i like all the ideas! i do not have any specific application in mind, but just because you are collecting slider variation wishes:
– a multislider could be useful the user can set a number of sliders to be combined in one multislider component. in the UI you can set the values moving the cursor throught the rows (or colums). the multislider outputs a list with "index of slider" followed by the values. looks like this in max: http://grasshopper3d.googlegroups.com/web/MAX_Multislider.jpg?hl=en&gsc=h8aCoxYAAADbioZVlguka6oLVD49Aahu-vghgYgES8zAzJdW7J9-8w frank On Jan 23, 9:36 am, David Rutten <[email protected]> wrote: > You'll have to use two sliders for now if you want to accomplish this > inside the Grasshopper UI. I do like the idea a lot (both the 2D and > 3D sliders), and I'll try to implement it in a future version. > > In the meantime, you /could/ also reference a point in Rhino, and use > the x-y-z components as a collection of number inputs. > > -- > David Rutten > [email protected] > Robert McNeel & Associates > > On Jan 23, 6:19 am, postal256 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Yes, that type of thing would work great I think. I forgot about that > > object. It would need to be able to have the range for each direction > > set, as well as 3 outputs, and also to be 'live' like sliders are > > (instant feedback without letting up mouse button). > > > Eric > > > On Jan 22, 11:11 pm, Scott Crawford <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Or extrapolate that one further and you have something similar to the > > > Color selection Cube in Grasshopper allowing the Z value to be brought > > > in. > > > > On Jan 22, 2009, at 9:04 PM, postal256 wrote: > > > > > Not sure if 'matrix' is the right word, but I am imagining a tool that > > > > is a square tablet with (X,Y)/(-X,-Y) cross hair that allows you to > > > > control multiple outputs at one time. For instance, if you wanted to > > > > rotate an object in 2 directions at once, you could set the 'X' of the > > > > matrix space to be 0-10 and control one rotation, while the 'Y' of the > > > > matrix board could be set to -10 to 5 and control another rotation. > > > > You simply drag a dot around on it. > > > > > If it was implemented, it could have a dedicated X slider at the > > > > bottom of the matric and a dedicated Y on the side, so you could do > > > > independent moves if needed. > > > > > Does this exist? I could really use it on my current Grasshopper > > > > project. > > > > > Eric
