I’m trying to figure out how to format text so the Convert Units component accepts the input?
- Data conversion failed from Text to Unit System
How is that supposed to work? The goal is to have Model Units, Millimeters and Inches in a value list.
@martinsiegrist
to make it more visually appealing, you can put all the relevant components into a cluster
find_unit_system_cluster.gh (9.7 KB)
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This error is happening because there isn’t a casting mechanism in the Model Unit System type to handle text conversions. I’ve created a YT for this issue and will try to get this fixed as soon as possible.
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Thanks for this idea. A workaround, ok.
Glad @AndyPayne chimed in and I look forward to this being possible with a value list.
Use these values https://developer.rhino3d.com/api/rhinocommon/rhino.unitsystem in your ValueList
e.g. mm=2, inches=8
and then externally cast it.
private void RunScript(int x, ref object A)
{
A = (UnitSystem) x;
}
and probably doesn’t require this c# and the parameter UnitSystem reconize the integer, sorry but I dont have R8 to test it.
The casting I used simply tries to compare the string result (case insensitive) to the Enum value for the Unit System. So, what you would pass in as a string would be “millimeters”, or “inches”, or “Document Units” and it will return the correct Model Unit system. This should be available in the next 8.8 release.
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