DomC Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Hi I tried to make the effort to find the new node from 2018 release. Any additions? "Valve" seems the most important and a real milestone for me, because it integrates a real new method to block networks. 2 Quote Link to comment
Patrick Winkler Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 (edited) thanks Dom, I wonder why the criteria-dialog only calls a string-dlg as there is a more sophisticated dialog available. Here is the alternative version: crit_dlg_N.vwx.zip Edited October 9, 2017 by Patrick Winkler 1 Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Stephan Moenninghoff Posted October 9, 2017 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted October 9, 2017 Valve is a real boon when you try to speed up complex networks. I am using it in a current project and I think it helps speeding things up when non-executable parameters are excluded while a network is changed via the OIP. I had to reorganize my network a little bit to work less sequential. But no bother. Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Stephan Moenninghoff Posted October 9, 2017 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted October 9, 2017 I would really like to see Master Snaps implemented for Marionette nodes. When you have a complex network and you are zoomed out all the way for a bird's eye view it can be a tad cumbersome to connect nodes. Snap Loupe is always there, of course, but still... 1 Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Stephan Moenninghoff Posted October 9, 2017 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted October 9, 2017 There is a new feature which I absolutely LURVE: Thanks for ignoring wires when aligning nodes. It has helped a lot alleviating my Marionette-OCD. Well done! Could we hope for *selection* of nodes to also ignore wires for 2019? Like they were not there? That would sweeten up my day even more :-) Quote Link to comment
Marionette Maven Marissa Farrell Posted October 9, 2017 Marionette Maven Share Posted October 9, 2017 15 minutes ago, Stephan Moenninghoff said: I would really like to see Master Snaps implemented for Marionette nodes. When you have a complex network and you are zoomed out all the way for a bird's eye view it can be a tad cumbersome to connect nodes. Snap Loupe is always there, of course, but still... I want this, too. I've asked in the past, I'll ask again! 1 Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Stephan Moenninghoff Posted October 9, 2017 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted October 9, 2017 (edited) Since we are on a roll anyway: could we have more integrated nodes? I very often find myself subtracting and adding different numbers in the same place in a network. Currently, this means I have to delete the add node, then add the subtract node etc. I would love to have a combined "Maths" node with a simple popup menu in the OIP that allows me to change add, subtract, multiply, divide etc. Same for "less than", "equal".... you get my drift... (@DomChas crafted an add/subtract node which I use exclusively but if this was integrated for all users, that would be perfect) Edited October 9, 2017 by Stephan Moenninghoff 1 Quote Link to comment
DomC Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 Quote it can be a tad cumbersome to connect nodes. To be exact: It is technical impossible to snap the most bottom port if a corner of a node is inside the snap-radius and Master-Snaps are on. Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Stephan Moenninghoff Posted October 13, 2017 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted October 13, 2017 (edited) I have just added an Enhancement Request for combined nodes. (I had already logged one earlier this year for Master Snaps to appear in Marionette nodes.) Here is my (probably very incomplete) list. If anyone wants to add to it, feel free. I can always complete it in the original VE Combined Nodes (Choose Options via popup in OIP, rename nodes dynamically) * Add/subtract/multiply/divide * Pop Front/Pop Back/Pop Both * if/Filter * Greater than/Less than/Equal/... * And/Or/Xor Edited November 12, 2017 by Stephan Moenninghoff Quote Link to comment
Patrick Winkler Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Function is a great timesaver node. Here is a version with two more optional params. I have to contain myself from using it to extensive because the readability of the code could suffer. It would be great for the future if the function was displayed on the node. function_N.vwx 1 Quote Link to comment
Marionette Maven Marissa Farrell Posted October 26, 2017 Marionette Maven Share Posted October 26, 2017 On 10/9/2017 at 4:56 AM, Patrick Winkler said: thanks Dom, I wonder why the criteria-dialog only calls a string-dlg as there is a more sophisticated dialog available. Here is the alternative version: crit_dlg_N.vwx.zip This node will be updated soon to use this dialog and return handles to the objects that meet the criteria. Quote Link to comment
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