Maybe i should have put is question in another thread. Anyway, a midpoint component would be nice to have.
On May 5, 6:58 pm, frankS <fffr...@googlemail.com> wrote: > uploaded a screenshot of the shift tree > problem:http://grasshopper3d.googlegroups.com/web/shift_tree.jpg?hl=en&gsc=YI... > > On May 5, 6:53 pm, frankS <fffr...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > @marc syp > > > speaking of 3) shifting branches. i couldn't figure a solution using > > flatten, shift, graft... > > starting with a structure containing 3 pathes > > (0;0;0) > > (0;1;0) > > (0;2;0) > > > and after grafting end up with > > (0;0;0) > > (0;0;1) > > (0;0;2) > > > any idea how to rearrange this? > > "simplifiy" doesn't seam to help... > > any advise much appreciated. > > > frank > > > On May 5, 6:37 pm, frankS <fffr...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > > 1.1.) find min/max of all list values. > > > > i don't know if there is a smart way to find the lowest or highest > > > value in a list. > > > i use a vb-component (called "list mapper") friendly shared by someone > > > on this forum. > > > > frank > > > > On May 5, 3:54 pm, Marc Syp <marc....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi all. How about a survey. > > > > > We all must do certain tasks over and over again that require in some > > > > cases extensive workarounds because a component doesn't exist. What > > > > workaround do you use most often? > > > > > A few that I would love to see turned into components: > > > > > 1) Map values to user-defined domain. Begone foul functions! > > > > 2) Filter/Weave component: ability to accept multiple gate values and > > > > filter by index value. I have two streams of identical length. I want > > > > to filter this into one stream of the same original length but by > > > > picking values in a binary fashion by index number. That is give a > > > > list of 0,1,0,1,1,1,etc values that determine the piece of data chosen > > > > for index positions 0,1,2,3,4,5, respectively. As of now I have to > > > > generate cull patterns to eliminate unwanted data and then use the > > > > Weave component. It seems to me that the Filter stream component > > > > should accept multiple gate indices and use this "one value per index" > > > > behavior. > > > > 3) Shift branch - A component that works like the Shift List component > > > > but works on entire branches. I find myself using a workaround for > > > > this all the time... which involves a lot of flattening, number > > > > series, subsets, and regrouping and/or path extraction and list > > > > shifting. > > > > 4) Split data into paths - You want to divide the flat list of 15 > > > > values into 5 sets of 3. No problem, but it involves creating two > > > > number series, a list of intervals, and subsets. I would love a > > > > component where you just plug in the list and the group size list as a > > > > repeating mask. In this case, "3". The component takes the first 3 > > > > values and makes it a path, the next three values and makes it a path, > > > > etc, until the list runs out. Alternatively, you could provide a > > > > series of numbers that work as a repeating set. "3,4,5" would create > > > > paths with N=3, N=4, N=5, N=3, N=4, N=5, N=3, etc, until the list runs > > > > out. Good, no? > > > > 5) Lists within lists. I think you know what I'm talking about. > > > > Breaking down lists into flattening, making subsets, doing an > > > > operation, and then rebuilding the original path structure based on > > > > list length components farther back in the tree. Lists of lists would > > > > make this so much dreamier. > > > > > Other little wishes: > > > > > 1) Duplicate data: option to generate new paths for each duplicated > > > > data set > > > > 2) Override icon preview: really helpful for Parameter, and VBScript > > > > nodes, especially. I love icon view but hate that I have to live with > > > > the icons for parameters and script buttons without differentiation. > > > > > There are a few others that I'm forgetting, but perhaps someone can > > > > add some to this thread as well. > > > > > Marc
