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Stair Issue

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Glad you got it worked out, and thanks for sharing the solution here. Sorry no one was able to dig in and help find it, but glad you got it in the end! Chris
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Hidden command

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Thats a good question. I do not think there is a limit, but perhaps there is? It can be very time consuming to troubleshoot DC's built by someone else I've been discovering
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Cutting an irregular shape out of a face in a DC

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wow, thats a tricky one. you need 'raw' (ungrouped) geometry directly within the 'cutting' component, because this is needed for the component to actually know, where to cut. but as you point out, this will scale normally, whereas the frame parts will keep their width... haven't got any ideas of how to do it. but would be very interested, if there is a solution...
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Choreographing different simultaneous motions

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@Remus: yes, you can trigger several animations with one click by separating them with ; but all these animations start and end at the same time. therefore the 'Time Line' approach is more suitable for some models. @Chris: damn! I dimmly remember your ping pong component. so there was no need to figure it out on my own on the other hand. it was a lot of fun @Thomthom: my goal is a bit more humble - an armada of robots cleaning up my flat is enough for the time being. and I should be careful with 'taking over the world' plans. I am German and I dimmly remember this moustached guy...
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Odd(0)=1

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I'm just trying to work out what a haddock is...(crazy Brittish english
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Trouble with DC Constraints

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Just to clarify, the constraints of single window have be replaced by the constraints of double window, thanks again [image: 68ke_ScreenShot.jpg]
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Dynamic component problem(s)

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Hi, I typed what i showed exactly and it works now. I think the reason was either the formula that used largest/smallest or using constants istead of variables, though what's the difference - i dunno. Thanks for the tip. Last one thing that seems unsolved is how can i make the length parameter editable for the user (eg. if he/she wanted to type in the value) without erasing the formula ?
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Using Variables of parent DCs

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unfortunately that doesn't seem to be working for me. imagine the following situation: you have got a 'onClick' function assigned to a subcomponent. the function animates a Variable. and now I want this variable to multiply the length of another subcomponent (or even the daughter of another subcomponent). somehow I don't seem to get this to work... [Edit] I just checked again. the value of the subcomponent's variable isn't passed on to the parent component. neither does it reach another subcomponent. to me it seems values can only be passed down the chain, but not up. unless you have to use a different way of referencing it, than 'subcomponent!variable'...
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Choppy Animation - DC to complicated?

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Choppy here as well. SU 7.1M1 Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9650 @ 3.00GHz Memory (RAM) 8,00 GB Graphics ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2
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Holding Tank

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I thought about the volume - should the top cone be included in a volume readout?
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DC - 6² isn't written 6^2?

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+1 I'd hate to think that the feature never gets added just to try and keep backwards compatibility. By time we get to verion 10, I think people will be more upset if DC's haven't been improved since v7.0 than if they don't have great backwards compatibility. Chris
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Using hide in DC's?

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Yes, that custom attribute is left over from me trying to rememeber how to get it to work. As for figuring out DC's - it was a painful experience. I recall lots of nagging the development team for better docs. They have a pretty good website now that puts together the possible methods and examples of each method in action. In the Component Attributes window, just click on the functions tab. Then look for the little "more" url link. It brings up this page: http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=108144 And I recommend starting just like you are. Play around with onclicks and hidden variables, then move on to rotation and moving and copies, etc. And good luck! Chris
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How to use zeroed prefixed string?

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CHOOSE with OPTIONINDEX() returns INDEX, so it might be of use to you... Since VALUE(text) converts text to a number make sure there's nothing doing that... Does #002 work and strip off the # ?
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How to show property value in HTML Description

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(edit) **Disregard - Off Topic** HTML <HTML> <HEAD> </HEAD> <BODY onload="GetXYfromRuby()"> <INPUT TYPE=text VALUE="" NAME="LenX"> <INPUT TYPE=text VALUE="" NAME="LenY" onchange="CalcArea()">  <DIV ID="Description">This is the fabulous Rectangle component<p>You can set LenX and LenY<p>The calculated area, based on your input is <SPAN ID="Span_AreaXY"></SPAN></DIV>  <SCRIPT Language="Javascript"> function ShowAreaXY(AreaXY) { Span_AreaXY.innerText=AreaXY.toString(); } function CalcArea() { var AreaXY; AreaXY=LenX.value*LenY.value; ShowAreaXY(AreaXY); } GetXYfromRuby() { window.location.href = 'skp;get_data@queryforXY'; // your ruby callback will do two commands; // js_command = 'LenX.value=componentLenX;' // js_command = 'LenY.value=componentLenY;' // when LenY INPUT control gets value the onchange event fires // calling CalcArea() which then calls ShowAreaXY } </SCRIPT> </BODY> </HTML> Havenot tested this, so you'll need to wring out the bugs. For example of the ruby callback, See: http://sketchupapi.blogspot.com/2008/02/sharing-data-between-sketchup-ruby-and.html
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Making a kitchen cabinet a dynamic component....questions.

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Jeff, Sorry I didn't see your question earlier. I did some work on some DC cabinets a few of months ago. I wanted a cabinet whose door could be set for either a right-hand or left-hand door swing. The method I worked out was to create two doors, only one of which would be visible. There's a "Door Swing Direction" parameter which can be set for either a right or left swing. Making a selection unhides the approprate door and hides the other. Each door's rotation parameters adjust for their individual rotation axis. Perhaps not the most elegant solution, but it seems to work fairly well. Each door's rotation formula actually contains both a rotation AND a translation component - so that it works the way modern, higher quality hinges work. The DC also lets you adjust it's width, as well as extend the drawer. Good luck, Frank BaseCab_SglDoor.skp
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Changing Components in a website

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Question is, how are you expecting this to work for you, as the designer of the components? Are you looking for something that let you just create a DC and have the server read and interpret how the DC is configured and offer a custom UI to the user of the website that will in return build a "dumb" component?
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Sticky geometry vs. dynamic components

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One more shot at clarifying my question, since I've made some headway. In the file attached to THIS post: the system of lines in the foreground is the one I'm working on, in which each 'leg' is shorter or longer depending upon it's distance to the origin of the whole system. The grid system in the background is not dynamic, but it's an example of how I want my dynamic system in the foreground to look in the end. Namely, the background system has faces, and the foreground system doesn't. My question is this: how to keep the corner lines independent so that they can grow or shrink according to each one's unique distance from the origin, without making them so independent from each other that they don't describe a face? Thanks! components mapping.skp
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Referencing nested components - is it possible ???

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Jim, Thank you very much for the offer to write some Ruby code for this. However, there's no real need to put yourself to the trouble. I can work around the problem OK for now. ............................................ As suggested earlier though, a way of having something built into the core program in the future would be good. A possible enhancement for SU V8 ??? ............................................. In the days of DOS we used ...... to go up levels in directory trees. A similar feature for DCs in the future would be really good eg Parent!Parent!Parent!Attribute1 - ie a way to navigate up levels in RELATIVE terms .............................................. Regards Howard L'
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Solar panels that track the sun

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Does anybody know how to create an exact sun tracker? I mean, I saw the DC by google, but the problem is that that DC has the center of the coordinates system in the bottom line of the panel, while, actually, the center of real trackers is in the center of the platform containing the panels. I tried to make a DC by playing with sunangle and sunelevation and putting the axis orientation of the DC yet in the center of a rectangle. But no success! Does anybody know how to set RotX RotZ RotY and the axis ref.? Thank you
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Wacky dynamic component doors

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Im fairly sure you do need the quotes, as the new version i posted didnt work properly without them. And did the exploding and recomponenting thing not work?