Placing .ghcluster file resets Name, Description and Icon

So I have just tried out the "Export & Reference" functionality of Grasshopper. Besides it not working on a file server, once again rendering GH unusable for several minutes before working just fine, it resets the Clusters Name, Description, Icon and shortened input names.

The exported cluster:

The exported cluster dropped into a new file:

Maybe I am doing something wrong, but I have not found a way to place a .ghcluster into a document other than dragging it in from the Explorer. Surely there must be another way!?

How can we retain the information in Name, Description, Icon and inputs with a referenced file?

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Permalink Reply by Ortler Mark on January 25, 2016 at 4:20am

Hey,
U ever tried to create an 'UserObject' ?
select the cluster and go to 'file->Create User Object...'
There u can give a name, description, category, subcategory, icon, and so on....

Greets
mark

Permalink Reply by Armin Seltz on January 25, 2016 at 6:11am

Hi Mark.

I have and am using it a lot. The obvious difference is, that you can't update the User Object retrospectively, can you? And a lot of times it doesn't make sense to create a user object, but I might still want to use a cluster elsewhere, but keep it referenced. I see user objects as small pieces, but "Export & Reference" for larger things. Also user objects are hidden in the roaming folder somewhere, whereas referenced files can be placed anywhere and therefore shared along with the regular .gh file.

Otherwise I don't understand what the point of "Export & Reference" is. And surely it should retain the name, description, etc. That seems like a bug to me!?

Permalink Reply by Paul Alain on December 17, 2017 at 1:07am