• verion 0.0.1
• Copyright (c) 2019-2020 mahaidong
• Supported by ikuku.cn & caad.xyz
• 中文

What is this?

Caad4Rhino is a python package whose purpose is to provide computer aided architectural design tools in rhino 3d software.

Features List

• wall
  • drawing walls
  • line2wall
  • intersecting L,T,X walls
• opening
  • window
  • door
• dimension
  • split a dimension-line
  • join two dimension-lines
  • layout frame (A5,A4,A3,A2,A1,A0)
  • drawing scale (linetype, dimension style)

How to install?

• Generate a GUID and create a folder in
  mac:
  ~/Library/Application Support/McNeel/Rhinoceros/6.0/Plug-ins/PythonPlugIns/caad4rhino{guid}
  win:
  %APPDATA%\McNeel\Rhinoceros\6.0\Plug-ins\PythonPlugIns/caad4rhino{guid}
• copy dev folder to caad4rhino{guid}
• open Rhino software then type command caad for help
• you can find all commands in dev/alias.txt, you also can import this alias file to Rhino.

Note: Sometimes, Rhino requires that Python be loaded before it can see the new command for the first time in a session - running EditPythonScript, or any other python script should allow the command to work. Tutorial about how to setup env

How to use?

All Commands

• caad ->caad4rhino setting up
  • drawing scale (linetype, dimension style)
  • importing command aliases
  • and this help document
• wall -> draw walls
• line2wall -> convert a line or lines to wall
• wall_join -> intersecting L,T,X walls
• opening -> insert a empty hole or window, door in the wall
• dimsplit -> split a dimension to two dimensions
• dimjoin -> join two dimensions as one dimension
• dimlayer -> draw a align dimension in the Dim layer
• frame -> draw a layout frame:A5,A4,A3,A2,A1,A0

License

You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 as published by the Free Software Foundation.

Further information

Communications related to caad4rhino development happen on a google mailing list .

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