RHYNAMOBETA

Summary
RhynamoisanexperimentalclasslibrarywhichexposesDynamo(0.7)componentnodesforreadingRhino
files(3dm).ThetoolsallowuserstoaccessaRhinofileandtranslategeometrytoDynamoDesignScript
equivalents.ThisenableseasiertranslationofgeometricobjectsbetweenRhino,Dynamo,andRevit.

Rhynamoisprovidedasanexperimentalbetaandshouldbeusedfortestingpurposes.
RhynamolibrariesforbetatestingwillremainactivethroughDecember31,2014.

Installation
Rhynamolibrariescanbeinstalledbyvisitingthefollowinglink.TheCASE_Rhynamo.dllleveragesthe
OpenNURBS.NETSDK(http://www.rhino3d.com/opennurbs).OpenNURBSlibrariesareprovidedwiththe
installerandmustexistwithinthesamefolderlocation.

http://www.casedev.com/revit/case/rhynamo/desktopcaserhynamoinstaller.application
Afterinstallation,theRhynamolibrarywillbefoundinC:\CASE\Rhynamo

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DynamoProjectSetUp
Afterinstallation,youwillneedtoloadtheCASE_Rhynamo.dllfoundatC:\CASE\Rhynamo.Youcando
thisbyopeningDynamoandfindingtheImportLibraryundertheLibrariesmenu.TheDynamonodes
willthenappearasanodemenu.

TheRhynamonodesareorganizedfortwomainpurposes:ReadingRhinofilesandWritingRhinofiles.
Expectthesenodestoberefinedandaddedtoduringthebetatestingprocess.

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GeneralWorkflows

ReadingaRhinoFile

GetRhinoFile:ThisnodeallowsyoutospecifyapathtoaRhino3DMfile.Thenodewilloutput
theRhinomodelasanobject(File3dm)
GetRhinoObjects:YoucancurrentlyretrieveobjectsfromtheRhinomodelusingalayername.
Thiswillreturnalistofallobjectsonthatlayer.
TranslatetoRhinotoDesignScript:DynamousesDesignScripttodefinegeometry.Rhino
objecttypesneedtobetranslatedtotheirequivalentDesignScripttype.

WritingaRhinoFile

TranslateDesignScripttoRhino:ThisnodeconvertsDesignScripttypestoRhinotypes.
ObjectsneedtobetranslatedtoequivalentRhinogeometrybeforetheycanbecreatedinthe
model.
CreateRhinoModel:YoucanthencreateaRhinomodelobject(File3dm)byprovidingalistof
Rhinogeometry.
CreateRhinoFile:Afterthefileiscreated,youcanthensavetheRhinofilebyspecifyingapath.

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