VA3 - Request for export/import Levels

VisualARQ should have a tool for allowing export and import of Levels. I mean, a simple csv/json file should do the trick.

Or, even better “Import from File” type of tool, where you would not need to open the base Rhino file at all.

Large projects are split into several files, and even though possible via Gh, I’ve found the fastest is to just type the numbers by hand. But by the fifth file it gets a bit tedious.

Also here:

And as a separate note: Kudos for the Level States Manager. It’s very handy!

Edit:

And a small UX tweak request. When you create a new Level, give it a name and Enter, the Building becomes un-selected. So, when creating several levels, one has to re-select the building after every new named level. The Building selection should persist.

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Hi Toni,
I add your vote for the import-export buildings/levels feature.

Thanks!

If you don’t change the level name, you can click on the New Level button to add multiple levels without having to re-select the building each time. But I’m not sure if this feasible after you change the name of a level, since the focus of the pointer has changed. I’ll bring it to discussion internally anyway.

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Hi @Toni_Osterlund, I’ve created a couple of Grasshopper scripts for exporting and importing the Level Manager data across documents through a CSV file.
This can be a temporary solution until we don’t implement this feature natively in VisualARQ.

Levels Export.gh (12.7 KB)
Levels Import.gh (13.1 KB)

I hope it helps!

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