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Component request: rotational slider aka "the Knob"

Hi David, hi all,

I'd like to share an idea for a new special parameter component - the rotating knob:

It could be useful for controling angle/circle/cycle related data/geometry.


I imagine it would have the following settings:

start - value at "0:00" (default = 0)
end - value at "12:00" (default = 1 or 2Pi)
min - minimum possible value (default = start)
max - maximum possible value (default = end)
loopcount - boolean (default = false)
infinite - boolean (default = false), if true then min & max obsolete
+ the usual slider settings (rounding, digits...)

example usages:

a) potentiometer
start=0, end=1023, min=0, max=1023, loopcount=false, infinite=false
same as typical slider, but with circular motion

b) crank/winch
start=0, end=2Pi, min=0, max=N*2Pi, loopcount=true, inifinte=false
intuitive control over "winding" count

c) spinning wheel
start=0, end=2Pi, min=null, max=null, loopcount=false, infinite=true
useful for continuous (no stopping on the end-start seam) angle picking

What do you think?

Tags: cyclic knob, infinite slider, periodic slider, potentiometer, rotating slider, rotational slider

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Permalink Reply by John Gulliford on January 13, 2012 at 7:49am

i like

Permalink Reply by Jacek Jaskólski on January 15, 2012 at 4:50am

"up!"

forgive my bluntness, but I've gotta fealing you've got to fight for attention since the general discussion forum is so popular nowadays ;-)

btw. maybe the errors&bugs section would be more suitable for posts like this? (errors,bugs&suggestions?)

Permalink Reply by David Rutten on January 15, 2012 at 5:18am

Yeah yeah, working on it.

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David Rutten

david@mcneel.com

Poprad, Slovakia

Permalink Reply by Jacek Jaskólski on January 15, 2012 at 5:24am

:D

awesome! thanks very much!

Permalink Reply by Philipp on January 15, 2012 at 6:00am

that is awesone.

Can we change the color or name them? 

Permalink Reply by Jacek Jaskólski on January 15, 2012 at 6:48am

I'd also like to request to implement a secret combination and a special prize for unlocking it ;-)
 

Permalink Reply by Mateusz Zwierzycki on January 15, 2012 at 7:16am

May I request "initialization code" (pop-up) ? Like "o10<10.2<11" 

Permalink Reply by Piotr on January 15, 2012 at 11:32am

Awesome! Can't wait to see it implemented.

Can I request for "lock (freeze) location" option to avoid incidental dragging?

Permalink Reply by ryles on January 16, 2012 at 6:31am

Nice, now I can make Batman's Decoder like he has in Arkham City!

Permalink Reply by Michael Pryor on January 16, 2012 at 7:15am
just a thought. the ability to toggle radians and degrees. on the dial.
Permalink Reply by David Rutten on January 16, 2012 at 8:40am

It's not angles. It's like a cyclical slider. You pick the amount of values for a full turn and also set a minimum and maximum.

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David Rutten

david@mcneel.com

Poprad, Slovakia

Permalink Reply by Danny Boyes on January 16, 2012 at 8:43am

Presumably it will have an "expression" like the slider in which you can change the behaviour.

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