Re: Polygon Side Does Note Match to Polygon rect
Thanks Howard, I have a "design tools" stack, which I can toggle as a palette, focus on the top card of the stack I am building.. I'll add a card with this in a button "Make equilateral triangle" BR Obviously you want an evenly sided triangle with fixed width W? So use put 243 into W -- for example set points of grc 1 to "0,0,10,-10,20,0,0,0" -- these are start-values only set width of grc 1 to W set height of grc 1 to W*sin(pi/3) -- note: 243*sin(pi/3)=210 set loc of grc 1 to 150,150 -- adjust to your needs What's easier than that? ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Polygon Side Does Note Match to Polygon rect
> BR wrote: > But this is a one off design process, so I will still with my "ruler" grc > rect…. Obviously you want an evenly sided triangle with fixed width W? So use put 243 into W -- for example set points of grc 1 to "0,0,10,-10,20,0,0,0" -- these are start-values only set width of grc 1 to W set height of grc 1 to W*sin(pi/3) -- note: 243*sin(pi/3)=210 set loc of grc 1 to 150,150 -- adjust to your needs What's easier than that? ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Polygon Side Does Note Match to Polygon rect
@HH @brian Ha! You math genius are wonderful! But this is a one off design process, so I will still with my "ruler" grc rect…. A triangle with width=height is NOT a regular polygon (it doesn't have equal side length). To have what you want create a grc of type "polygon" and then set points of grc 1 to "0,0,10,-10,20,0,0,0" set width of grc 1 to 243 set height of grc 1 to 243 To have equal sideLength you set the width to 243/sin(pi/3). ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Polygon Side Does Note Match to Polygon rect
This is similar to a problem I've had with hexagons. Probably the best thing is NOT to use the Regular Polygon Tool but to define your own triangles using a Polygon Graphic where you set the points. Richmond. On 27.12.19 17:30, Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode wrote: Regular Polygon Tool: If you create a triangle grc and set its width and height to 243pt the tool positions the top of the triangle to center of the top line of the rect and leaves margins on the left and right sides. Thus, the triangle itself doesn't take the width of 243pt. It like ist has margins left and right… how to does have precise control over the size of the triangle (not the rect)? right now I have to build a "measuring grc/ruler" underneath, set it width to 243, and fiddle with the triangle until it matches my "ruler" BR ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Polygon Side Does Note Match to Polygon rect
A triangle with width=height is NOT a regular polygon (it doesn't have equal side length). To have what you want create a grc of type "polygon" and then set points of grc 1 to "0,0,10,-10,20,0,0,0" set width of grc 1 to 243 set height of grc 1 to 243 To have equal sideLength you set the width to 243/sin(pi/3). ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Polygon Side Does Note Match to Polygon rect
Can you set the margins to 0? Bob S > On Dec 27, 2019, at 07:30 , Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode > wrote: > > Regular Polygon Tool: > > If you create a triangle grc and set its width and height to 243pt > > the tool positions the top of the triangle to center of the top line of the > rect and leaves margins on the left and right sides. Thus, the triangle > itself doesn't take the width of 243pt. It like ist has margins left and > right… > > how to does have precise control over the size of the triangle (not the rect)? > > right now I have to build a "measuring grc/ruler" underneath, set it width to > 243, and fiddle with the triangle until it matches my "ruler" > > BR ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Polygon Side Does Note Match to Polygon rect
The center (loc) of the rect is the center of the triangle. So to get a triangle of width W, you need to set the height and width of the grc to 2*W/sqrt(3). Thanks, Brian On Dec 27, 2019, 10:31 AM -0500, Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode , wrote: > Regular Polygon Tool: > > If you create a triangle grc and set its width and height to 243pt > > the tool positions the top of the triangle to center of the top line of the > rect and leaves margins on the left and right sides. Thus, the triangle > itself doesn't take the width of 243pt. It like ist has margins left and > right… > > how to does have precise control over the size of the triangle (not the rect)? > > right now I have to build a "measuring grc/ruler" underneath, set it width to > 243, and fiddle with the triangle until it matches my "ruler" > > BR > > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Polygon Side Does Note Match to Polygon rect
Regular Polygon Tool: If you create a triangle grc and set its width and height to 243pt the tool positions the top of the triangle to center of the top line of the rect and leaves margins on the left and right sides. Thus, the triangle itself doesn't take the width of 243pt. It like ist has margins left and right… how to does have precise control over the size of the triangle (not the rect)? right now I have to build a "measuring grc/ruler" underneath, set it width to 243, and fiddle with the triangle until it matches my "ruler" BR ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
