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- | ====== Rhino for Mac - Preferences | + | ====== Rhino for Mac - Settings |
- | Here are a few procedures for manipulating your collection of preferences for Rhino for Mac. | + | |
- | Rhino for Mac 5.3.2 and later, and all builds | + | Here are a few procedures for manipulating your collection of settings/ |
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+ | ====== Rhino 8 for Mac ====== | ||
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+ | In Rhino 8 for Mac, you can reset your Settings/ | ||
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+ | Some or all of Rhino' | ||
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+ | The //Save Settings for Support...// | ||
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+ | Rhino 8 for Mac stores its Settings in the following folder: | ||
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+ | /// | ||
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+ | Each time you use **Reset** to reset your settings, | ||
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+ | folder so they can always be retrieved if your Reset in error. | ||
+ | ====== Older Versions of Rhino ====== | ||
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+ | :!: The following information is out-of-date, but is provided for legacy versions of Rhino. :!: | ||
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+ | Rhino for Mac versions 5-7 provide three commands for managing your preferences: | ||
- **ExportPreferences**: | - **ExportPreferences**: | ||
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The above commands are highly recommended for management of preferences. | The above commands are highly recommended for management of preferences. | ||
- | ==== Save a copy of your current Rhino for Mac Preferences ==== | + | ==== Save a copy of your current Rhino for Mac Preferences |
- **Quit** Rhino completely. | - **Quit** Rhino completely. | ||
- In the **Finder**, hold down the **Option** key, and select **Library** in the **Go** menu. | - In the **Finder**, hold down the **Option** key, and select **Library** in the **Go** menu. | ||
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- Find the **com.mcneel.rhinoceros.plist** file. Select **Duplicate** in the right-click context menu to make a copy. The copy will be named **com.mcneel.rhinoceros copy.plist**. | - Find the **com.mcneel.rhinoceros.plist** file. Select **Duplicate** in the right-click context menu to make a copy. The copy will be named **com.mcneel.rhinoceros copy.plist**. | ||
- | ==== Reset Rhino Preferences ==== | + | ==== Reset Rhino Preferences |
Follow this procedure to remove all of your changed Rhino preferences and reset all of them to the original values. | Follow this procedure to remove all of your changed Rhino preferences and reset all of them to the original values. | ||
- **Quit** Rhino. | - **Quit** Rhino. | ||
- Start the **Terminal** application found in your **Applications** > **Utilities** folder. \\ A window with a command prompt appears. | - Start the **Terminal** application found in your **Applications** > **Utilities** folder. \\ A window with a command prompt appears. | ||
- | - Type **defaults delete com.mcneel.rhinoceros** and press Return. | + | - Type **defaults delete com.mcneel.rhinoceros** and press Return. |
+ | **NOTE**: In Rhino 7 or later, the preferences file includes a version number, such as: | ||
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+ | **defaults delete | ||
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+ | **defaults delete com.mcneel.rhinoceros.8.plist** | ||
- Wait until the Terminal prompt comes back. This can take 15-20 seconds. | - Wait until the Terminal prompt comes back. This can take 15-20 seconds. | ||
- Quit the Terminal application. | - Quit the Terminal application. | ||
- | ==== Restore saved Rhino Preferences ==== | + | ==== Restore saved Rhino Preferences |
Follow this procedure to replace all of your current Rhino preferences with a previously saved copy. | Follow this procedure to replace all of your current Rhino preferences with a previously saved copy. | ||