The new Value Picker is quite useful but I think there are a few things which could be improved.
One scenario where it can be super useful is to reference / import geometry from a library such as bolts and nuts or let’s say hardware…
My hardware folder contains 93 Rhino files with different bolts and nuts and other items.
I’m using Import Linked Block Definition and Model Block Instance to place a part where I need it.
The Value Picker component shows the full file path. I believe it would be nice if the component had a regex filter or something similar to show just the file name with an extension.
It is sort of what you would get filtering block definitions.
So I tried to import all block definitions at once and connect the Block Definition output to a Value Picker. This is nice because the Value Picker displays just the Block Name.
Unfortunately when you close and open the definition, the Import Model Block Definition goes empty and the Value Picker forgets what was chosen.
Below is my grasshopper test file. I won’t be able to share my list with different hardware *.3dm files. All you need to test is a folder with a few files. And obviously Rhino 9 WIP…
value-picker-issue.gh (34.3 KB)