Hi to all! I have a small issue regarding materials and custom material libraries, not specifically DCs, but I thought to post here not to add another topic.

I am currently trying to save skm materials from the models I'm making, so that it's easier to reuse them in other models. I work with a template which loads some standard materials, say for example a pure 255 white called "white cloth". If I make a component in a new file with another perfect white material named "white plastic" and I import the model into the template model file everything works ok: the second material is added to the home library of materials. If instead I have "saved as" my white plastic material in a custom skm library, whenever I try to paint it to an object which is into the template model it gets automatically substituted by the white cloth material. Is there a way to fix this?

Thanks a lot!

Ho to the DEVs team! I use your wonderful Component Finder all the time! Real game changer!!!
I have one small issue though, which is illustrated in the attached image: seems like the plugin cuts word wherever it wants: would be better not to cut words, it's....bad to see
Is it possible to fix this?

Thanks a lot Moor! I'm going to keep this in mind!

Hi again! I have an issue with the attached dynamic component: I can't figure out why I don't get the lower plane length to be updated if I change the length AFTER the copies are done. Seems like the lemgth parameter doesn't apply to the copies.... Does anyone have an hint or me?

cielino v6.skp

Thank you very much! After a little hassle I found my way!

Hi Moor! Thank you very much for your support!

I've encountered another issue: I need to "cut" holes into a cloth sheet. Basically, I decide the cloth dimensions and, based on that, a series of holes must appear for it to be fixed to the surrounding structure. I observed that the "cutting component" works, but its copies do not.
Is there a way to fix this?

THANKS A LOT!

cielino tessuto occhiellato_v3.skp

Hi again!
..I am wondering: is there any way I can make a list option in a DC to be displayed in red?

Thank you master!

Hi Juju! You're right, "dynamic groups" is a fantasy noun I gave to Groups which are aditable just like DCs. For some reasons I cannot explain to you for shortness, I'm in the situation I'd like to save a group with dynamic properties with the "Save As..." feature we have for DCs, but obviously the context menu entry doesn't appear for groups...

Is there an alternative way to make it happen?

Good day! Is there a way to save Dynamic Groups like we do for DCs?

Bummer... Thanks a lot by the way!

Hi again! i have a new small issue: I have a basic Dynamic Component which can be edited in its inner parts. I just want the dynamic component to report the size of its bounding box, depending of the things I put inside. In the component attributes, window the LenX LenY LenZ parameters correctly update when I add/move things inside the DC, but if I link to those values three different addributes ("length"=LenX, "width"=LenY, "height"=LenZ) I have to REDRAW the components if I want the values to update. Is there a way to update automatically?

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE AS SUSUAL!

Thank you sir! Gonna test asap!!!

hi again! Is there a way to insert a formula depending on the fact the result of an operation is an integer number? something like: IF LENX/LENY IS AN INTEGER NUMBER THEN WRITE 1,0.

I know how to use the If function, but i don't know if there's a way to check an integer number...

Thanks a lot!

@pcmoor said:

this is a DC text changer to reflect the first five numbers or period of lenX, a bit involved, and could be fine tuned to only copy a digit if it exists more than once. However it depends on how the machining reacts to invisible entities.
try it and let us know if its worth pursuing

THIS IS A WONDERFUL COMPONENT MOOR!THANK YOU SO SO MUCH! You helped me once again!

Hi Lego! I encountered this limitation too! Try to add a *2.54 after LenX. This converts the LenX value (returned in inches) to cm!

Also interested in this!! Thanks in advance!

I don't know how I could have missed that....
Thank you box!

** EDIT **
Actually, pressing the B for bucket actually re-opens the materials window, which is exactly what slows me down, having a vast number of materials to be loaded. IS there a way to jump directly to the eyedropper without opening the materials window?

Hi guys! Sorry to ask,
is there a way to shortcut the color picker command?

It would be very useful!

Thank you a lot!