Also, the editor should have tooltips that tell you what arguments are required when you're calling a function. And of course the error message stated the problem as well, but writing code by means of reading compiler errors is cumbersome in the extreme.
-- David Rutten [email protected] Robert McNeel & Associates On Feb 16, 1:49 am, damien_alomar <[email protected]> wrote: > If you're going to be coding with GH you should at least download the > dotNET SDK helpfile which has details on a large number of the > functions within the Rhino SDK. Its not 100% complete (all the > functions are there, but not all are explained) and its not as > "friendly" as the Rhinoscript one, but its way better than nothing. > > http://en.wiki.mcneel.com/default.aspx/McNeel/Rhino4DotNetPlugIns.html > > the first link in the Downloads section > > -Damien > > On Feb 15, 2:00 pm, Apologue <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks David, it works now. Is there anywhere where we can find out > > information like this about the different functions? > > > Adam > > > On Feb 15, 5:52 pm, David Rutten <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi Adam, > > > > the variable called 'points' in your script is of type List(Of > > > On3dPoint). The function RhinoInterpCurve() requires that the points > > > be supplied as an ArrayOn3dPoint. > > > > instead of: > > > > Dim points As New List( Of On3dPoint ) > > > > use > > > > Dim points As New ArrayOn3dPoint() > > > > Then, instead of using: > > > > points.Add(myPoint) > > > > you use: > > > > points.Append(myPoint) > > > > And it should work fine. > > > > -- > > > David Rutten > > > [email protected] > > > Robert McNeel & Associates > > > > On Feb 15, 6:14 pm, Apologue <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > So I have this problem with a VB component that I made to sort a list > > > > of points and create a number of interpolated curves through them. > > > > This is the code in the component: > > > > > Sub RunScript(ByVal divNum As Integer, ByVal pts As List(Of > > > > On3dPoint), ByVal linNum As Integer) > > > > > Dim myCrv As New List(Of OnCurve) > > > > Dim i As Integer > > > > Dim j As Integer > > > > > For i = 0 To divNum Step 1 > > > > Dim points As New List( Of On3dPoint ) > > > > > For j = i To linNum Step (divNum + i) > > > > Dim myPoint As On3dPoint > > > > myPoint = pts(j) > > > > points.Add(myPoint) > > > > > Next > > > > 'Create a nurbs curve > > > > Dim crv As New OnNurbsCurve > > > > crv = RhUtil.RhinoInterpCurve(3, points, Nothing, Nothing, 0) > > > > If( crv.IsValid() ) Then > > > > 'Set return vlue to list > > > > myCrv.Add(crv) > > > > End If > > > > Next > > > > A = myCrv > > > > > End Sub > > > > > And this is the error message I get coming out of the component: > > > > > "Unable to cast object of type 'System.Collections.Generic.List'1 > > > > [RMA.OpenNurbs.On3dPoint) to type 'RMA.OpenNurbs.IArrayOn3dPoints'" > > > > > Any ideas? I'm pretty new to scripting and have been racking my > > > > brains trying to figure it out. > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Adam
