Sorting points

Hello i am trying to sort (this is a simplified version) at a later stage in a definition so that i can generate some polyline in either x or y direction.

Is there an easy way to sort these points? I have read various forum discussions on sorting but cant understand the sequence that i am getting which make them very difficult to work with.

I need simple rows as the output from a grid- how i can order these points - is there a easy way to do it?

Cheers!

Chris

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Permalink Reply by david b golding on October 19, 2011 at 12:15pm

Do you mean like this?

Dave

Permalink Reply by Chris Ingram on October 19, 2011 at 12:24pm

Sort of - however its not that simple - because the points are output from kangaroo and - and thats why i said it is a simplified version which i need to re-order. This is a grid that is bendable into a gridshell and i want to use the newly formed polylines to calculate bending angles against the original flat grid - but the point list and order of the output doesnt allow me to redraw the polylines.

Permalink Reply by Yoann Mescam (Systemiq) on October 19, 2011 at 12:30pm

Permalink Reply by Michael Pryor on October 19, 2011 at 1:20pm

whats the AB? component, im not at a computer and I dont think I ever used it.

Permalink Reply by Danny Boyes on October 19, 2011 at 1:24pm

Modulo commonly written as %

Permalink Reply by Michael Pryor on October 19, 2011 at 1:30pm

Oh, I meant the component outputting rows and columns, sorry.

Permalink Reply by Danny Boyes on October 19, 2011 at 1:46pm

Sorry I thought you meant the the one with A and B inputs. That's Replace Branches with the:

AB?

Permalink Reply by Danny Boyes on October 19, 2011 at 1:48pm

You really should come over to the dark side... I mean Draw Icons option.

There are three components with the Text REPLACE but they all have different icons.

Permalink Reply by Chris Ingram on October 19, 2011 at 2:09pm

thanks guys sorry deleted my last post as i think i misread!

Permalink Reply by Michael Pryor on October 19, 2011 at 2:18pm

I am on the darkside lol, I just never used that particular component. I am practicing now to be on the evil side, learning path mapper.

Permalink Reply by Yoann Mescam (Systemiq) on October 19, 2011 at 2:24pm

Path mapper is just the beginning of the dark path of data management !

Be ready to confront with horrid sombre monstruosities.

Permalink Reply by Michael Pryor on October 19, 2011 at 2:36pm

I know, truth is I always want to learn path mapper but I never have been confronted with a situation where I needed it, or maybe I just don't know what its best for. Got any good situations where only path mapper will do the trick?