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GetRNames(good), RecToTable(powerfull), GetMultiRecValues (specific usecase)

Hello
 
I putted some of my geometry-math-point nodes (resource-browser-ready) together on a single file. I started to clean up all my marionette stuff, so I think here is a more secure place to store, as on my desktop :-)

An Example which shows, how to collect objects on one or more circular area(s) and modify them. It could be use for gravity or suction effects.
 
 

This Marionette PIO draws a brochure holder with various settings. Parameters over Info Palette. Profiles and brochure (Brochure Textures, brochure Format) over control geometry. Enter and edit control geometry in top plan view (correct bounding box). 

Special:
Use of a custom Node, which automatically aligns an object by its bounding box to a referenced place.
 

This example shows, how to list filenames and foldernames of a folder on your disk. 
 
Contains the following Custom Nodes:
1. "GetActFile" --> The Path of the active Vectorworks document.
2. "ListDir" --> Folder- and Filenames of a directory
3. "GetNextObject" --> Handy to grab objects directly out of the script
 
short movie documentation:
 
 
FileAndFolderList.vwx

In this Example there are used some custom Nodes:
 
1. "GetSubstring" --> Search for a string inside another string and returns Position and count. This will be necessary to set them to a Text Style Resource.
2. "GetInsideChar" --> Returns strings which are inside specified characters (normally quote or double quote)
3. "GetSubstringExcludeQuote" --> Same as the first one, but it to not return text inside quotes
4. "GetNumberFromString" --> Search for Numbers inside a String.
5. "GetNextObj" --> Put This in a Wrapper and it will return the next object after this node. This is a great one!! Can be used also for input geometry inside a script network. Without naming or other smut.
 
This could be improved by further code (find standalone or text in word, find integer, find float, etc.) But It works for most cases perfectly.
 
 

A Node which creates Measure Lines in Polygons (Line from every vetex point to every other vertex point).
 
1. p2p Lines:
  
 

 
 
 
2. Perpentidular Lines (Perpentidular Line from every poly vertex on every poly edge):

 

 
 
To sort out needless lines, there are several filters integrated:
1. Double Lines automatically filtered with an epsilon (p2p is not the same as perpenticular if you look all 15 digits)
2. Measure Lines, which are identical with poly edges
3. Measure Lines, which are outside of the polygon
4. Overlapping lines. If two lines are parallel and both points of the smaller lines are on the bigger line, the bigger line is filtered
 
5. Filter Lines over and lower than min max values 
 
6. An Option, to return a number of length (Return first x values). As example if there are measure lines with the length (1.2, 1.2, 1.25, 1.5,) and the value is 1, two lines with 1.2 will be returned. This value is holding on perpendicular and p2p lines. 
 
Summary:
Turn off Debug options like "Show Edge", "show Outside Poly", Filter small length (niches) and set "Return first x values" on 1 or 2 to get optimal results. So a normal result will look like this:
 

 
Attached there are three examples. An Example with spaces, An examples just with polys and an example as PlugIn. PlugIn is good for playing with the options to see changes prompt.
 
 
 
 
 
 

If you have many symbol definitions and have to link text to record fields. This Marionette can help you.

Some Objects needs to be Updated after Changing the Object Properties. In this cases this node can help you.
Reset Object.vwx

What is the distance of the middle top point to the insertion Point (left bottom), if your rectangle has 175.5° degrees? Not so easy calculate the move vector or the rotation for that. This node can help you to use your time for other challenges. You can place your rectangles with every standard reference Point in any angle in degrees.
 

Insert Symbol in Folder Node:
 
1. Move the Symbol with the input name in the folder with the input folder name
2. If folder do not exists it will be created. If no symbol name is inputted, the folder created also
3. If the folder name is taken by another object, the folder will not be created

This Node creates a new layer and keep the active layer the active one. 
It has a popup witch allows to choose sheet or design layer. It returns a  handle to the new layer or a handle to an existing layer with the same name.
 
Like ever .. with not warranty try first in an empty file and be careful creating thousands of layers or layers with the same name as other objects in the drawing. 

This node creates optional a rectangle and returns the corner points of that rectangle.
Often there is a need of a rectangle and the corner points. If the rectangle is rotated, it can be a cramp to calculate the corner points. I hope this node can help to simplify marionette workflows.

Some Ressource Types (such as dimension standard or text styles) are handled by an index number. This node helps to find the index of those resources.

If you need Worksheet-like Numbering like A, B, C .... AA, AB ..... AAA .... This node offers you an easy solution.
There are two nodes for both directions.
 
Limitations:
1. Input from special characters etc. will result in wrong values or errors. 
 

A nice, small Marionette for creating bar diagrams. This is much more simpler and more flexible than a spread sheet bar diagram.
 
 
Options:
1. ColNames
2. Col Values -> mandatory
3. RefValue -> A bar with this value, has the height of the BArHeigtRefValue field
4. BarWidth
5. BarHeigtRefValue
6. Invert -> A bigvalues results in small bar
 
There is a 2 minute movie (without audio) 
Bar Diagram.mp4

A Rectangle Line Pattern with a random option.
 
Also the files show, hot how to project on a NURBS Surface. This 3D Projection contains two additional custom nodes.
 
1. GetZatXY (Also used in many other examples on the community board)
2. GetZamong Pt. Not so easy to understand. This nodes calculates the z value of a 2D Point between two 3D Points without trigonometry (faster). 
 
Movie Link (2nd Part of Movie)
https://youtu.be/GcFwW-k5Lms?list=PL8s_WkTvFQ2YdFlMfU7Teuh5QrmsO03gW
 

This example is based on a custom node. which returns a line pattern. This pattern is based on several while and random loops. I have not found a proper way to run a while loop over a marionette network so this is better to create in a custom node.
 
It is easier to play with the example, than explaining exactly how it works. 
 
Have fun with it. This is my base study to find a workflow to project any pattern on a NURBS Surface which would be a real scope of usage.
 
Movie Link (first Part of Movie)
https://youtu.be/GcFwW-k5Lms?list=PL8s_WkTvFQ2YdFlMfU7Teuh5QrmsO03gW
 

Growing Lines 1.0.0.mp4  
 
 

This Scripts help you exporting your layout structure to get an external list of your drawings if needed.
 
Exports Sheet Name, Title, Page Size and Page Numbers. Export Folder can be selected. FileName.txt can be set in ObjectInfo of wrapper. Grey and orange nodes (Screenshot) are custom nodes. "Manipulate File" is edited (codex utf_8) to support special characters like äöüé etc.
Note: I think Excel on Mac has issues handle the exported file's special characters (utf_8 encoding), not my fault I guess. The codex can be changed inside "Manipulate File" Node if you are not happy with the exported text encoding or find/replace on the other Software.
 

This Wrapper contains two Marionette Nodes:
1. GetActFile -> Returns the Path of the Active Document
2. OpenDocFolder -> Starts a Subprocess of Finder (Macintosh) or Explorer (Windows) to show a Window from the input Path
 
Just Test by executing Wrapper. If you like it, add it to your Marionette menu commands.

This Marionette network uses a custom node, which implemented the pixel-based try and error code (I think there is no other way to create voronoi, is it?) from here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Code
 
Instead of Pixels it uses rectangles which were extruded in random height (ground height is different in every voronoi cell). And different full spectrum random colours (which would look much better with adapted colour design).
 
Carefull playing around with values. Do not enter to high or to low values. Creating 843'135'013 extrudes, could take a while :-)

Example of a 2D/3D Marionette PIO with a Custom Wall hole.
The Geometry of the Window and the embrasure is based on a symbol. Also the 2D Drawing is based on a symbol. The Geometry is reshaped by the 2D and 3D Reshape node. So the Script itself is relatively slim.
 
Replace the Geometry with everything else you can draw. Generic solids are recommended. Also you could script some additional geometry for window division while frame is parametrized by reshape node.
 
This will go on. It took about 2 hours to draw the geometry and 2 hours to parametrize it. Impressive, how quick we can produce PIOs with Marionette based on that workflow.