Use Rhino Scripts to Automate Processes

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Pollination Rhino plugin is based on a series of custom libraries that it is possible to use to create scripts. E.g. I would like to override all current glass material of the apertures with a custom one with just one click. A script could do that fast.
Example files that used in the video are available from: https://github.com/pollination/pollination-rhino-scripts​
One of the easiest ways to create a Pollination Rhino script is ironpython of Rhino.
Rhino has an internal IDE to write ironpython. Type the command **EditPythonScript **on the command bar of Rhino to open it.
Rhino Python Editor
Or it is possible to use external IDE to create it.
Importing the libraries
The first step is import modules and sub-modules that contain the useful classes
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# import rhinocommon
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import Rhino
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import System
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# import pollination part
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import clr
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clr.AddReference('Pollination.Core.dll')
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clr.AddReference('HoneybeeSchema.dll')
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import HoneybeeSchema as hb # Honeybee Schema
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import Core as po # Pollination classes
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**HoneybeeSchema.dll **contains the schema that Pollination rhino uses
**Pollination.Core.dll **contains following sub-modules:
Objects: Pollination Rhino Runtime Objects (RoomObject, OrphanedFaceObject, ApertureObject, DoorObject, ShadeObject, SensorGridObject, ViewObject)
Entity: It contains ModelEntity which collects on runtime all Pollination Object which the model is made
Data: Honeybee Schema data that every Pollination Object contains. E.g. RoomObject is composed by RoomData through Data Property
Note: for more information about above libraries, please visit:
_Honeybee Schema: https://www.ladybug.tools/honeybee-schema/model.html _
Pollination.Core: https://pollination.github.io/rhino-plugin/api/Core.Objects.html​

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Importing the libraries