topic Re: Stretchable GDL object in Libraries & objects

Stretchable GDL object

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:23:03 GMT

Hi,
I have made a 3D Drainage Tube in GDL with this possibilities:
1. Start point enables stretching the tube on the axis line
2. End point enables free stretching in ANY direction.

After use of point "2", Start point lose the "Move node" icon on the toolbar.
Why? I will apreciate any help.

Re: Stretchable GDL object

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:23:49 GMT

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Re: Stretchable GDL object

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:24:26 GMT

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Re: Stretchable GDL object

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:54:50 GMT

If your start and ens points are directly connected to A, then you dont need movable hotspots.
But, it's hard to sak whats wrong without reading the code.

Re: Stretchable GDL object

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:36:57 GMT

TurboGlider wrote:
If your start and ens points are directly connected to A, then you dont need movable hotspots.

I can always use "A....dimension 1" field on the Info Box to change the lenght of the tube.
With this hotspot (diamond) on the end point I can Rotate and Stretch the tube within 1 operation; and then the field "A" show the right lenght. But after that the "Move node" icon for stretching the start point of the tube disapears!

If I use "Rotate" icon on the start point and rotate the tube, after that the "Move node" icon is still available!

Is this problem connected to the coordinate system?

Re: Stretchable GDL object

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 18:12:31 GMT

Andro,

Difficult to answer your question without a script.
If it is just a hotspot scripting problem, take a look at the attached object.
May be this can help.