The Blender panel

Found in the 3D viewport sidebar (N) under the Rhino2Blender tab.

Main panel

Element

Meaning

Header

Link icon plus connection count, or inactive.

Port

The port in use. If it differs from your configured port it shows Port: 9877 (was 9876) — see Troubleshooting.

Address row

Appears in LAN mode. Shows ip:port with a copy button.

Start / Stop

Run or stop the listener.

Allow / Reject

Approve a pending connection request.

Rhino Sources

One box per connected document, each with:

Control

Effect

Status dot

Green when connected and syncing; grey when disconnected or paused.

Checkbox

Pause or resume live sync for this source without disconnecting.

Pencil

Rename the source.

Trash

Remove this source's objects from the scene.

Counts

Objects, instances and lights currently held.

Progress bar

Percentage and object count during a large sync.

Below the list:

Button

Effect

Delete all

Remove every synced object from every source.

Refresh

Ask Rhino to resend.

Purge stale sources

Remove objects left behind by a rename or a source change.

Send to Rhino

Push the current Blender selection back. Appears only while a source is connected.

Object link

Button

Effect

Detach (Blender-only)

Cut the selected objects' link to the sync.

Re-attach

Restore the link and request a resync.

Make block real

Convert selected block instances into ordinary editable meshes.

Audit shading

Log the shading state of a selected mesh for diagnosis.

Sync Log

A live message log with a Clear Sync Log button.