Hi CAD, I meant that if you put an expression inside a slider (say Slider * 2) that the number on the slider would be 16.4 instead of 8.2
-- David Rutten [email protected] Robert McNeel & Associates On Jan 22, 5:27 pm, CAD-NY <[email protected]> wrote: > Do you mean the total Length of the curve as a result (34.8595....)? > Yes, this would allow for precision output (mathematical and Visual) > from the slider, no guessing or elaborations. > If this is what you mean (hopefully) than the second challenge is how > to tell the Slider its Minimum ans Maximum value unless it's > controlled internally by an Expression formula. > This would give to the Control Panel (CP) more power with few Sliders > changing dynamically as they move, giving also answers to inputs > values they represent. > > Say I have have a Part made by several interdependent components, by > changing one of the (CP) Sliders all the others would change in > relation and would give me Values and Answers > to what is happening to the components with restrictions or allowance > ready for precision visual/manual input. > I think that your Slider in retrospective can be one of the most > powerful components with this flexibility built-in. > > I do not know if you are familiar with Matrix, an expensive program > for jewelry. Their strength are the so called "Builders" and they > control most of the tasks by NON-dynamic Sliders. > Can GH overcome this limitation? > > On Jan 22, 6:41 am, David Rutten <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Would it be clearer if the number visible on the slider is not the > > input for the expression but the result? > > > -- > > David Rutten > > [email protected] > > Robert McNeel & Associates > > > On Jan 22, 5:51 am, CAD-NY <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi David, > > > few days ago on the Post "wish: input to sliders' > > > you told me about the expression editor inside the Slider and that I > > > could use it somehow to insert the Slider itself as a Variable. > > > I can't get around this challenge of mine to understand this problem i > > > am facing. > > > Here is an image of it. > > > >http://grasshopper3d.googlegroups.com/web/Slider_VAR_Input.jpg?hl=en&;... > > > > The solution on the right is not so practical because the slider will > > > never point to the real value I am tying to assign. > > > I read the post on Global Variables. That could fit into the Slider > > > but I got you points on that. > > > > Any workaround for this? > > > > marco
