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    • Wo3DanW Offline
      Wo3Dan
      last edited by

      Attached file is about an example of two DC's in RG plane.
      DC1 follows a curved path while DC2 follows a straigth line.
      (change some values and experiment / have fun)

      Wo3Dan


      Curved_path_DC.skp

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      • Chris FullmerC Offline
        Chris Fullmer
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        That's very cool Dan. I wish there was a way to get the DC to actually follow the path, so one could change the path and the DC would automatically follow it. I have some ideas for how to accomplish something like this using nodes. But I think I have found that I need to have all nodes be separate pre-made components. They can't be created dynamically because there is no way to get the X,Y coordinates of a dynamic copy at this point. Or maybe there is. I'll post the question and maybe Scott Will answer. At any rate, very cool! I liked the dimensions being updated throughout the animation.

        Chris

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        • Wo3DanW Offline
          Wo3Dan
          last edited by

          Thanks Chris, I'm just experimenting to make movements less static (=follow different matematical
          rules other than straight lines). Along the way I should get more familiar with DC_syntax.
          The included dimensions aren't DC-features. Each of the four dimensions work with their own virtual intersection points on the axes. I posted about this weird behaviour (in SU6) way back, see:
          http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=8315&p=49280&hilit=+virtual+intersection+#p49280
          Fixing semy associated dimensions (so they will update again) was also in SU6. Probably already in SU5. Here they come in handy to see what (some of) the DC-values are doing.

          Looking forward to see what you come up with next!
          Wo3Dan

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