HOTSPOT QUESTION

[Anonymous]

Hello attached is an image which best describes my situation sorry my GDL knowledge is very limited but I can still make basic parametric objects

basically i require a 3d object with a 2d drawing in a separate location, any distance from the base point of the 3d object..I need to be able to move and arrange the 2d and pull it around via a hotspot but i just don't understand the line of code i require.

so far i have tried to understand the use of hotspots2 but to no avail i have experimented with a few things but just need a nudge here is one example

ADD2 6,6
unID = 1
HOTSPOT2 0,0,unID : unID=unID+1
RECT2 0,0,B,A

Kindest regards

Dale

[Jochen Suehlo]

There are 2 ways to do this:
a) use the stretchable a/b Rectangle

try this script:

PROJECT2 3,270,2   !(Projection of the 3D-Part in the right lower corner)

HOTSPOT2 0,0
HOTSPOT2 -a,0
HOTSPOT2 -a,b
HOTSPOT2 0,b

RECT2 -a,b,-a+1,b-1   ! (2D-Rect in the upper left corner)

A and B are set to 10 meters

b) use intelligent hotspots.
example:

HOTSPOT2 sideX, -0.1, 	1, sideY, 3	!Referenz
HOTSPOT2 sideX, 0, 		2, sideY, 1+128	!Basis
HOTSPOT2 sideX, sideY, 	3, sideY, 2	!Beweger

HOTSPOT2 -0.1, 		sideY, 4, sideX, 3
HOTSPOT2 0, 		sideY, 5, sideX, 1+128
HOTSPOT2 sideX, 	sideY, 6, sideX, 2

sideX and sideY are 2 length type parameters.
They can be used to move the left upper corner.

[Erich]

The electrigon object found in the depository Here uses the second method to do just what you are wanting since there was a need to move the 2D symbol separately from the placement of the object in 3D.

Take a look at the object to see how it was accomplished.

[Anonymous]

wow thanks heaps Joachim Suehlo and Erich. The intelligent hotspot sample Joachim was what i was after.. i have no idea how it works by looking at it. i wish i did, but it has solved a problem thank you very much

[Barry Kelly]

dbroughton wrote:
i have no idea how it works by looking at it. i wish i did

Have a look at the "Rabbit Hole" link in Erich's signature.
It is explained very well there in his blog how the hotspots work.
Barry.