Is there a way to LOCK the position of all Para & Components on the Canvas?

I want to be able to move the numeric sliders, List Integers etc but not to move the whole slider from its position...

Does it makes sence?

Andres

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Permalink Reply by David Rutten on March 14, 2011 at 12:07pm

You cannot lock any object at the moment. Why would you want to lock an object in place? Is it because you sometimes want to drag the slider grip and drag the whole slider instead?

David Rutten

david@mcneel.com

Poprad, Slovakia

Permalink Reply by Andres Gonzalez on March 14, 2011 at 12:24pm

Yes, and I hate to be organizing all in place all the time... It is not unguent, but I feel I need to ask.

Thanks David.

Permalink Reply by Sander Mulders on June 20, 2011 at 2:30am

I actually have the same question. The reason for this being that I want other to use the grasshopper model without messing it up. Kinda like a remote control panel but since that is still w.i.p. (right?) I'm looking for other solutions.

Permalink Reply by Andres Gonzalez on June 20, 2011 at 2:53am

It is a pain to fix every time the position of the components...

Permalink Reply by David Rutten on June 20, 2011 at 8:07am

Andres,

Who keeps unfixing them? Did you know you can use Ctrl+Z to undo a component drag?

David Rutten

david@mcneel.com

Poprad, Slovakia

Permalink Reply by Andres Gonzalez on June 20, 2011 at 8:44am

I know about the Ctrl + Z, but it is still a lot of pain, also, if they SAVE it, and send it back to us, after hey use it, that is it....

Permalink Reply by David Rutten on June 20, 2011 at 8:47am

And I assume "they" change it by mistake? Or are you asking for a password-protect mechanism for files where you could limit certain actions?

David Rutten

david@mcneel.com

Poprad, Slovakia

Permalink Reply by Danny Boyes on June 20, 2011 at 8:53am

a password-protect mechanism for files where you could limit certain actions?

Could be useful:

1) Restrict access to Script Components, Clusters etc.

2) Only allow sliders, toggles, graphs etc. to be altered.

Permalink Reply by Andres Gonzalez on June 20, 2011 at 9:30am

They change it by mistake, may be they do not zoom in a lot, or just get the outside of the Numeric Slider or others etc... But I am not asking for a Password-Protect.... However, in the future, it will be nice to have that type of control for the whole definition... But I am not asking for that now...

Thanks David.

Permalink Reply by Sander Mulders on June 20, 2011 at 1:12pm

I would like to have a simple lock option that locks the position of each component but allows for the inputs (sliders, panels etc.) to be changed. Could be in the view menu.

Permalink Reply by David Rutten on June 20, 2011 at 1:52pm

And when you add an extra component, do you have to drop it in exactly the right spot immediately, or are you allowed to move new objects around? Are you allowed to delete components? Are you allowed to change wires? Are you allowed to make groups?

I just want to know the circumstances for such a feature, because if all this is just a way to get around not having a Remote Control Panel, I think it makes more sense to invest into putting the RCP back in instead.

David Rutten

david@mcneel.com

Poprad, Slovakia

Permalink Reply by Sander Mulders on June 21, 2011 at 1:44am

For actually getting the RCP back would be a blessing. At this moment I'm working on a definition that is going to be used by someone who is not familiar with grasshopper at all. So I want to make it as dummy proof as possible hence the locking of the canvas. The RCP would immediately solve all my problems since I can hide the grasshopper window completely.

If I think of a lock version I would like to lock everything but the sliders etc. So no creation of new elements, links etc.