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Node Controller

Intro

The purpose of this plugin is to streamline the process of modifying node coordinates without the need to navigate between Node Table or Node Detail Table when selecting nodes.


  • Quickly perform node coordinate modification tasks
  • Display modified node coordinate information in a table format

 

Version

  • v1.0.0 : Plugin release

 

Applicable Standards

  • General Use

 

Benefits of this plugin

Traditionally, modifying or creating node coordinates was conducted in two main ways:

  • Utilizing the Create Nodes or Translate Nodes functions
  • Using the Node or Node Detail Table

 

This plugin allows you to replace manual tasks or reliance on auxiliary programs like Excel with simple operations.
  • Automates node coordinate modification tasks to save time
  • Reduces errors during work, enhancing the accuracy of the model
  • Provides necessary information without navigating between node tables, improving workflow

How to use this plugin?

 

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  1. Node Selection and Execution

    • Upon plugin execution with no selection, it starts by selecting nodes. If nodes are already selected, their information is immediately loaded.

  2. Toggle for Create and Translate Selection

    • Create: Added to eliminate inconvenience when additional nodes are needed during node movement.
    • Translate (Default): Facilitates node coordinate movement.

  3. Display of Selected Node Count in Parentheses

    • Displays the number of selected nodes within parentheses. The box shows the selected node numbers, which can be modified by selecting different nodes.

  4. Inputting Node Movement Distance

    • Input the distance value to move nodes using arrows next to X, Y, Z coordinate boxes. Clicking the arrows moves the nodes by the specified value (e.g., entering 1 and clicking three times moves it by 3m).

  5. Unit Conversion

    • Adheres to the selected length unit within the product (e.g., m, mm, cm, in, ft). Allows modification of X, Y, Z coordinates if they have the same value for multiple selected nodes; otherwise marked as "Var." and blocked.

  6. Apply  Button

    • When clicking apply button after all processing, the plugin is excuted and model data will be changed.

  7. Display of Selected Node Coordinates in Table Format

    • Shows the coordinates of selected nodes in a table format. In cases where nodes have different coordinate values, modifications are allowed in the table.

 

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Conclusion

Utilize the Node Controller plugin to efficiently manage node coordinates in structural modeling projects and quickly access necessary information

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