[Rhino Tutorial] 100 Essential Commands

In this article, we present 100 basic commands that are essential and frequently used in Rhinoceros.

Please refer to the video for the basic usage of each command.

We will now introduce them in order.

100 Essential Commands

The 100 commands are presented in order.

On each video displayed, the video is played from the point where the explanation of each command begins.

Point

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“Point” can be used to create a single point.

Points

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“Points” can be used to create multiple points.

Line

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“Line” can be used to create a single straight line.

Lines

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“Lines” can be used to create a series of straight lines.

PolyLine

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“PolyLine” can be used to create a series of straight lines joined into one.

Curve

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“Curve” allows you to create a curve by specifying control points.

InterpCrv

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“InterpCrv” allows you to create a curve through specified points.

Circle

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“Circle” can be used to create a circular line.

Ellipse

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“Ellipse” can be used to create an elliptical line.

Arc

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“Arc” can be used to create a circular arc line.

Rectangle

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“Rectangle” can be used to create a rectangular line.

Polygon

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“Polygon” allows you to create a polygonal line.

PlanarSrf

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“PlanarSrf” can be used to create a surface from a closed line.

SrfPt

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“SrfPt” allows you to create a surface by specifying three or four points.

EdgeSrf

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“EdgeSrf” allows you to specify border lines and create a surface.

Loft

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“Loft” can be used to create a surface that connects multiple lines.

Box

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“Box” can be used to create a cube.

Cylinder

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“Cylinder” can be used to create a cylinder.

Sphere

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“Sphere” can be used to create a sphere.

Ellipsoid

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“Ellipsoid” can be used to create an ellipsoid.

Cone

Video start time 6:30

“Cone” can be used to create a cone.

TruncatedCone

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“TruncatedCone” can be used to create a conical base.

Pyramid

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“Pyramid” allows you to create a pyramid shape.

Tube

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“Tube” can be used to create a shape of a tube.

Torus

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“Torus” can be used to create a donut shape.

Pipe

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“Pipe” allows you to create a pipe shape from a line.

Move

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“Move” allows you to move objects.

Copy

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“Copy” allows you to copy objects.

Rotate

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“Rotate” allows you to rotate objects.

Scale

Video start time 9:41

“Scale” can be used to change the scale of objects.

Scale1D

Video start time 10:18

“Scale1D” allows you to change the scale of objects in one direction.

Scale2D

Video start time 10:46

“Scale2D” allows you to change the scale of objects in two directions.

Mirror

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“Mirror” can be used to invert or mirror objects.

Array

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“Array” allows you to copy an array of objects in the X, Y, and Z axis directions.

ArrayPolar

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“ArrayPolar” can be used to copy an array of objects so that they are rotated.

ArrayCrv

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“ArrayCrv” allows you to copy an array of objects along a given line.

ArrayLinear

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“ArrayLinear” can be used to copy an array of objects in a specified direction.

CPlane

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“CPlane” allows you to set up various planes.

Fillet

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“Fillet” can be used to round the corners of a line.

Offset

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“Offset” can be used to offset a line.

Chamfer

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“Chamfer” can be used to chamfer the corners of a line.

ExtendDynamic

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“ExtendDynamic” can be used to extend a line.

Join

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“Join” allows you to join lines, surfaces, and polysurfaces.

Explode

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“Explode” allows you to break up lines, surfaces, and polysurfaces.

ExtrudeCrv

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“ExtrudeCrv” can be used to extrude lines.

ExtrudeSrf

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“ExtrudeSrf” can be used to extrude surfaces.

ExtrudeCrvAlongCrv

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“ExtrudeCrvAlongCrv” allows you to extrude a line so that it follows a specified curve.

ExtrudeSrfAlongCrv

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“ExtrudeSrfAlongCrv” can be used to extrude a surface to follow a specified curve.

ExtrudeCrvToPoint

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“ExtrudeCrvToPoint” can be used to extrude a line toward a specified point.

ExtrudeSrfToPoint

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“ExtrudeSrfToPoint” can be used to push a surface toward a specified point.

Sweep1

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“Sweep1” can be used to create a surface with one other line specified as a rail.

Sweep2

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“Sweep2” can be used to create a surface with another two lines specified as rails.

Revolve

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“Revolve” can be used to create a rotator.

OffsetSrf

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“OffsetSrf” can be used to offset a surface.

FilletSrf

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“FilletSrf” can be used to round the corners of a surface.

ChamferSrf

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“ChamferSrf” can be used to chamfer the corners of a surface.

ExtendSrf

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“ExtendSrf” can be used to extend a surface.

FilletEdge

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“FilletEdge” can be used to round the corners of a polysurface.

ChamferEdge

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“ChamferEdge” can be used to bevel the corners of a polysurface.

Trim

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“Trim” allows an object to be cut off from another object.

Split

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With “Split”, an object can be divided by another object.

Intersect

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“Intersect” can be used to extract lines where objects intersect.

PlanarUnion

Video start time 29:31

“PlanarUnion” allows you to combine intersecting planar surfaces into one.

PlanarDifference

Video start time 29:45

“PlanarDifference” allows you to cut a planar surface with intersecting planar surfaces.

PlanarIntersection

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“PlanarIntersection” can be used to extract an intersection from intersecting planar surfaces.

BooleanUnion

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“BooleanUnion” can be used to join intersecting polysurfaces or surfaces.

BooleanDifference

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“BooleanDifference” can be used to cut intersecting polysurfaces or surfaces.

BooleanIntersection

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“BooleanIntersection” can be used to extract intersecting polysurfaces and surface intersections.

BooleanSplit

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“BooleanSplit” can be used to split intersecting polysurfaces or surfaces.

Cap

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“Cap” can be used to close the opening of an object.

PushPull

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“PushPull” can be used to push the face of an object out of the way.

MoveFace

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“MoveFace” can be used to pull the face of an object to deform its shape.

RoundHole

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“RoundHole” can be used to create a round hole.

MakeHole

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“MakeHole” allows you to create holes from lines.

MoveHole

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“MoveHole” can be used to move the created hole.

RotateHole

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“RotateHole” allows you to rotate the hole you have created.

Project

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“Project” allows you to project points or lines onto a surface or polysurface.

ExtractPt

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“ExtractPt” can be used to extract the corner points of an object.

DupEdge

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“DupEdge” can be used to extract lines from specified edges of an object.

ExtractSrf

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“ExtractSrf” can be used to extract surfaces from specified faces of an object.

Orient

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“Orient” allows an object to be moved by specifying two points.

Orient3Pt

Video start time 36:39

“Orient3Pt” allows an object to be moved by specifying three points.

OrientOnCrv

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“OrientOnCrv” can be used to move an object on a line.

OrientOnSrf

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“OrientOnSrf” can be used to move an object onto a surface.

Divide

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“Divide” can be used to split a line and create points at the split locations.

PointsOn PointsOff

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“PointsOn” and “PointsOff” can be used to show and hide control points of an object.

Rebuild

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“Rebuild” allows you to edit the control points of an object.

ClippingPlane

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“ClippingPlane” can be used to display a cross-section of an object.

Make2D

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“Make2D” allows you to create lines from objects as seen from the view you are using.

SelectionFilter

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“SelectionFilter” allows you to choose the option to select objects.

SelLayer

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“SelLayer” allows you to select objects in given layers.

Lock Unlock

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“Lock” and “Unlock” can be used to lock and unlock objects.

UnlockSelected

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“UnlockSelected” can be used to unlock only selected objects among locked objects.

Hide Show

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You can use “Hide” and “Show” to show and hide objects.

ShowSelected

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“ShowSelected” allows you to show only selected objects among those that are hidden.

Zoom

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“Zoom” allows you to zoom into the area you drag.