopper display pipeline?
How about importing files into Grasshopper - have you ever become discouraged when you try to import a CAD file and lose all of the basic metadata that is included with the geometry?
The latest Rhino 8 WIP now has new data types and components which e…