Hi Visose, I don't think clusters will be a good way to handle globals. You'd still need to connect with them which rules them out for expressions inside parameters.
-- David Rutten [email protected] Robert McNeel & Associates On Jan 21, 10:23 am, visose <[email protected]> wrote: > I think that when clusters are rewritten, you will be able to set > global 'constants' by making a cluster out of a number component and > instancing it around the definition (you change one cluster and all > will change accordingly). But I don't think this will work with > variables. I have also missed from time to time some sort of > "wireless" transfer of information between components when working on > a large definition. > > On Jan 20, 3:49 pm, "Rhino3D.TV" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi David > > > Would it be possible to to have an option for the Parameters to be > > Global Variables! > > > Sample: > > > 1) Drag Num (Number) to the canvas. > > > 2) Rename it to X1, so X1 is the new global variable. > > > 3) Be able to set X1 as a Global Variable. > > > 4) Be able to use it later on, on any expression I write inside any > > parameter or component. > > > 5) Drag a new Num parameter, name it Dist1 and assign a value to it. > > Make it Global too. > > > 6) Drag a Point component, and the X value of this new point could be > > X1 + Dist1. It would take the value from the Global Variable X1 and > > Dist1 and assign it to the X value of the new point. But, I do not > > have to connect the grips [This is the whole point of this]. The new > > point is far away to the right of the first Num X1. Therefore, it > > makes it very hard to connect the grips. > > > Hope this makes sense! > > > Andres Gonzalezwww.rhino3d.comwww.rhino3d.tv
