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Design Computation

Rhino Command Line (RCL) Rhino Script Editor (RSE) Documentation Python 3.0 Documentation
https://www.rhino3d.com https://developer.rhino3d.com/guides/rhinopython/ https://docs.python.org/3/
https://www.rhino3d.com/tutorials https://developer.rhino3d.com/guides/rhinopython/primer-101/ https://www.py4e.com
Also see rhinoscriptsyntax documentation in Rhino Python Editor

RSE Libraries and Modules Python Libraries and Modules

import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs import random as rnd

RCL Point, line, surface, geo. RSE Point, line, surface, geometry Operators, Comparators
and Conditions
point rs.AddPoint() SPACE FOR ADDITIONAL NOTES
rs.AddPoints() + - * / // % **
rs.AddSrfPt()
< > <= >= == !=
line rs.AddLine()
curve rs.AddCurve() in not in and & |
circle rs.AddCircle()
Basic Operations
rectangle rs.AddRectangle()
rs.AddPlanarSrf() min()
ellipse rs.AddEllipse() max()
pipe rs.AddPipe() len()
box rs.AddBox() range()
cone rs.AddCone() rnd.random()
sweep1 rs.AddSweep1() print() -> outputs text to the
sweep2 rs.AddSweep2() console in rhino’s python editor
RCL - Transformations Dictionary Operations
move
RCL - Transformations
.get()
rotate rs.RotateObject() SPACE FOR ADDITIONAL NOTES .values()
scale rs.ScaleObject() .keys()
mirror rs.MoveObject() .items()
rs.MirrorObject()
RCL - Miscellaneous List Operations

extend RSE - Miscellaneous .append()

loft
offset rs.ExtendCurve()
rs.AddLoftSrf()
extrude rs.OffsetCurve()
rs.OffsetSurface()
RSE - Selection and Input rs.ExtrudeSurface()
rs.AddTextDot()
rs.GetString() rs.ObjectColor()
rs.GetInteger() rs.CopyObject()
rs.GetReal() rs.DeleteObject()
rs.GetObject() rs.HideObject()
rs.GetObjects() rs.EnableRedraw()
rs.PointCoordinates()
RSE - Line, Curve and Surface Evaluation
RSE - Vectors
rs.Distance()
rs.PointAdd()
rs.VectorCreate() rs.DivideCurve()
rs.CurveMidPoint()
rs.VectorUnitize()
rs.VectorAngle() rs.CurveAreaCentroid()
rs.VectorScale() rs.CurveStartPoint()
rs.VectorCreate() rs.CurveEndPoint()
rs.VectorLength() rs.CurveClosestPoint()
rs.CurveDomain()
rs.BrepClosestPoint()
rs.CurvePerpFrame()
rs.WorldXYPlane()
rs.ReverseCurve()
rs.RebuildSurface()
rs.JoinCurves()
Optional loop controls: if, def functionName(p1,p2):
else, elif, break, continue
rs.PointClosestObject()
rs.CurveDomain()
rs.SurfaceDomain()
rs.SurfaceNormal()
rs.SurfaceAreaCentroid()
rs.EvaluateSurface()
rs.PlaneFromNormal()
rs.DistanceToPlane()
rs.PlaneFromPoints()
.pop()
.sort()
Function Definition
def functionName(p1,p2):
statement block/operation
return resultValue
(default is None if return not
Loop Statement
statement block/operation
Conditional Loop
while condition:
statement block
Class Construction:
class ClassName():
def __init__(self, P1, P2):
self.p1 = P1
self.p2 = P2
see Function Definition