Loading MeshFlatten into Rhino 6/7

MeshFlatten for Rhino is a plug-in for Rhinoceros 6/7. MeshFlatten for Rhino adds several new commands to Rhino. It also adds a new menu to the Rhino menu called "MeshFlatten" which contains these newly added commands.

Manual Loading: The MeshFlatten for Rhino plug-in files are installed into the MeshFlatten for Rhino installation folder (typically " C:\Program Files\Rhino 6\Plug-ins\MeshFlatten\" for Rhino 6 and " C:\Program Files\Rhino 7\Plug-ins\MeshFlatten\" for Rhino 7 ). The plug-in files have an extension of ".rhp". There is one plug-in file for each version of Rhino.

To load MeshFlatten for Rhino into Rhino 6/7 please follow the steps listed below:

(1) Start Rhino 6

(2) Type "Options" at the command prompt and press "Enter"

(3) A dialog box will appear, choose “Rhino Options->Plug-ins”, Click the "Install" button.

(4) Browse for the plug-in file (typically "C:\Program Files\Rhino 6\Plug-ins\MeshFlatten\MeshFlatten_x64.rhp” ) for your version of Rhino in the MeshFlatten for Rhino installation folder.

(5) Click the "Open" button.

(6)Click the "Close" button.

Automatic Loading:MeshFlatten for Rhino has to be loaded into the Rhino before it can be used. You load MeshFlatten for Rhino manually at the first time. Once loaded, MeshFlatten for Rhino will be loaded automatically in later use. After loading, when you run Rhino you will see the "MeshFlatten" menu added to the Rhino menu. Sometime due to an installation problem, if the "MeshFlatten" menu does not appear then you will have to manually load the plug-in into Rhino.