I am trying to create a knowledge template, such that when I choose a string value from a dropdown list of a multiple value parameter, the reaction fires according to the selection. For example, if I select "no cut", no pocket features are created. (or deleted if they already exist) If I select "top cut", a predefined sketch is used to drive the pocket feature. However, where I'm stuck, is that I want to define a "bottom cut" by changing the orientation of a positioned sketch. I envision it like this:
"bottom cut" selected from drop down list
change sketch support would be initiated
"Reverse V" would be
selected
sketch would be flipped around the xy plane
If "both top and bottom cut" is selected, it would return the sketch to top position (uncheck "Reverse V") and mirror the resultant pocket around XY
I have managed to accomplish everything but the "Reverse V" of "Change Sketch Support". No idea at all what is the best way to accomplish this.
So far, I've created both Knowledgeware actions, and VB actions. Open to any and all suggestions on this one.
Thank you.
Regarding that API for flipping objects orientation are not available, I suggest that you base your sketch orientation on a feature that can be easily flipped:
Create a line based on two "coordinates" points
Use positioned sketch and specify the support plane, the origin point, and orientation for the V direction by using the previously created line
You can now control the points coordinates to change the orientation of the line, and the sketch will follow.
The code will be simple, and the solution is very stable.
Assuming that the reference line is based on two points {0,0,0} and {x,0,0}, the code would be
if TopOrientation
{
GeoSet1\RefPoint\X=1mm
}
else
{
GeoSet1\RefPoint\X=-1mm
}
I hope it will help you.
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I have a website I'm working on that utilizes DaisyUI and Alpine.js (with intersect plugin).
In one of my templates I have a stepper with sections of content relating to each step. When you click one of the steps to the stepper, it scrolls you to the related section. That part is easy peasy. The difficulty is getting the step to highlight when you've scrolled to the related content manually. My lack of understanding of the intersection observer is what is throwing me off.
Here is a pen I made as a simple illustration of what I'm trying to do: https://codepen.io/jtomeck/pen/dyeVONz
The pen only shows the use of x-intersect alone. It works-ish, but you'll notice that there are bugs if you make the viewport taller. I'd ideally like the step to only highlight when the content is near the top of the screen, or at least more than halfway above the center of the viewport. I've tried:
Using threshold, but there are bugs since it does not observe the direction (from top of viewport or bottom of viewport) the intersection is happening from, as well as the threshold being defined as a percent creates strange behaviors on different sized screens.
Using margin, but it did not appear to work at all. I believe this is option is the right solution, but I'm struggling to find the proper resources online specific to my problem. I believe the answer will come if I can figure out how to manipulate the margin using enter and leave.
If someone wouldn't mind helping me with this I'd greatly appreciate it. Bonus points if all previous steps can remain highlighted when a new step is reached :). Not a requirement though!
I'd like to request that all answers continue to utilize alpinejs since it is a constraint of the project. Thank you in advance!
TLDR - Can anyone help me figure out how to use alpinejs and its intersect plugin to make the step of a stepper component highlight when the content it relates to reaches a certain position in the viewport (scrollspy effect)?
Update: Updated codepen to use:
x-intersect.margin.10%.0.0.0="shownStep = ' STEP NUMBER ID HERE '"
According to the documentation the expected behavior would be to detect intersection "when the element gets within 10% of the top of the viewport." It does not appear to work any differently than just using x-intersect without the margin added. I'm very curious why margin does seemingly nothing. I'm going to keep looking into it, but I'd very much appreciate any guidance anyone can provide about rootMargin and why the intersect plugin does not seem to be applying it properly.
I'm trying to build a game that uses a concept from the known game "The Sims". Right now I'm building the AI for a 3d Character, and I need the player to be able to tell where the character should go or do. I want to know the best ways to create a pop up menu with animations, kind of to show some choices, so that when the player clicks over the 3d Character he can pick wherever he wants to do. I know this must be using UI elements under a Canvas that's placed over the player. However I can not have 2 Canvas in a Scene and I don't know how to fix them to the character so that it moves with him. Thanks in advance.
Here you can see what I mean, this is the Sims Game
You have two main approaches here:
1) Use a world space UI.
2) Use a screen space UI and position it in real time using a worldspace to screen space transformation.
Both of these topics will expand substantially when you approach them, so it's not possible to give any more specifics from here.
Having played the Sims a bit before though, I would suggest you use a world space UI system if you're chasing the same style as them.
You can have as many canvases as you want. To control levels of canvases (which one is on top) you use "Order in Layer" parameter in "Canvas" component of your chosen Canvas. The lower the number is the higher interactivity and visibility your canvas has.
You can create one canvas ant parent it to you character. AS the canvas will be smaller your should play with these parameters to get the resolution you want (don't over do it):
To make canvas always facing the camera you should give Canvas a new script, with a command:
canvas.transform.LookAt(camera.transform);
To control canvas' visibility you may use this code line:
canvas.enabled = bool;
Where bool is false when you want to hide it and bool is true when you want to show it.
In the "Sims" the visibility comes with animation which you may do also, but I would leave it after I did all the functionality.
The new Unity 4.6 comes with a new GUI, when I change de resolution on Unity the UI Button scales perfectly but when I test on the Nexus 7 device the Button looks too small. Any idea how to solve this?
Unity's new GUI system uses "anchors" to control how gui elements (like buttons) scale in relation to their parent container.
Unity has a tutorial video on how to use the new "Rect Transform" component (where the anchors are configured) here: http://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials/modules/beginner/ui/rect-transform.
The last half of the tutorial is all about anchors. That page has links to the entire tutorial series. It's not too long. You should watch the whole thing.
Specific to your question:
The anchors are visible in your first screen shot. They are those 4 little arrows at the top left of your button.
Right now, your button is only anchored by it's top left corner.
The two right anchors need to be dragged to the right so that the right edge of your button is anchored to a space inside its parent container.
Depending on your situation, the two bottom arrows may need to be dragged down so that the bottom edge of your button is anchored as well.
The video I linked above covers all this in detail.
Lastly, for the font size to scale nicely on different resolutions, you will need to add and configure a reference resolution component to the base canvas of your UI, as Ash-Bash32 wrote earlier.
Update: The best way to add a Reference Resolution component is through the inspector window for the base canvas in your UI.
1) click the "Add Component Button" at the bottom of the inspector.
2) type the word "Reference" in the search filter field.
3) select the "Reference Resolution" component in the search results.
The Reference Resolution is now renamed as Canvas Scaler.. Along with the renaming they have added many more features for the dynamicity of the Canvas. You can go through the Unity Doc of Canvas Scaler and also take a look at this article for a practical example of how and why to use Canvas Scaler. Also make sure you use the Anchor Points to good effect to make this more robust...
To Scale UI added the ReferenceResolution Component to the Canvas you want to scale.
P.S. Theres no Documention for ReferenceResolution
If you want the button to be the same size for all screens and resolutions, you have to add the canvas scaler component to the canvas and the set the screen match mode to: match width or height, here is the link to the docs, this helps a lot if you want to aim to different sizes or resolutions:
http://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/HOWTO-UIMultiResolution.html
This becomes giant and convoluted once you start laying things out in code AND using a canvas scaler, so I wish to provide a thorough answer to save someone the hours I went through.
First, don't use anchoredPosition to position anything, unless you fully realize it is a 0.0 to 1.0 number. Use the RectTransform localPosition to do the actual laying out, and remember it's in relation to the parent anchor. (I had to lay out a grid from the center)
Second, put a canvas scaler on the parent layout object AND the inner ui pieces. One makes the layout in the right position, the other will resize your elements so they actually show up right. You can't rely on the the parent unless the children also have scalers (and Graphic Raycasters to touch them).
Third, if you have a scaler, DON'T use Screen.width and height, instead assume the screen is the same value you put for the scalers (hopefully you used the same, or know what you're doing). The screen width always returns the actual device pixels, retina devices too, but the canvas scalers DO NOT account for this. This probably gives unity the one remaining way to find actual screen dpi if your game wants it. Edit: This paragraph applies to any parent canvas connected to the code doing your laying out. Not stray canvases, you can probably mix it up. Just remember unity's guidelines on performance with canvases.
Fourth, the canvas is still a bit buggy. Even with the above working, some things don't render until you delete and recreate a canvas, if you re-open the scene or it crashes. Otherwise, the above is the general "rules" I've found.
To center a "grid of things" you can't just use half of the canvas scaler's width or height, you have to calculate the height of your grid and set the offset by half of it, otherwise it will always be slightly off. I just added this as an extra tip. This calculation works for all orientations.
I wonder if there is a way of creating/modifying a NSLevelIndicator object so it can be positioned vertically, i.e. display discrete levels from bottom up, not from left to right, so it can be also used as element of interface-building library in Xcode?
There are lots of examples of such level displays in Apple and non-Apple OSX applications, and quite a few reasons why such an object should exist, yet how to create such an object for some reason (from what I can see in developer forums) seems either not worth asking or a "best kept secret".
Is there a template code which can be modified to into an object of such properties?
I haven't even faintest idea if such an object should really be written from scratch? Mission impossible?
Thanks in advance!
Try using
[NSView setFrameRotation:90];
it's sketchy but easier than a custom view
Edit: Alternatively try
[levelView setFrameCenterRotation:90];
SetFrameRotation:90 rotated it around the bottom left axis for me so it ended up being clipped. This one rotates it around the centre so you should be able to see it. I just made a quick swift playground showcasing it: http://cl.ly/WsL8/Vertical%20LevelIndicatorView.playground.zip
Edit again: If you're still stuck, I made a sample project with a vertical level indicator in objective-c: http://cl.ly/WrdH/levelindicator.zip
Swift 5.5.1 on macOS 11.6
myLevelIndicator.frameRotation = 90
If you need to reposition the indicator to fit within the view, realize the center of rotation is the origin of the level indicator.
So, to set the rotated level indicator 20px in from the left of the view, compute that for the new frame origin of the level indicator, not forgetting to adjust for the indicators height when it is horizontal because the original height will affect the final position when rotated.
myLevelIndicator.frame.origin = CGPoint(x: self.view.frame.minX+20+myLevelIndicator.frame.height, y: myLevelIndicator.frame.minY)
Of course, this can be avoided by placing the control in the correct position to allow for rotation within IB if that works for you. Some may not be using IB and creating these controls programmatically.
I'm trying to make an educational interactive presentation for kinder children using Power Point, and I'm trying to do a kind of test/activity in which the children have to click on some pictures according to the question. Some will be right, some don't. (for instance: can you point the tools used by a fireman? and show 4 images of different tools)
Using the mousemove event, I can reproduce a sound that says the name of the object, and using the click event I can reproduce another sound to tell the children "wrong" or "right".
Now, I would like to change the border of the picture they are clicking on (color and or width), but I have no clue how to do it in VBA.
It must be very easy, but I don't know the sintax :-(
Any help? Please?
Thank you!
You would be surprised but it's not so easy as you expected, of course, when doing smartly with classes and events.
I'll give you simple idea, so if you have time and really need it you could go this way. But there would be some problems- you will have to figure out how could you get starting borders of your shapes.
Here is idea how to start.
name each of the shape on the slide- select one and run the following instruction in Immediate window in VBA editor, eg.:
ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange.Name = "Fireman"
to change the color and line write macro for each shape (this will run only in slideshow view):
Sub FiremanClick()
With SlideShowWindows(1).View.Slide.Shapes("Fireman").Line
.Weight = 2
.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255, 0, 0)
End With
End Sub
in application right-click fireman shape and associate action with macro you wrote.
you will need to figure out how to set back standard setting of each shape and when.
For some reason, some kind of bug happens when setting the border shape color first and then the weight, the shape border color becomes the generic blue one in PowerPoint 2010.