3D modeling · Stream Deck plugin

Rhino Commander

A shortcut only reaches the fraction of Rhino that has one. Sending the command itself reaches the whole set, cannot land in the wrong window, and does not care what you have rebound.

196commands
14categories
6dials
6bundled profiles

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What it does

196 Rhino commands on labeled keys across 14 categories, each sent to Rhino's own command engine rather than typed as a shortcut. If Rhino is not answering, the key says so instead of typing into whatever is in front.
20 keys read Rhino's real state. Every object snap and modeling aid shows whether it is really on and flips the moment you flip it in Rhino's status bar; Gumball and history recording follow the same bar. Before Rhino has answered, a key shows neither on nor off rather than guessing.
Six dials with live strips: zoom, display mode, layer, object snap, undo and redo, and the standard views. The strip names the display mode, layer, snap or viewport you are on. Tap the left half of a strip for one click back, the right half for one forward. The Stream Deck + seats the first four; the Stream Deck + XL seats all six on every page.
A five-wide number pad on every page of the Stream Deck + XL and Stream Deck XL profiles: digits, decimal point, minus and plus, Esc, Tab, Backspace, Delete, a double-tall Enter, and a Select Field key. Type a length the moment Rhino asks.
A Status key showing the current layer, units and selection count, or the active viewport and its display mode.
Six bundled profiles with every command pre-placed and Home on every page, Easy Link built in on each, and per-key sounds from the bundled clips or your own Sound Sampler recordings.

What you need

Rhino 8 on macOS 13 or newer or on Windows 10 or 11, verified against Rhino 8.35, and Stream Deck software 6.9 or newer. The companion plug-in Rhino needs is included and installs itself on first run; restart Rhino once after installing.

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Support

Good to know

Rhino 8 for Windows and Mac, verified against Rhino 8.35, with Stream Deck software 6.9 or newer. Profiles are bundled for six decks: the 15-key Stream Deck, the Stream Deck +, the Stream Deck + XL, the 32-key Stream Deck XL, the Stream Deck Mini and the Stream Deck Neo.
Setup is one restart. The Rhino 8 companion plug-in is included and installs itself the first time the plugin runs. Nothing to download. Restart Rhino once and the keys connect; the Status key tells you when that restart is due. The companion loads inside Rhino and listens only on this computer.
Commands go to Rhino directly, so they cannot land in another window and do not depend on your keyboard map. If Rhino is not answering, the keys dim and say so rather than typing into whatever is in front.
Rebound a command in Rhino? Any key can be remapped from the property inspector to the shortcut you use.

True of every plugin we make

Every key carries the app's own shortcut for that command, and every key is remappable. Type your combination into the property inspector or click Capture and press it once. Where an app leaves a command unbound, the key still reaches it by the route that app exposes.
Keystrokes go to the front window and nothing steals focus, so keep the target app in front when you press.
Every command has its own drawn key art, so the deck reads at a glance instead of listing shortcuts.

Read the full quick fixes, or see this plugin on the support hub.

Still stuck? Email [email protected] with the plugin name, your Stream Deck software version, and what you pressed versus what happened. A human answers.