topic Re: Angular_length_dimension in Libraries & objects

Angular_length_dimension

Frank Beister — Mon, 30 May 2005 12:59:36 GMT

Can anyone enlighten me, what format string will be returned by

REQUEST("Angular_length_dimension" ...

I can not find it in the (german-version) settings dialog.

Re: Angular_length_dimension

Anonymous — Tue, 31 May 2005 13:03:03 GMT

From gdl manual:

num= 60.55
format = ""

iii = request ("angular_dimension", "", format)

TEXT2 0,0, str (format, num)

Angular_dimension = angular dimension in according with AC's (angular) dimensional preference

CU mirco

Re: Angular_length_dimension

Frank Beister — Tue, 31 May 2005 14:40:10 GMT

Thanks for the advice, but I was looking for Angular_length_dimension. Any hints?

Re: Angular_length_dimension

Anonymous — Tue, 31 May 2005 16:35:29 GMT

I was looking for Angular_length_dimension

Opsss

try this:

define style "mirco" "arial" ,3,1,0
style "mirco"
num= ang
format = ""
num2 = 2*PI*A/360 * ang
format2 = ""
ii = request ("Height_of_Style", mirco, altezza)
iii = request ("angular_dimension", "", format)
iiii = request ("angular_length_dimension", "", format2)
sposta = altezza/1000*A_

hotspot2 0,0
unid= 1 + unid : HOTSPOT2 0,0,unid,A,129
unid= 1 + unid : HOTSPOT2 -1000,0,unid, A,3
unid= 1 + unid : HOTSPOT2 A,0,unid, A,2

unid= 1 + unid : HOTSPOT2 A,0,unid, ang,4+128
unid= 1 + unid : HOTSPOT2 0,0,unid, ang,6
unid= 1 + unid : HOTSPOT2 A*cos(ang),A*sin(ang),unid, ang,5
unid= 1 + unid : HOTSPOT2 A,0,unid, ang,7

LINE2 0,0,A,0
LINE2 0,0,A*cos(ang),A*sin(ang)
ARC2 0,0,A,0,ang
TEXT2 0,0, str (format,num)

TEXT2 0,-sposta, str (format2,num2)
TEXT2 0,-sposta*2, num2

!----END

parameter -- type --
ang ----------angle ---
regards

CU mirco

Re: Angular_length_dimension

Frank Beister — Tue, 31 May 2005 22:33:35 GMT

Thanks again mirco. I guessed it has something to do with the length of an arc. I think I do understand your script too, but I am looking for the setting, which I can request with this string. That "Angular_length_dimension" works inside REQUEST I found out. And that it is returned a length dimension too. What where is the user setting I can request with it.

There was a show-train in germany for AC5. When the Gurus from Munich showed us at Hamburg train station the new features I saw as last button in the option>settings dialog for dimensions a symbol for the units of curved measures. But it was not implemented yet. I think it was without function in the final AC5 or it was discarded. I haven't found it in the AC9 dialog. Maybe this is a relict of a functionality not implemented in the way I was once thought.

Re: Angular_length_dimension

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 18:36:02 GMT

Hi Frank,
I've tried to change AC's angular lenght unit but the request don't work fine.
It's locked onto "m" unit.

Maybe this is a bug.

regards
CU mirco

Is not the same request but, for the moment, U can avoid this problem with "linear_dimension".

Re: Angular_length_dimension

Frank Beister — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 21:54:43 GMT

I found someone, who can still run AC5. He found, that there are 9 buttons in the settings dialog for measuring units as I remembered. In AC9 there are only 8, because the angular length dimensions are now a special part of the linear lenght dimensions.
I will later post some screenshots. Unfortunatly it does not work in AC 5 either. I come to the conclusion, that its a function without functionality.

Re: Angular_length_dimension

Frank Beister — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 22:49:38 GMT

Here a Screenshot of the AC5 settings dialog. (Thanks to Peter_h.)

You have to look to the third button from the left.

Re: Angular_length_dimension

Frank Beister — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 22:51:49 GMT

And the same dialog in the AC 9 version.

Re: Angular_length_dimension

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 09:44:53 GMT

You have right!

I don't know the existence of that button.
I use AC only form 6 version.

In AC9 there are only 8, because the angular length dimensions are now a special part of the linear lenght dimensions.

No, the angular lenght dimension don't work in according with linear lenght, radial and angular dimensions.

I come to the conclusion, that its a function without functionality.

I don't think so,
infact you can change unit across the Standard pop up menu.

I think GS have lost the ninth button

CU mirco