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Rhino Viewport Preview in Fullscreen Canvas - Potential Solution?

Like others, I have often struggled with the best window arrangement when working in Rhino and Grasshopper simultaneously. Most of the time I opt for a dual screen setup to allow Rhino and Grasshopper to run at full screen.  I've gone as far as using an iPad to use as the second monitor via AirDisplay (which actually works really well) but have never been satisfied with any setup that required you to look back and forth as if at a tennis match all day long.

Not long after first using Grasshopper 3+ years ago I've had the desire for a "Live Viewport" component that would allow a live image of the 3d geometry being generated directly in the canvas.  Every once in a while I search the forums with the hope of finding a solution, but always come up empty handed.  Someday this might exist although for now I have found what might be the next best thing to a native "Live Viewport" component and its enabled with a small app named Sticky Previews.  This app uses the task bar preview feature within Windows 7's aero interface to create custom, floating preview windows from any open window currently running.  I've only just discovered the app, but it seems to do the trick and has been stable and problem free so far. -- I will post an update if I find out that I might have spoken too soon.  The install allows for a 30 day trial and is $15 bucks to purchase.  I just found the app and don't know anything about this group that created the app.  If you happen to know of them, Id be curious to find out more.

divided windows, cramped and slow;

unified window with floating rhino model preview;

link to the apps webpage;

http://www.ntwind.com/software/sticky-previews.html

Also works with other apps; 

and the about me page screen shot;

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Very interesting Tyler. Thank you for sharing this with us.

I'd be curious if anyone has suggestions for other solutions to the view port in the canvas problem.

This is awesome. I'm sure it will be great use for grasshopper users too.

I'm thinking, you can't really import view from another window without aeropeek.

But you can make an application topmost using visual basic. 

I will try if plugin API allows us to do that.

Thanks for sharing.

Sticky Previews is great... here is a free alternative called OnTopReplica that works the same way:

http://ontopreplica.codeplex.com/ 

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