Export, Shape Keys, and Select Mode

Export to Spreadsheet

(Inspired by Spreadsheet Batch Renamer by Bookyakuno)

You can use the following export commands to export names to a temporary .CSV file (saved in the temporary folder. %localappdata%\Temp in Windows) or directly to the clipboard (which you can then paste into notepad or other text editor), allowing you to edit them in an external editor.

After you run the export command, RIn.Rename will open the exported .csv file with the default application (eg. Microsoft Excel). You can set it to use other application like Notepad, Visual Studio Code, Rons CSV Editor or any software that support text or csv editing.

Once edited, the import commands lets you apply the updated names from either the .CSV file or the clipboard.

List of commands

Export Commands: /e , /ea (Export All object names to CSV file)
/es (Export Selected object names to CSV file)
/eac (Export All object names to Clipboard)
/ec , /esc (Export Selected object names to Clipboard)

Import Commands: /i (Import names from CSV file)
/ic (Import names from Clipboard)

In the Preferences, you can set which application to open the .csv file with. If you leave it blank, it will open the exported .csv file with the default application set by the operating system.

RIn.Rename Preferences > Open CSV with: setting

What is CSV? (Comma-separated values)

from Wikipedia:

Comma-separated values (CSV) is a text file format that uses commas to separate values, and newlines to separate records.

A CSV file stores tabular data (numbers and text) in plain text, where each line of the file typically represents one data record.

Each record consists of the same number of fields, and these are separated by commas in the CSV file.

Example:
exported using \eac (* Export All object names to clipboard.)

[------------------------------Scene Collection------------------------------]
[------------------------------Axe------------------------------]
[------------------------------CAGE------------------------------]
cube_CAGE,cube_CAGE
pyramid_CAGE,pyramid_CAGE
sphere_CAGE,sphere_CAGE
[------------------------------Collection------------------------------]
Light,Light
Camera,Camera
[------------------------------HI------------------------------]
cube_HI,cube_HI
pyramid_HI,pyramid_HI
sphere_HI,sphere_HI
[------------------------------LO------------------------------]
cube_LO,cube_LO
sphere_LO,sphere_LO
pyramid_LO,pyramid_LO

Example:
exported using \ec (* Export Selected object names to Clipboard.)

cube_CAGE,cube_CAGE
pyramid_CAGE,pyramid_CAGE
cube_LO,cube_LO
cube_HI,cube_HI

Warning

Please do not change the names in the first column. The addon works by finding the object names listed there and renaming them to the corresponding names in the second column. If you edit the first column, the addon won’t be able to find the objects

Export Bones & Shape Keys

To export bones and shape keys to spreadsheet, you need to have an armature or an object with shape keys selected.

List of commands

Bones Import Export Commands: /eb (Export Bone names to CSV file)
/ebc (Export Bone names to Clipboard)
/ib (Import Bone names from CSV file)
/ibc (Import Bone names from Clipboard)

Shape Keys Import Export Commands: /esk (Export Shape Keys names to CSV file)
/eskc (Export Shape Keys names to Clipboard)
/isk (Import Shape Keys names from CSV file)
/iskc (Import Shape Keys names from Clipboard)

Shapes Keys

To rename shape keys, you must have exactly one object selected.

Then, type /sk: followed by the desired command.

Supported Shape Keys commands

1. old_text/new_text (Search and Replace)
   
2. $ , $* , @
   
3. Text transformations commands like /up , /lo , /title , etc
   

Example:

1. /sk:old_text/new_text
   
2. /sk:prefix_$_suffix
   
3. All Text transformation commands like /sk:/up , /sk:/lo , /sk:/title , etc
   

Select Mode

Select Mode is activated when you run RinRename with no objects selected.

In this mode, you can select objects using regular expressions—any object whose name matches your pattern will be automatically selected.

Note: I’m still exploring the direction of Select Mode, and what to do when nothing is selected. This is still under consideration as I’m focusing on other renaming features. Got thoughts? I’d love to hear them!

Help Commands

/?

Displays a quick reference list of available tokens and commands.

💡 Handy if you forget a token or want to see what’s available.