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rhino:basicmacros [2021/05/06]
mitch_heynick [Getting started] 		rhino:basicmacros [2025/03/20] (current)
dan [The tools you need]
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 You can create **macros** in Rhino to automate many tasks, customize your commands, and improve your workflow. You can create **macros** in Rhino to automate many tasks, customize your commands, and improve your workflow.
  
-There may be some confusion about the use of the term “scripting”.  It has been used to describe both the process of writing macros - what this section is about - as well as writing more sophisticated scripts in either [[developer:rhinoscript|RhinoScript]], [[https://developer.rhino3d.com/guides/rhinopython/|Python]], or other programming languages.  +There may be some confusion about the use of the term “scripting”.  It has been used to describe both the process of writing macros - what this section is about - as well as writing more sophisticated scripts in either [[https://developer.rhino3d.com/guides/rhinoscript/|RhinoScript]], [[https://developer.rhino3d.com/guides/rhinopython/|Python]], or other programming languages.  
  
 //The two things are actually very different.// Writing functions in RhinoScript, Python or other programming languages is a lot more complex than creating macros, and requires some programming knowledge and skills.  //We don't cover that here.// //The two things are actually very different.// Writing functions in RhinoScript, Python or other programming languages is a lot more complex than creating macros, and requires some programming knowledge and skills.  //We don't cover that here.//
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   * The **Rhino Help file** -  lists all Rhino commands and their sub-options. This is your most important reference.  Pressing F1 (Windows) or the :?: toolbar button (Mac) will get you to the online help.   * The **Rhino Help file** -  lists all Rhino commands and their sub-options. This is your most important reference.  Pressing F1 (Windows) or the :?: toolbar button (Mac) will get you to the online help.
   * The Rhino **MacroEditor**, a built-in interface for creating and testing your macros.   * The Rhino **MacroEditor**, a built-in interface for creating and testing your macros.
-  * An understanding of how to add your macros to your workflow in the form of aliases or toolbar buttons (explained [[developer:macroscriptsetup|here]])+  * An understanding of how to add your macros to your workflow in the form of aliases or toolbar buttons (explained [[https://developer.rhino3d.com/guides/general/creating-command-macros/|here]])
 =====You've already used a macro or two...===== =====You've already used a macro or two...=====
 First, if you are a user of Rhino, you are already a macro user even though you may not know it.  Many of the commands in Rhino are already “macroed” for you. When you click a toolbar button or call a command from the menu, it is often a preset macro.  For example, the toolbar button **Extrude Closed Planar Curve** from the "Solid" toolbar has the following macro: First, if you are a user of Rhino, you are already a macro user even though you may not know it.  Many of the commands in Rhino are already “macroed” for you. When you click a toolbar button or call a command from the menu, it is often a preset macro.  For example, the toolbar button **Extrude Closed Planar Curve** from the "Solid" toolbar has the following macro:
rhino/basicmacros.1620332084.txt.gz · Last modified: 2021/05/06 by mitch_heynick

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