Bulk Import DWGs

The other day, I got annoyed at a project. I had to import 30 DWGs into Rhino because I needed them to create the model. They gave me reference lines and my script was running based on the geometry in those files.

Wouldn't have been a problem if I had to do it once, but the project kept changing and we were getting 30 different files every 2 weeks or so. The worst part is having to manually drag the files into Rhino and then putting things on separate layers.

So, I wrote a script that does that for me. It looks through a folder path, finds all the DWGs and imports it into Rhino. Then it re-layers each DWG into it's own layer.

*Don't worry about copying the code, you'll get the component itself below*

So, you may not ever need to do this but even if it's just bringing in 2 DWGs, I have found this component to be really useful.

Give it a Go

You’ll find the component and a short write-up here:

Happy scripting,
Braden

P.S. If you want to request a workflow breakdown or a specific kind of script, reply to this email and let me know. I'm always collecting ideas for future ones.