[Plugin] Component Dropper
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@solo said:
Thomthom, let's say i have a tree with 1000 leaves,I have a single polygon representing the leaf, can I substitute the single polygon (which is a group) for another group say a higher poly one with mapped texture to replace all instances of the low one?
Yes - I'd think so.
Just occurred to me that I don't copy the group/component material of the instance I replace...
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@xrok1 said:
another good one.
maybe swapper or changer would be a better name though. 
I was considering that, but choose "Dropper" to indicate it was a tool like the Material Dropper.
but I got another one baking which will be a "??? Swapper"
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good then, its just that when i first spotted this thread i was thinking of smartdrop at intersection and wondered what else could be done? drop is drop.
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swopper.rb?
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very punny Solo. but i like it!
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Unfortunately 'dropper' in English is usually taken as something to do with 'dropping' - i.e. it is 'something that 'makes drops' [drops = either some actual or potential physical movements downwards, or small globules of liquid] or makes things 'drop' [i.e. to move downwards] - long before it clicks that it is meant as 'eye-dropper' [something that makes **eye-**drops - i.e. globules of liquid that fall into the eye from a rubber-bulb activated pipette - commonly called an 'eye-dropper']...
So I recommend that you either rename it 'eye-dropper' or 'matcher' or 'swapper/swopper' or something else that doesn't sound like it's to do with things being made to fall downwards - the older tool 'Drop' moves selected components downwards so 'Dropper' sounds like it'll do something similar !!! ...
PS: it's a great idea otherwise
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Swopper it is!
Well, that is - you got until my next update to name this ... thingy-ma-jiggy. -
cool, Thomas, D/L and having a play!!!
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What happend about the old component? Killed?
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@thomthom said:
@unknownuser said:
What happend about the old component? Killed?
Yes, the instance is slaughtered.
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Great ThomThom. I had already thought previously about a plugin that made this.
For the name given to this script I thought that it was this plugin:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=20233&p=223396#p223396
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Thx for the precision
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very funny
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cool plugin thomthom... don't take a cookie .... you deserve a cake man...
PS... i've eaten one piece out of it... hehe
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use it.... for what ?????
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No chance to see Component Dropper multiple?
That will be very cool!
- Make a selection containing groups and components in a certain order (or automatically randomly with a general selection). (Doesn't matter if it contains more, it'll be ignored.)
- Activate the tool
- Pick another group**"s"** or component**"s"** instance in a certain order (or automatically randomly with a general selection) to replace your selection.
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@unknownuser said:
certain order
In the order of the one by one clic selection
Ps about the plug itself first post
Does it possible to keep the original size of the component and not an adapted size?
( a simple past replace in place) -
@unknownuser said:
Ps about the plug itself first post
Does it possible to keep the original size of the component and not an adapted size?
( a simple past replace in place)No. But I've wanted this myself. So added to todo list.
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