Boxes and Component Size

agrazdi · 5 Dec 2007, 18:42

1 - Is there a ruby that can be added to the BOX.rb and be able to select the initial point < like you do with the wall ruby > ?? instead of the origin or an x,y,z coordenates?

2 - Last one, is there a way to get with a Ruby the size of groups and components ?

Thanks in advance

agraz

Jim · 5 Dec 2007, 18:43

@agrazdi said:

1 - Is there a ruby that can be added to the BOX.rb and be able to select the initial point < like you do with the wall ruby > ?? instead of the origin or an x,y,z coordenates?

2 - Last one, is there a way to get with a Ruby the size of groups and components ?

Thanks in advance

agraz

Yes, it's possible.

Look into using a PickHelper or a InputPoint object to select the initial point.
It depends on what you mean by "size"? Look up the bounds method for Groups and Components. A BoundingBox is a 3D box aligned to the global axis, and includes all the entities inside the Group.