EAP

[AlanW]

Hi.

Currently the EAP node extrudes down the centre of an object.

When you EAP a symbol you don't get the option to alter the position of the Symbol.

If you can offset the path it would work but would be nice if a node allowed you extrude down either side of the symbol.

Edited May 19, 2016 by Alan Woodwell

[Marissa Farrell]

Unfortunately I haven't found a way to do this. The symbol always re-centers itself.

I'll let you know if anything changes, though

[AlanW]

I thought if I could rewrite the node so that the

cntr = vs.HCenter(profile)

Has a bit of calculation to adjust the centre?

???

[Marissa Farrell]

I've tried performing math operations on it as well. I'm wondering if including a loci in the symbol might work somehow? Place the loci at an equal but negative distance from the top-right point?

[AlanW]

LOL that was easy, I think now the symbol extrudes down the side.

Works, All you have to do is put your symbol bottom corner on the centre.

I took out these 2 lines from the node.

cntr = vs.HCenter(profile)

vs.HMove(profile, -cntr[0], -cntr[1])

Edited May 19, 2016 by Alan Woodwell

[AlanW]

Hi,

Attached is a new file adjusted so the Profile now extrudes down the side of the profile and not the centre.

I would draw your path clockwise and have you profile facing the right and bottom left on the centre in the Symbol

All still works the way that it is shown in the video.

[Kevin McAllister]

Unfortunately I haven't found a way to do this. The symbol always re-centers itself.

I'll let you know if anything changes, though

Marissa,

Please see this wish - https://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=227936#Post227936

The Path Extrude Marionette node needs an option to define the origin point of the profile. It would solve all of these issues in a simpler way. VW give you easy tools to find the insertion point of a symbol as well as ways to find the edges of an objects bounding box.

Thanks,

Kevin

[Marissa Farrell]

Alan and I discussed this when he discovered the fix he just shared. For now I am confident that I can at least get the different 2D bounding box locations as options. I'll look further into using insertion points.

[Marissa Farrell]

Also, part of me believes that what Alan found actually solves the issue for using a 2D symbol profile on its own. I'll do some further testing.

Edited May 19, 2016 by MarissaF

[Moe_90]

Hello Everyone, is there anyupdate regarding that topic?
unfortunately the edited file and the video are not availabe anymore, is it possible to repost them? that would be so great

 

@Marissa Farrell @AlanW

Edited March 25 by Moe_90