Wish: CageEdit additional option

Rhino
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Hi McNeel team.

Is it possible to add a command-line SetAll option to CageEdit’s BoundingBox parameters?
I want to have possibility to input the number of control points just once for all 3 axis.
And it’s impossible to do via macros as in macros I can’t save user input as variable.
I understand it’s easily doable via scripts but I want to keep such variable command in my Aliases and not carry it as an additional file.
Currently it’s possible to create a bunch of predefined aliases, which is not elegant.

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Hi @Screamer

Maybe I’m missing something, but this macro works both with and without preselecting:

! _CageEdit _Pause
_BoundingBox _World
_XPointCount=7
_YPointCount=7
_ZPointCount=7
EnterEnd
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Hi Gijs.

Yes, it works. But it works with point count 7 only.
In case we have SetAll parameter we’ll be able to create something like this:

! _CageEdit _Pause
_BoundingBox _World
_SetAll _Pause
EnterEnd

And this will work for any user input. It will be universal.
No need to create a bunch of macros with only change in digit.

P.S. I have no idea why it’s green. :sweat_smile:

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You could put this python script in a button:

import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs
def ce():
    pc = rs.GetInteger("cage edit point count", 4, 4)
    if not pc:
        return
    command = "! _CageEdit _Pause _BoundingBox _World _XPointCount=%d _YPointCount=%d _ZPointCount=%d EnterEnd" %(pc,pc,pc)
    rs.Command(command)
ce()
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Thanks for your effort, Gijs.

But as I understand I can’t put any script as Aliases?

6

That’s correct, this is not possible in an alias, the script can be saved and then referenced in an alias though (see also this page for info about working with scripts)
But I assume you know this.

I see now that there is no way to automate the settings in an elegant way and added:
RH-72827 CageEdit set all values to a single entered value

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I just found this is already implemented in V8. Cool. Still waiting for V7.

Some more wishes for CageEdit (Rhino V8 and V7 if possible):

  1. Add an option of Coordinate System selection oriented to Gumball

That will be looking like this:
Coordinate system <CPlane> ( CPlane World 3Point Gumball)

  1. Add doubleclick option to edit control point number of the Cage.

It would be handy coz now I create a cage, see the edit points are not in good location to me, delete the cage, create again with different number…
It’s not as critical as improve the user friendliness.

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My understanding is only problems which cause crashes or fundamental errors are being fixed in V7. I would not expect any changes to CageEdit in V7 in the future.