Super noobie question plz helpz

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Permalink Reply by Michael Pryor on February 11, 2012 at 3:55pm

you dont, you press space bar

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Permalink Reply by David Rutten on February 11, 2012 at 5:26pm

Or Middle-Mouse-Button. Or Right-Mouse-Button if you're not over an object to modify the entire selection. Or Right-Mouse-Button if you are over an object and want to modify that object. Or hit Ctrl+Q.

David Rutten

david@mcneel.com

Poprad, Slovakia

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Permalink Reply by Ching on February 11, 2012 at 5:48pm

I swear I've seen some tutorial videos with those buttons on the blue bar, I just don't remember where I've seen it but I know it exists. It's so much easier to select a component and just keep clicking the button on the bar to toggle the preview on and off.

Now: I have to aim carefully on top of the component icon and not on any inputs outputs to right click->look for preview button to toggle it->if I want to toggle it again I have to go back to step one.

With bar buttons: I can just select a component with a less carefully aimed click->click a button on the bar->if I want to toggle it again I just keep clicking the button. I can even spam clicks to make it blink.

So if there is no way to show preview/enabledisable button on the bar, can I turn this into a suggestion instead?

Thanks very much.

Edit: Oh I found the video where I saw it: http://www.rhinonest.com/video/rhinonest-within-grasshopper

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Permalink Reply by Michael Pryor on February 11, 2012 at 6:03pm

it used to be that way, it is not anymore, personally i find space bar the quickest.

no careful aim needed, just select the component(s) hit space and click your toggle of choice on the radial menu.

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Permalink Reply by Ching on February 11, 2012 at 6:28pm

Uh, I think I still prefer a spammable button on the bar.

Actually Ctrl+Q is pretty spammable as well. I think I need to start learning the keyboard shortcuts...

Thank you guys for the tips tho.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Pryor on February 11, 2012 at 6:45pm

I was impartial at first until I got used to it, I dont think I would go back.

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Permalink Reply by David Rutten on February 12, 2012 at 2:38am

I'd like to make the toolbar and the popup radial menu customizable, but it requires creating some sort of command-script framework which is a lot of work and I'm working on Clusters now which is more important.

David Rutten

david@mcneel.com

Poprad, Slovakia

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Permalink Reply by Brian Harms on February 12, 2012 at 12:24pm

Hurray clusters!

Stoked.

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Permalink Reply by Jacquelyne Cooper on February 12, 2012 at 12:07pm

if you highlight what you want to preview (or not preview) by dragging your mouse and right click your mouse you can turn components off an on really easily.