Utility

Utility

Utility Tools support data handling, interoperability, and workflow management across the modeling environment. The tools are divided into six categories: File I/O, for importing and exporting data; Data Preview and Manipulation, for inspecting, cleaning, and transforming datasets; Data Classification, for organizing data into meaningful groups; Rhino Reference, for linking and managing Rhino geometry; List Matching, for aligning and synchronizing datasets; and Object Attributes, for editing and managing geometric and non-geometric attributes.

File I/O

Tool	Function	Input			Output
		Initial	Name	Description	Initial	Name	Description
CSV Import	Import CSV File	File	File Path	Path to the CSV file	Head	Headers	Headers as a list
					Data	Data Tree	CSV data organized as a tree (columns as branches)
CSV Export	Export as CSV File	Head	Headers	Column headers for CSV	Stat	Status	Export status message
		Data	Data Tree	Data to export as a tree
		Path	File Path	File path to export
XLS Import	Import XLS File	File	File Path	Path to the CSV file	Head	Headers	Headers as a list
					Data	Data Tree	CSV data organized as a tree (columns as branches)
XLS Export	Export as XLS File	Head	Headers	Column headers for CSV	Stat	Status	Export status message
		Data	Data Tree	Data to export as a tree
		Path	File Path	File path to export

Data Preview & Manipulation

Tool	Function	Input			Output
		Initial	Name	Description	Initial	Name	Description
Table Preview	Preview CSV or XLS File	Head	Headers	Column headers for CSV	Prev	Formatted Preview	Formatted CSV preview with padding
		Data	Data Tree	Data to export as a tree
Column Add	Add new column in data tree	Bh	Base Headers	Headers of the base CSV	Uh	Updated Headers	Combined headers of the updated CSV
		Bd	Base Data Tree	Data tree of the base CSV	Ud	Updated Data Tree	Updated CSV data as a tree
		Nh	New Headers	Headers of the new columns
		Nd	New Data Tree	Data tree of the new columns
Column Remove	Remove column in data tree	Head	Headers	List of CSV headers	Uh	Updated Headers	Updated headers
		Data	Data Tree	CSV data organized as a tree (columns as branches)	Ud	Updated Data Tree	Updated CSV data as a tree
		Rh	Header to Remove	Header of the column to remove
Pivot by Header	Pivot data by a specific column header	Data	Data Tree	Data as tree	Group	Grouped Data	Grouped data as a tree
		Key	Group Key	Name of the header to use for grouping key
		Val	Value Column	Name of the header to extract values from
		Head	Remove Header	Remove header values in each group
		Dups	Dremove Duplicates	Remove duplicate values in each group

Data Classification

Tool	Function	Input			Output
		Initial	Name	Description	Initial	Name	Description
Interval Classifier	Divides numeric data into equal-width interval	N	Numbers	List of values to classify	Max	Max	Maximum value in list
		n	Interval Segments	Number of interval division	Min	Min	Minimum value in list
					I	Intervals	List of numeric interval strings

Rhino Reference

Tool	Function	Input			Output
		Initial	Name	Description	Initial	Name	Description
Ref Layer	Reference Rhino object by its layer	L	Input Layer	Layer name to query	Obj	Objects	Objects from layer
					Ref	Referenced Layer	Object's layer name and path
Ref Color	Reference Rhino object by its color	C	Color	Target color to match	Obj	Objects from layer	Objects from matching color
		T	Tolerance	Color matching tolerance	Idx	Index	Index of matching color

List Matching

Tool	Function	Input			Output
		Initial	Name	Description	Initial	Name	Description
Match List Geo	Match text tree against a mask list text	Text	Text Tree	Tree of input text	Bool	Boolean tree	Boolean tree result
		Mask	Mask List	List of match strings	Matched Val	Matched Tree Result	Tree of dispatched items basd on match list
		M	Matches List	Tree to dispatch using masking
Match List Text	Match text tree against a mask list text	Text	Text Tree	Tree of input text	Bool	Boolean Tree	Tree of boolean match mask results
		Mask	Mask List	List of match mask strings	Val	Matched Values	Tree of dispatched items based on match list
		M	Matches List	List to dispatch using masking results

Object Attributes

Tool	Function	Input			Output
		Initial	Name	Description	Initial	Name	Description
Extract Attributes	Extracts object attribute key–value pairs from referenced Rhino object	G	Geometry	Referenced geometry from Rhino	Key	Keys	Attribute keys
					Val	Values	Attribute values
					Ref	Referenced Layer	Object's layer name
Edit Attributes	Edits object attributes key–value pairs to a referenced Rhino object	G	Geometry	Referenced geometry from rhino	Stat	Status	Operation status message
		Key	Keys	Attribute keys
		Val	Values	Attribute values

Important Tips

• Ensure all input files follow the required format, structure, and encoding (e.g., consistent delimiters, headers, and data types).
• Verify coordinate systems, units, and scale before importing to avoid misalignment or incorrect calculations.
• Clean and validate datasets in advance by removing null values, duplicates, or inconsistent entries.
• When exporting data, clearly define attribute fields and naming conventions to maintain compatibility with GIS, CAD, or external analysis tools.
• Use incremental exports during iterative workflows to track changes and simplify troubleshooting.
• Always cross-check imported and exported data against the source files to confirm accuracy and completeness.