Help Creating Basic Plug-in Objects?

[jwlyon1]

Here's what I want to do:

Make a Plug-in object that is a rectangle in plan view whose width I want to be variable. I also want two text fields for it.

Here's what I know how to do:

Create a symbol with a linked text record. But this is a standard "black" object.

How do I get the box to be adjustable?

Further down the road, I'd like to add a 3d component to this plug-in object. That would be a z-height above elevation 0 and an adjustable object z-height. But that's obviously more complicated!! An answer to the 2d version would be extremely helpful. Unlike the vectorworks help, which doesn't.

Oh, I just thought of a good example: the detail cut wood tool is pretty darn close to what I want this PIO to do.

I'm using VW2008 Architect.

Thanks!

Edited November 6, 2008 by jwlyon1

[Miguel Barrera]

The vectorscript section of the vw help explains how plugins work and how to create them.

You can also download plugin examples for reference at

Vectorscript examples

They should get you started with what you want to do.

[Pat Stanford]

Here are some threads that should get you started, along with the Vectorscript Guide.

Pat

http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showthreaded&Board=25&Number=97372&Searchpage=1&Main=20842&Words=rect+Pat+Stanford&topic=0&Search=true#Post97372

http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=106802&an=

http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=110803&an=

http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=112149&an=

http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=107906&an=

Pat