diff --git a/rhinopython/SampleGetPolyline.py b/rhinopython/SampleGetPolyline.py
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+################################################################################
+# SampleGetPolyline.py
+# Copyright (c) 20197 Robert McNeel & Associates.
+# See License.md in the root of this repository for details.
+################################################################################
+import System
+import Rhino
+import scriptcontext as sc
+
+# GetPoint-derived class
+class GetPolylinePoint(Rhino.Input.Custom.GetPoint):
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.color = Rhino.ApplicationSettings.AppearanceSettings.DefaultLayerColor
+        self.points = []
+    
+    def Count(self):
+        return len(self.points)
+        
+    def PointArray(self):
+        return System.Array[Rhino.Geometry.Point3d](self.points)
+        
+    def PointFromIndex(self, index):
+        return self.points[index]
+        
+    def AppendPoint(self, point):
+        self.points.append(point)
+    
+    def OnDynamicDraw(self, e):
+        point_count = len(self.points)
+        if point_count > 1:
+            for i in range(1, point_count):
+                e.Display.DrawLine(self.points[i-1], self.points[i], self.color)
+            for i in range(point_count-1):
+                e.Display.DrawPoint(self.points[i])
+        Rhino.Input.Custom.GetPoint.OnDynamicDraw(self, e)
+
+# Function to pick and add a polyline to the document.
+# Note, this function isn't nearly as fancy as RhinoCommon's
+# Rhino.Input.Custom.GetPolyline.
+def SampleGetPolyline():
+    
+    got_pline = False
+    
+    gp = GetPolylinePoint()
+    while not got_pline:
+        gp.ClearConstructionPoints()
+        gp.ClearSnapPoints()
+        gp.ConstrainDistanceFromBasePoint(Rhino.RhinoMath.UnsetValue)
+        gp.PermitFromOption(True)
+        
+        point_count = gp.Count()
+        if point_count > 0:
+            gp.AddSnapPoints(gp.PointArray())
+            gp.SetBasePoint(gp.PointFromIndex(-1), False)
+        if point_count >= 3:
+            gp.AddConstructionPoint(gp.PointFromIndex(0))
+            
+        if point_count == 0:
+            gp.SetCommandPrompt("Start of polyline")
+            gp.AcceptNothing(False)
+            gp.SetBasePoint(Rhino.Geometry.Point3d.Unset, False)
+            gp.EnableDrawLineFromPoint(False)   
+        else:
+            if point_count >= 2:
+                gp.SetCommandPrompt("Next point of polyline. Press Enter when done")
+                gp.AcceptNothing(True)
+            else:
+                gp.SetCommandPrompt("Next point of polyline")
+            gp.SetBasePoint(Rhino.Geometry.Point3d.Unset, False)
+            gp.DrawLineFromPoint(gp.PointFromIndex(-1), True)
+        
+        gp.EnableNoRedrawOnExit(True)
+        res = gp.Get()
+        
+        if res == Rhino.Input.GetResult.Nothing:
+            got_pline = True
+            break
+            
+        if res != Rhino.Input.GetResult.Point:
+            break
+            
+        if gp.Count() == 0:
+            gp.AppendPoint(gp.Point())
+        else:
+            p = gp.PointFromIndex(-1)
+            if p.DistanceTo(gp.Point()) >= Rhino.RhinoMath.SqrtEpsilon:
+                gp.AppendPoint(gp.Point())
+    
+    if got_pline:
+        sc.doc.Objects.AddPolyline(gp.PointArray())
+    
+    sc.doc.Views.Redraw()
+
+# Check to see if this file is being executed as the "main" python
+# script instead of being used as a module by some other python script
+# This allows us to use the module which ever way we want.
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    SampleGetPolyline()
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diff --git a/rhinopython/SampleTextBox.py b/rhinopython/SampleTextBox.py
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+################################################################################
+# SampleTextBox.py
+# Copyright (c) 20197 Robert McNeel & Associates.
+# See License.md in the root of this repository for details.
+################################################################################
+import Rhino
+import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs
+import scriptcontext as sc
+import clr
+
+# GetObject-derived class for limiting object picking to text
+class GetTextObject(Rhino.Input.Custom.GetObject):
+    def CustomGeometryFilter(self, rh_object, geometry, component_index):
+        if not rh_object: 
+            return False
+        if not geometry: 
+            return False
+        if not isinstance(geometry, Rhino.Geometry.TextEntity): 
+            return False
+        return True
+
+# Draws a bounding rectangle around selected text
+def SampleTextBox():
+    go = GetTextObject()
+    go.SetCommandPrompt("Select text")
+    go.Get()
+    if go.CommandResult() != Rhino.Commands.Result.Success:
+        return
+    
+    obj = go.Object(0).Object()
+    text = extrusion_obj = clr.Convert(obj, Rhino.DocObjects.TextObject )
+    if not text:
+        return
+    
+    plane = text.TextGeometry.Plane
+    xform = Rhino.Geometry.Transform.ChangeBasis(Rhino.Geometry.Plane.WorldXY, plane)
+    curves = text.TextGeometry.Explode()
+    
+    tbox = Rhino.Geometry.BoundingBox.Empty
+    for crv in curves:
+        bbox = crv.GetBoundingBox(xform)
+        tbox.Union(bbox)
+    
+    rmin = Rhino.Geometry.Interval(tbox.Min.X, tbox.Max.X)
+    rmax = Rhino.Geometry.Interval(tbox.Min.Y, tbox.Max.Y)
+    rect = Rhino.Geometry.Rectangle3d(plane, rmin, rmax)
+    pline = rect.ToPolyline()
+    curve = Rhino.Geometry.PolylineCurve(pline)
+    
+    # Scale based on a percentage of the height of the rectangle.
+    # Change this value to adjust padding
+    scale = 0.1
+    height = rect.Corner(0).DistanceTo(rect.Corner(3)) * scale
+    
+    tol = sc.doc.ModelAbsoluteTolerance
+    corner_style = Rhino.Geometry.CurveOffsetCornerStyle.Sharp
+    offsets = curve.Offset(plane, height, tol, corner_style)
+    
+    sc.doc.Objects.AddCurve(offsets[0])
+    sc.doc.Views.Redraw()
+    
+# Check to see if this file is being executed as the "main" python
+# script instead of being used as a module by some other python script
+# This allows us to use the module which ever way we want.
+if __name__=="__main__":
+    SampleTextBox()
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