Draw the name (or nickname) of Grasshopper objects with Draw Icons mode on. It also enriches the capsules when you zoom in to understand the component and visualise its data at a quick glance.
The advantage with the alternatives (and the reason for it) is that this is a purely graphic plugin, you don’t need any component to use it, it is modified via toolbar, and it doesn’t create any object inside the canvas either, it only affects the canvas visually. Besides, you look much more stunning with them.
The second release (v1.1.0) includes the option Riched capsules. This is very useful for new Grasshopper users and teachers, and to avoid putting up panels all the time, to be able to understand the components and see the data they handle at a quick glance, simply by zooming in on them.
The third release (v1.2.0) adds a new option Display custom nicknames where only user defined nicknames are drawn.
The fourth release (v1.3.0) adds a new option Big nicknames on groups to display the nickname of the groups when the zoom is too low.
From food4Rhino:
- Download the last version of Sunglasses.gha from Food4Rhino.
- Make sure Sunglasses.gha is unlocked, right click > Properties > Unlock (if visible).
- Copy and paste it in the Grasshopper Libraries folder, usually: C:\Users\<YourUser>\AppData\Roaming\Grasshopper\Libraries.
- Restart Rhinoceros and Grasshopper.
- Access from Grasshopper Toolbar > Display > Sunglasses.
This plugin does not contain any components. Access the user settings from Grasshopper Toolbar > Display > Sunglasses to enable or disable, change the font, draw the nickname instead of name, and include or exclude objects to display the name.
From version 1.1.0, there is another feature to visualise the content of components and parameters by zooming in on the capsules, when Display > Draw Icons is activated. Enable it from Grasshopper Toolbar >Display > Sunglasses > Riched capsules.
These user settings are stored in grasshopper_kernel.xml file in the Grasshopper folder, with the prefix "Sunglasses". You could edit them manually from there or delete them if you want to restore the default values.
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