Check list for quickly selecting different previews

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Comment by Danny Boyes on April 28, 2014 at 7:57am

If you use Data Tree Branches you don't need to have multiple copies of the same components. At its basic level the image below depicts: All of one type of Object per branch. A material/colour per Branch. Use [Split Tree] to divert everything to be previewed and its material/colour to [Custom Preview]

for example on of the categories I normally use differentiating viewable objects:

Transverse Web Frames on {0}

Longitudinal Girders on {1}

Deck Platting on {2}

Shell Plating on {3} 

Also you should have a look at Andrew's Human Plug-in for the [Dynamic Value List]

Comment by Toni Österlund on April 28, 2014 at 7:12am

Hi Danny,

thanks! The definition pictured here is just a simple representation of the idea and in this very simplistic way, your implementation is arguably more intelligent. However, the need for this kind of solution came from a much more complicated definition and the previews can not be distinguished by different geometric elements.

They are actually more or less the same model, with just different coloring - based on some analysis (length, no. of connections, directions, etc.). Hence, the categorisation by copy-paste was kind-of the best solution for me.

But as you showed, the idea can be extended much further - hopefully eliminating the zoomin-zoomout-previewoff-previewon behaviour. :)

Comment by Ángel Linares on April 28, 2014 at 7:12am

Mmmmm...interesting idea, let's think about it a little bit :)

Comment by Danny Boyes on April 28, 2014 at 6:26am

Hi Toni,

An interesting idea!

Although I would try and find a more algorithmic way of catergorising the geometry as having to copy and paste each variable would become tedious for a lot of different types.

Something like number of faces in this example: