Hi,
In V8 I have a custom button that divides a line into points then applies line through point, or with right click apples circle through points.
I need it in V5, as yet again I am needing V5 to get on with work, too many hurdles to overcome in V8 to get functional.
How is that done ?
can I export it then import it ?
Steve
No, just open the button in the button editor of V8 (shift+right click on the button), copy the code out of the macro section, make a new button in V5, open the button in the editor and paste the code in. This is of course assuming that the macro/script whatever that is under the button in V8 does not contain code or a command that doesn’t exist in V5…
you can likely not go backwards from v8 to v5 directly.
but you could open your button, then file> save as a bitmap to your desktop-
then in v5 make a new button, fill out all the appropriate code and text, then import that bitmap to fit
depending on the art itself, it may be look a bit rough in v5 as they use completely different display mechanisms for button art.
I’m curious why you are having so much trouble with v8…
v8 has everything v5 has in terms of function plus all the new stuff…
can we help solve your v8 issues?
Hi,
I think I have overcome what were MAJOR problems getting my dims into V8, as they all came in microsocpic.
however its a process of altering them in v5 docs to become 1;1 scale, then importing that into V8, that takes time.
The lines are not CAD perfect and I miss that clarity of V5. I have to zoom in to see ifthings are truly a pixel or two out from whre I want them, only to find its the poor line quality at play.
They dont sit ontop of other lines, then zoom in and they mivee from one side to the other, I am unsure if they are on or off things.
then the knots in cotton, on every line I project to mesh, and I am projecting many. as I am working with meshes now.
V5 is line perfect.
I just cant keep messing about trying to solve these things.
I need things to look CAD quality, as in V5.
I dont have time to keep altering lines to degree 2.
All this posting problems takes over from getting work done.
and even V5 is SLOOOOOW with meshes, terribly so, so now I must redo my meshes with Insert and try and get them,in exact same locations as the imported ones, as they need to be in exact same location. so more days lost.
but must do as impossibly slow.
OMG.
Need a way to insert and have take up exact same locations. and get the line qlty as V5.
and then the line weights , are all different, (another post says line control has altered, and its never ending )
Steve
ok, hard to sort out actionable items from this-
but If you are willing to do so, I’ll help you sort these one by one if possible.
do me a favor, lets start with one-
make a new post with the problem laid out and we’ll knock that one out.
then make a new post with another issue and we’ll knock that one out.
as long as you are willing to lay out the issue and help me understand them in a way I can help you solve, I’ll work with you to try and solve them-
deal?
no worries if you are not interested-
Hi,
I have posts on these issues as and when they occurr, I will have to list them and put the posts to them, again all takes time.
The knots in cotton ants on fishing line is one bugging me and thats a live one right now, so here is that one and the post raised a while ago is mentioned within it.
and when I forst mentioned the problem..
I am to try v8 22, some kind of trials area. I dont want a wavy squiffy v8 though, so a little reluctant. cant go causing further problems, have enough already. I have to backup PC befoire installing anything as such, so more time spent, I expected such a basic visual problem to be fixed in an update by now.
All this takes time, I just dont have such, have expended masses of days on solving V8 as it is.
Wait for me to get time to list the issues and put my posts to them.
recently discovered V8 treatsa texture files fr obj different to V5, losing my ghost ruler,
solved by using v5 again !
its one thing after another.
meanwhile I have made that button for V5 now.
First thing is to solve the terrible slowness of meshes. major problem right now, and I hoped V8 was good at meshes, it isnt. rhino isnt, its a major weakness.
I await a reply to how I can upload the file, as requested by SteveBaer.
Steve
you can upload here
Hi,
Do I need to locate the obj files and jpg textures and assoc files etc, or the fact that I have imported the obj, into rhino, so forming the possible slowness problem, is that enough to just upload the .3dm project file ?
Steve
Hi,
having made the button, how do I place it in same location as in V8, rather than at end of the row ?
cant slide it, as soon s slect it its running the command !
right click blan bit shows a list of them but they dont allow up/down altertaion ok of positions.
Steve
shift + right click and drag to move a button
Have you tried changing things on Nvidia control panel? I did this for V8 because I noticed the quality of lines where not good at default values like V5 is
It’s not the same but def made it better for me
Hi,
as its off topic and on topic over at
can someone or yourself move this ovet to there ?
Cheers
Steve
Will post my settings shortly on there