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    • Didier BurD Offline
      Didier Bur
      last edited by

      Hi Juju,
      yes , I've understand that. Could you send me the file with the components, so I can see which one is shown and which one is'nt, because there MUST be a difference between such compos.
      Regards,

      DB

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      • jujuJ Offline
        juju
        last edited by

        The file seem to be 10MB large already. I could try to shave some stuff off to leave you with the basics... Let me have a look. I'll send you a PM.

        Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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        • R Offline
          rv1974
          last edited by

          @didier bur said:

          Hi,

          @unknownuser said:

          I have 30+ components in a model, yet the plugin only recognises 5,

          What's the difference between the 2 kinds ? (imports, DXF/DWG, own library vs SU library, etc ?)

          @unknownuser said:

          I have luck it tries to spray 809234803924789789798 components

          Check out the surface of your components. If it's a grass sprig, you're likely to get millions of them...

          @unknownuser said:

          of course may be my hands simply are growing from the @ss

          Of course.


          I'd be happy if you Didier could help me straighten my hands a little )
          Here's spray.skp
          http://www.mediafire.com/?ozzdmv9cplx
          I can't spray component#2 at all.
          With component#3 I get notice about zillion iterations.
          What do I wrong?
          P.S. After posting I finally understood πŸ˜› The plug simply doesn't work with 2d stuff (no matter linework or faces)- 3d only. Could it be fixed? 2d dummy components are good for keeping the file size light in modeling stage.

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          • plot-parisP Offline
            plot-paris
            last edited by

            it happened to me several times too, that the script only allowed you to select some of the components in the model.

            when I made the components unique, these new comps where shown in the component spray window.

            ps: didier, have you seen this? πŸ˜‰

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            • Didier BurD Offline
              Didier Bur
              last edited by

              Hi,

              @unknownuser said:

              I can't spray component#2 at all.

              Sure: density is based on bounds calculations, and 2D components have a depth of zero and a height of zero. This give either a floating domain error (when dividing by zero) or zillions of instances to drop.
              This can be fixed. Next release will accept 2d components.
              I'm still searching why some components don't appear in the dropdown lists. I cannot reproduce the error for now.
              And for the "too-big-list-of-50+-components-that-goes beyond-the-screen", there's no slider options for such lists. We need to ask for sliders for version 7 ( πŸ˜• ) of the API, OR use webdialogs.

              @plot-paris: interesting, this is what Majid asked for.

              DB

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              • jujuJ Offline
                juju
                last edited by

                Hear ya' on the sliders request Didier. How abbout if we could be able to type in the name of the component if it doesn't appear on the list. Currently that functionality isn't supported, but could be another workaround... Just trying to think a little laterally.

                Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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                • jujuJ Offline
                  juju
                  last edited by

                  Wow Didier, tlk about a quick turnaround time! MANY thanks, I really appreciate the trouble.

                  Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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                  • Didier BurD Offline
                    Didier Bur
                    last edited by

                    Hi Juju,
                    Thancks for the SKP. It DID help me to find why some components didn't appear in the list and why some other did.
                    You know, when you take a look at the "In model" tab of your components browser, you see say, 38 components. But in fact there are much more components loaded in the model definitions list: groups, images, and internal components. In your file there are 184 of them ! Fortunately I discovered a ruby method to distinguish which component is shown or not in the browser. What's shown is what you must have in the list. I replaced my old buggy function with this method and (drumroll) all went well: 38 components in list.
                    So I've some good news for you: version 1.12 has been uploaded at the top of this thread.
                    I've also corrected the "zillions of comps" bug when using flat 2D components. Now the scripts supports wire components either in X,Y,orZ.
                    Webdialogs to come in version 1.13 ... And maybe proxies too.
                    Regards,

                    DB

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                    • plot-parisP Offline
                      plot-paris
                      last edited by

                      Didier, this is great news! thanks a lot for the uptate! πŸ‘

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                      • ToboboT Offline
                        Tobobo
                        last edited by

                        Didier,

                        You are a true legend!

                        Toby

                        Philippians 4:13

                        I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

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                        • GaieusG Offline
                          Gaieus
                          last edited by

                          Just a quick workaround idea for 2D components:

                          Modify the component definition by adding a vertical line to the face on the red%green plane (to give it more than 0 depth) and use the script. Afterwards you can always delete this line (and of course it will be deleted from all instances).

                          Gai...

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                          • R Offline
                            rv1974
                            last edited by


                            http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/4219/screenshot055ns0.jpg


                            http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/4219/screenshot055ns0.8ee385c8ed.jpg

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                            • Didier BurD Offline
                              Didier Bur
                              last edited by

                              Hi Gaieus,
                              No need to do that now. Component with a single line in it will work, either a XY line,XZ line or YZ line, or a flat surface, whatever you like.

                              DB

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                              • david_hD Offline
                                david_h
                                last edited by

                                I have a 2D flower comp (Always face camera) and I can't seem to get this to do anything. It goes thru the dialogues, etc, but then after I click okay .. .nothing. . . .I even added the little line to make it a 3D comp. Nuthin'!!!

                                help please. .. .

                                If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                                • plot-parisP Offline
                                  plot-paris
                                  last edited by

                                  did you specify a layer? everytime I left this one blank, it did'nt work for me

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                                  • J Offline
                                    j_forrester
                                    last edited by

                                    Anyone seen this warning dialoge before?

                                    Cant seem to get the plugin to work.

                                    Many thanks


                                    Picture 5.png

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                                    • R Offline
                                      rv1974
                                      last edited by

                                      Didier is it complicated to add a new spray shape-
                                      vertexes of selected surface ? There'll be lot of use for this mode.

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                                      • Didier BurD Offline
                                        Didier Bur
                                        last edited by

                                        Hi,
                                        Not very difficult to add.
                                        Dropped it on the todo list πŸ˜‰

                                        @j_forester: is this happening on SU startup or when using the script ?

                                        DB

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                                        • J Offline
                                          j_forrester
                                          last edited by

                                          On SU Pro startup. Running Mac 10.4.9

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                                          • david_hD Offline
                                            david_h
                                            last edited by

                                            @plot-paris said:

                                            did you specify a layer? everytime I left this one blank, it did'nt work for me

                                            that did it. .. plus. . .always make sure there is a surface on which to spray. πŸŽ‰

                                            If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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