Hey All,
I’m trying to update the template file across hundreds of PC’s.
I could tell people in an email to open the Rhino, type Options, scroll down to Files… etc. but I doubt most people would do it.
Ideally, it’s a simple .bat file (or something like it) that can be run once, and then you’re done.
Could a rhino plugin be the answer? Can a plugin change Rhino Options (template, toolbar)?
Bonus points if this process could load a toolbar as well.
Thanks
Tim
You can use Robocopy in a batch file to do what you want to do, including the toolbars. Here’s an example of how I use robocopy in a batch file to set custom colours after an update:
@echo off >nul
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
color 0E
echo This script updates the AV custom colour list
set source=\xxxx.local\xxx\x\xxxx\xxxx\xxxxx\Rhinoceros 7.0
set robocopy=“C:\Rhino Custom Colour Update\robocopy.exe”
%robocopy% “%source%\System\Custom Colours” “%appdata%\McNeel\Rhinoceros\7.0\Localization\en-US\Support” /B /E /NP /V /R:3 /W:5 >nul
echo Thank you for your patience.
timeout /T 1
In this example I obscured the source path for privacy reasons, but you would put the path to your files there.
Google robocopy and you should get all the guidance you need.
As far as I know, you can also set the template directory to a server / remote drive.
Or sync the template folder.
As you stumble across this problem - you might want to update custom templates - so try to find a solution that works easier for the next time.
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