How to set up Timer as input for a component (using Grasshopper SDK & Rhinocommon in Visual Studio)?

Hi there,

Can anyone give me some suggestions on how to create a component with a timer as an input source? I like to try creating a component that will implement Boids behavior with some customization.

My current procedure is to create a global variable that holds the list of values for later updates in a C# component. Now I would like to encapsulate all the libraries I am using into a customized component for Grasshopper. The question is how can I set up a component that takes a timer as input to trigger the updates. Any hints/suggestion/strategies are really appreciated.

Thanks you all!

-Javier

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Permalink Reply by Mateusz Zwierzycki on February 7, 2011 at 10:56am

maybe this could help you....

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Permalink Reply by Javier Wang on February 7, 2011 at 11:06am

Thanks for your reply. This is however not what I am asking here. Sorry for my poor English if I misunderstood you.

I am using Rhinocommon and Grasshopper SDK to create a customized component in Visual Studio. My question is how can I create this component that can accept a Timer as an input. What this component should do is to update certain values that will evolve along the time.

For example, when I initiate a object of GH_Component in C#, I can use GH_InputParamManager. RegisterInputParams() to create numbers of input parameters. Yet it seems like there is no physical parameters needed for a Timer in a component. All you have to do is to create this semi-transparent link beteen timer and the component. How can I then set up the updating mechanism in C# when a Timer is attached? Is this task somehow clear to anyone?

Thanks again for your helps.

-j

Permalink Reply by Mateusz Zwierzycki on February 7, 2011 at 11:08am

np ;]

i cant help you with it :/

Permalink Reply by Fred Becquelin on February 7, 2011 at 12:08pm