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Hi everyone,
I came across this thread because I’d been dealing with exactly the same frustration. Getting an Excel table into Rhino seemed to require screenshots, PDF conversions, Illustrator, CSV files, or a custom Grasshopper definition. Even then, the result was often difficult to edit or had lost much of the original formatting.
I regularly needed Excel data in Rhino, so eventually I decided to build the solution I wished already existed.
It’s called ExcelWorks for Rhino. It lets you select a range in Excel and bring it directly into Rhino as native geometry, including displayed values, fills, borders, merged cells, alignment, and the original row and column proportions. The table is created as a block and remains linked, so when the spreadsheet changes, you can update the existing table instead of rebuilding it.
Just to be transparent, I’m the developer, so this is a small plug—but it came from a genuine need in my own workflow. I wanted something straightforward that avoided the usual conversion chain and actually produced a useful Rhino table.
It’s currently for Rhino 8 on Windows, and there’s a 14-day trial if anyone would like to see whether it suits their workflow:
To install the plugin just run the rhino “packagemanager” command in the command line and search for “ExcelWorks” and click the install button. Restart rhino and to get the UI panel up run the command “ExcelWorks” then follow your nose.
More info here Software | Cad Projects Australia
Video Here
I’d also be very interested to hear what kinds of Excel tables people here are trying to bring into Rhino, as that feedback helps me improve it.
Cheers
Dax
I came across this thread because I’d been dealing with exactly the same frustration. Getting an Excel table into Rhino seemed to require screenshots, PDF conversions, Illustrator, CSV files, or a custom Grasshopper definition. Even then, the result was often difficult to edit or had lost much of the original formatting.
I regularly needed Excel data in Rhino, so eventually I decided to build the solution I wished already existed.
It’s called ExcelWorks for Rhino. It lets you select a range in Excel and bring it directly into Rhino as native geometry, including displayed values, fills, borders, merged cells, alignment, and the original row and column proportions. The table is created as a block and remains linked, so when the spreadsheet changes, you can update the existing table instead of rebuilding it.
Just to be transparent, I’m the developer, so this is a small plug—but it came from a genuine need in my own workflow. I wanted something straightforward that avoided the usual conversion chain and actually produced a useful Rhino table.
It’s currently for Rhino 8 on Windows, and there’s a 14-day trial if anyone would like to see whether it suits their workflow:
To install the plugin just run the rhino “packagemanager” command in the command line and search for “ExcelWorks” and click the install button. Restart rhino and to get the UI panel up run the command “ExcelWorks” then follow your nose.
More info here Software | Cad Projects Australia
Video Here
I’d also be very interested to hear what kinds of Excel tables people here are trying to bring into Rhino, as that feedback helps me improve it.
Cheers
Dax
