Should warn people not to reference one attribute to another. Unless they want a battle
On XY parameters you have to set which distance effects each action, default is both.
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Yes, I could definitely use that
No, it's not something I need
Maybe, it depends on the content
Re: Dynamic Block FAQ
Should warn people not to reference one attribute to another. Unless they want a battle
On XY parameters you have to set which distance effects each action, default is both.
Last edited by Mr Cory; 2007-08-06 at 08:57 PM.
Re: Dynamic Block FAQ
Only add other actions to flips if said actions have angle offsets or negitive distance multipliers, or if its a scale action with an independant base point.
Re: Dynamic Block FAQ
If you have objects that you are arraying but they get all messed up when you flip or rotate them, your are not alone, im pretty sure this is a bug.
Re: Dynamic Block FAQ
It's doable. You just needs a field and some craftiness about the way you do it. I've got a few blocks that have an attribute referencing another one. Initially it was tough. But, like everything else, it gets easier the more you do it.Originally Posted by Mr Cory
Should warn people not to reference one attribute to another. Unless they want a battle
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Re: Dynamic Block FAQ
As a person that is new to creating Dynamic Blocks, it is a tough little set of programming to learn all of the quirks quickly. I have read everything I can find on this AUGI's forums, AutoDesk sites, Internet searches, bought Ralph Grabowski's ebook and still some things are 'huh?'.
The cross reference reading provided by different sources of which the DB FAQ would be another often gives that little crucial insight just before you pull the last of you hair out (I don't have that much).
For example, when I was learning Lookup Tables, apparently I did not key an <enter> after typing a Lookup Property. The bottom line when to "Read Only" AND grayed-out (locked) which I did not notice, of course, then no dropdown. Then I did hours of searching to try to find out why and did not find anything. Finally, I just happen to key an <enter> after the entry and the "Allow reverse lookup" returned! The big concepts in DB are easy in comparsion to these 'little quirkies' that eat you alive.
This is a vote for a FAQ!
Re: Dynamic Block FAQ
The little quirks are often what make software bearable or unbearable. Thanks for the hints and don't worry, i have the FAQ started (somewhere) and as soon as I unpack the rest of my house, I'll get on finishing it ......
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Re: Dynamic Block FAQ
Having problems with a dynamic block. I have a thread going in the fields area, but I don't know how to link it. It's called "dynamic block with arrayed text..."
Think of a ladder. I want to make a block of it where each step has text associated with it that will tell the height of the step and a number that will tell the step number.
So I begin by creating a square and make it stretchable with an infinate incriment distance peremeter. I add an array to make steps as the ladder stretches. Good so far. Then I try and make the text work......and I try again.....after a few times I go mad... After a few weeks of it bouncing around my head I end up here.. Any suggestions?
I figured out how to array the text with the step, but I can't figure how to make the text update with every new step. The kicker here is that as the step expands every step will have a number and text associated with it. I figured out how to show the very top step and distance, but not every step.
Re: Dynamic Block FAQ
Opie and I made it work. See the thread mentioned in my previous post.
Last edited by USMCBody; 2008-06-20 at 04:39 PM.
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