print cell to file (jpeg) at 1:1 scale

Howdy,

I'm trying to gage the feasibility of scripting a fairly specific operation, but I haven't really found any examples or references for the routine I'd like to implement. Any guidance would be appreciated!

I (will) have many mesh tiles with vertex colors located within individually pre-defined (ideally paper sized) cells (see image).

I'd like to Rhino print (not screen capture) each cell to an individual jpeg file at 1:1 scale so they can then be physically printed.

Rhino file also attached for reference.

Thanks much,

taz

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Permalink Reply by Ángel Linares on July 21, 2010 at 9:50am

You need to know the printing resolution (dpi)...with that if you know dimension in drawing units, you know dimension in pixels.

If your printer prints at 300dpi it means that an image of 300*300 pixels will be measured 1*1 inch.

Try to adjust the dimension of exported images using this rule.

Permalink Reply by taz on July 21, 2010 at 11:16am

Yes, as part of the print routine I'll need to set sheet dimensions and a resolution. This will be the same for all the images.

What I need to script is moving the print window from cell to cell...

Permalink Reply by taz on July 22, 2010 at 9:58am

Bump.

Is this a idea a non-starter?

Can I macro it?

Permalink Reply by Benjamin Golder on July 22, 2010 at 12:43pm

Some ideas:
why not screenshots? It seems pretty feasible using screenshots, as opposed to having to find a whole bunch of methods for Rhino print. Capturing the image in a floating window can be scripted pretty easily, and I think you can define the bounds to be larger than your screen, if necessary. It seems like repositioning the camera, not the print window, is the easy way to go.

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