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SBarrettWalker

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  1. @Samuel Derenboim There isn't a version of this script that already exists for Slab and Roof PIOs, but it would definitely be feasible to create. It is important to note that it doesn't actually create a wall, it creates 3D solids that mimic an existing Wall Style's components, so this could be reworked to read a slab style or a roof style. However, you could just as easily build a Wall Style with the correct component thicknesses and use it on a horizontal surface and you will get the same result.

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  2. The idea of this object is that it is a jumping off point. This was done in response to a user's request and covers the basic specs they were looking for. I am definitely open to improving the object but I also hope people will be inspired to update it themselves!

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    JLG Condor 60

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    Does it only disappear after importing it into your drawing? Can you manipulate it in the original file? Can you tell if all of the "parts" import into your file as well? What happens if you click the Update button in the OIP

    Scissor Lift

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    Each part of the scissor lift is a modeled symbol, so those symbols would have to be replaced by ones that are a different size. The way that the script works is that each symbol is named and and each symbol contains a named locus point where the next symbol in the sequence is attached.

  3. Hi @KroVex - The wall height is separate from the story height in Vectorworks. This allows you to draw walls at a specific height that are NOT bound to specific stories, only Layer Wall Heights. If you draw walls that are story-bound, then the walls will adjust with the stories. Since the premise of this script is to create stories so that story-bound wall styles will work, I didn't make any changes to the Layer Wall Height.

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    Barn Door

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    No this is not possible with Marionette as it is not possible to attach/associate the parametric record of a Vectorworks Door to an object that is not a door. However, in Vectorworks 2020, we have added a Barn Door configuration to the Door tool so in Vectorworks 2020 this Marionette object is no longer necessary.

  4. This should work anywhere in the world. To look up a location outside the US, you can write "[City], [Country]" or even a more specific address in the Location field in the OIP. What that field does is it takes a location and converts it to latitude and longitude. It then searches the Iowa State University's database of weather stations (https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/request/download.phtml?network=AWOS) and downloads data from the three closest stations to that latitude and longitude. You can change the number of weather stations that it queries if you want. The most accurate data is usually found at airport weather stations, so if you want to type in the location of the nearest airport, change the Num of Stns to 1 and you will get only that weather data.

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    Wind Rose

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    @jeff prince are you using the latest wind rose file posted here? Also, are you using the latest build of 2019? There were problems with geopy not being installed in 2018 I believe, but it should work in the current version of the software.

  5. Hello @amcdonell-

     

    This is a bug that will be fixed for 2019 in a future service pack. The problem is that with the Mac OS, Apple changed the way that they write file paths, so the command to locate an external library (in this case the geopy library) is broken. This is only a bug for those running Vectorworks on a Mac that is running 10.13 or higher. I also run this OS so I am currently experiencing this bug as well. Unfortunately I don't have any fixes. The script should still work on a PC and on an older Mac OS. This is true for all of my weather analysis graphs.

    Barn Door

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    I did give it a record but I did not attach the actual door record. If you click on the data tab of the object, you can see the fields I gave the record - if you have any other suggestions I would be happy to put them in. 

    JLG Condor 60

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    On 3/6/2018 at 2:46 PM, Kevin McAllister said:

     

     

    I bet it would be possible to build a Marionette toolkit of joint/relationship nodes or wrapped networks that could simplify the process of articulating things. I think these show incredible potential. I would love to see an introductory webinar on how to approach articulation that included building some simple examples. There's clearly a proper way to break down the movement and decide how to structure the network.

     

    Kevin

     

     

    @Kevin McAllisterI have created a much simpler Marionette object that is built with articulating symbols that you can check out. It is built using the same principle as the Condor - each symbol is placed and rotated relative to the location of the other parts and the values in the OIP. It is located here:

     

    JLG Condor 60

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    You can reference it just like any other symbol, just know that all of the parts will come with it, including the part symbols, the textures, and the Marionette gradients, but they will no longer be in folders, so it might be a little messy. The only thing you would need to do is to move the Condor60 PIO red symbol outside of its folder (that is the Marionette object). Then you can reference it.

     

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    JLG Condor 60

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    Hello@digitalcarbon,

     

    A Marionette object functions just like any other parametric object - you can convert it to a symbol but you would lose the ability to edit it in the OIP. Just like a plug-in object though, it still has an insertion point. If you want to add geometry to make that visible you can by editing the Condor_base symbol (just don't delete anything from it or change its insertion point or the insertion point of any of the other part symbols).

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