I fixed the Preview On/Off bug. It worked on loose parameters but not on Components, which is how it got past the first testing hurdle...
Thanks, David -- David Rutten [email protected] Robert McNeel & Associates On Jan 25, 12:44 pm, klint <[email protected]> wrote: > About the Preview Selected On/Off, it behaves exactly the way Frank > says on my computer too. > > Also the recently opened files only shows definitions opened this > session, but I haven't tried switching of the OpenGL sprites yet. > Didn't understand from your explanation David if it would affect > anything else. > > /Lars > > On 25 Jan, 11:49, frankS <[email protected]> wrote: > > > hi david, > > > couple of things just come to my mind, speaking of preview and font > > sizes: > > > i have to check and reproduce this, but on my system i still have > > trouble with shortcut preview on/off: > > if i select more than one object the shortcut (crtl+shift+Q) will have > > no visible effect until i manually switch one of them on/off. then all > > the others will react. (i think we had this bug before) > > > i will also check the recently opened file: i never had any setting > > survive a session... > > > in the edit dialog of a post-it panel, the font size changes. > > maybe it would be better to have this size set to a constant size. if > > i remember correctly, it was hard to write anything smaller 7pt... > > > will check and verify these issues later. > > > best, frank > > > On Jan 25, 10:56 am, David Rutten <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi Rob, > > > > when Grasshopper starts it collects all the existing settings from the > > > registry. If there aren't any settings there yet, it will revert to > > > default. Then, when it successfully closes, it will write all its > > > settings into the registry. If this fails, it will revert back to > > > defaults the next time you run it. Apart from being annoying, it > > > doesn't limit the functionality. > > > > The location inside the registry I picked ought to be always > > > writeable, but if you switch users, then those settings are out of > > > reach and you'll get defaults once again. If it doesn't work, I'd love > > > to know why. > > > > Regarding the font picker... that's my mistake. The next version will > > > no longer have size limits. > > > > -- > > > David Rutten > > > [email protected] > > > Robert McNeel & Associates > > > > On Jan 25, 1:19 am, rob <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > -keyboard commands to group preview, of course, thanks. i don't look > > > > in pulldown menus anymore... > > > > -turned off the openGL sprites, restarted and it worked. i have the > > > > recent file queue, now. will this cause any other problems, though? > > > > -i'll take custom post-it colors, as long as it uses your cool 3d > > > > color selector. but maybe we could have font sizes beyond 20, too... > > > > > thanks. > > > > > On Jan 24, 6:27 pm, David Rutten <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Rob, > > > > > > - For multi preview toggles, select all the components you want to > > > > > toggle and press Ctrl+Q (preview on) or Ctrl+Shift+Q (preview off). > > > > > These are also in the Solution menu. > > > > > - The recent files ought to store all definitions which have been > > > > > opened/saved. Not just the current session. If it *is* only storing > > > > > the current session, it means there is a problem with persistent > > > > > settings. Can you please test this by switching off the OpenGL sprites > > > > > (View menu), closing down Grasshopper and Rhino, restarting Rhino and > > > > > Grasshopper and see if it's still off? > > > > > - I'm planning custom colour background for Post-It panels, will that > > > > > work? Or do you also want to be able to adjust the rotation of the > > > > > panels, like you could with real post-its? :) > > > > > > -- > > > > > David Rutten > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > Robert McNeel & Associates > > > > > > On Jan 24, 11:46 pm, rob <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hey David > > > > > > > Admittedly, I didn't get your angle at first. It seems like you're > > > > > > trying to streamline the creation of definitions, limit the number > > > > > > of > > > > > > components used. That could be fine, but that amount of > > > > > > streamlining > > > > > > may stifle some people (make it too easy...). Much of the > > > > > > parametric > > > > > > creativity comes in the more explicit connections. Centroids, > > > > > > though, > > > > > > are always helpful and bounding box seems like the logical place to > > > > > > put it for connecting, positioning and general organization. > > > > > > > While I'm here, I thought I could give a little wish list: > > > > > > --Right now I'm working with surfaces boxes in designing facades, > > > > > > and > > > > > > would eventually like to get dimensions for the adjusted modules for > > > > > > fabrication (length of brep edges, volume, area, etc.) > > > > > > Perhaps that's more than just a wish list item... ;-) > > > > > > --multi preview toggle, so we don't have to go to each component. > > > > > > --Previously opened definitions aren't queued in the "recent files" > > > > > > pull down menu; only what has been opened in a current session. That > > > > > > would be cool to have. > > > > > > --Something like labels or titles to label sections of a definition. > > > > > > Like completely dumb stickies with a couple different colors. Great > > > > > > for organization, explanation and sharing of info. > > > > > > > That's all for now. Thanks again. > > > > > > > rob > > > > > > > On Jan 24, 11:13 am, Rchitekt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > David, > > > > > > > You beat me to it :) > > > > > > > > On Jan 24, 8:09 am, Rchitekt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Bas, > > > > > > > > I think David was after something slightly different. I'm > > > > > > > > pretty sure > > > > > > > > he was asking about specific translation conversions. Meaning, > > > > > > > > if a > > > > > > > > component wants a Brep for the input and you give it a surface, > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > surface will be converted into a Brep on the fly. The same is > > > > > > > > true > > > > > > > > for a Curve and a Number. If the component you are working > > > > > > > > with wants > > > > > > > > a Number input, and you happen to give it a curve, it will > > > > > > > > automatically translate that and output the Curve length as a > > > > > > > > number. > > > > > > > > There are lots of autoconversions going on, and I think he's > > > > > > > > asking > > > > > > > > whether or not we have a preference for some of the new > > > > > > > > conversion > > > > > > > > structures. > > > > > > > > And you should be able to get the length, breadth, and height > > > > > > > > of a > > > > > > > > bounding box through using the Box Components > > > > > > > > (Surface/Analysis/Box > > > > > > > > Components). > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > > > > > Andy > > > > > > > > > On Jan 24, 5:35 am, bas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi David, > > > > > > > > > > I would appriciate such basic functions. Midpoint of a line > > > > > > > > > or curve > > > > > > > > > would be a function I will often use. The Volume centre is now > > > > > > > > > possible via Volume, but this is slowing down the script due > > > > > > > > > to the > > > > > > > > > volume calculation. I would like to add: length, breadth and > > > > > > > > > hight of > > > > > > > > > a bounding box. > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > > Bas > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 23, 7:33 pm, David Rutten <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Does it make sense to anyone to have default conversions > > > > > > > > > > for: > > > > > > > > > > > Curve -> Point (start point? mid point? end point? > > > > > > > > > > centre of > > > > > > > > > > bounding box?) > > > > > > > > > > Surface -> Point (centre of bounding box? centre of UV > > > > > > > > > > domain?) > > > > > > > > > > Brep -> Point (bounding box centre? Volume/Area > > > > > > > > > > centroid?) > > > > > > > > > > Mesh -> point (?) > > > > > > > > > > Box -> Point (... etc. etc.) > > > > > > > > > > Twisted Box -> Point > > > > > > > > > > Generic Geometry -> Point > > > > > > > > > > > And, if so, how would you expect it to work? > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > David Rutten > > > > > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > Robert McNeel & Associates
