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Terri Brown

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Re: scale along path
« Reply #15 on: February 12, 2021, 10:25:14 AM »
ok thanks Rokas. Forgive me...I'm not expressions/scripting wired.

So I know typed in return Input1-(YSplinePosition*Input2);

Still says that the expression has errors. What am I missing?

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Re: scale along path
« Reply #16 on: February 12, 2021, 10:25:59 AM »
I don't see full picture without max file.
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Re: scale along path
« Reply #17 on: February 12, 2021, 02:38:32 PM »
ok I'll send it to you now

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Re: scale along path
« Reply #18 on: February 12, 2021, 03:00:43 PM »
It is working the way You did. It just don't like Your initial parameters.

Set Your both numeric inputs to 200 and then test it.


However I don't know how to put nicer expression to align those segments better. You will need to adjust padding as well.
« Last Edit: February 12, 2021, 03:13:31 PM by Rokas »
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Re: scale along path
« Reply #19 on: February 15, 2021, 08:39:37 AM »
Yeah great, that works now, thanks.

Like you say, the issue now is the intersection of the tubes as they near the apex of the semi-sphere. It would be wonderful is RC had a function like Forest pack where you could enable an 'Avoid Collisions' box.