I see that this is more painful than anticipated...

In the software industry / in open source/ among hobbyists, we almost always distribute source code using a version control system like git. It allows us to safely keep backups of files, and also easily upgrade to new versions. I would strongly encourage the moi community to consider using Github or something similar rather than passing around .zip files without any version history. There is a learning curve but it is a life-saver - I swear. You can ALSO produce easy-to-install zip archives, but code is happiest (and safest) when its in version control first.

Around 3.20 in the video, what I type is just to go to different folders on your hard drive. You can type:

cd /c
cd "Program Files"
cd "MoI 4.0 trial"

(Presumably you're not using the trial but I don't know the name of the non-trial folder on windows)

I have to ask Michael if I can distribute my changes as a .zip. For example, does the license permit me to distribute a modified version of Fillet.js? So far I'm using a .patch file which allows me to share my changes without ever distributing Moi3d's original source code.

I understand your point of view...so wait and see :)

during the video we have on begin Git line "1s" or "ls"... or ...other what is it exactly?

ps No trial is that in no Roaming folder

C:\Program Files\MoI 4.0

I type "ls" a lot which is lowercase LS

It means "list the files in the current directory".

I'm looking around and it seems like there's a program called TortoiseGit which is popular on windows and it looks easy to use. No typing commands. I'll play around with it and investigate. In the meantime, I've asked Michael what the license permits.

I'll be around in discord to help with step-by-step instructions.

ok! And one mystery resolved! :)

Hi,

Michael is ok with my distributing the source code via .zip file. (Thanks Michael!!)

I recognize this is easier than git. (But still -- git is awesome it's well worth learning even if you're not a programmer!)

https://github.com/nkallen/elephant/releases/tag/v0.1-alpha

You will need to download elephant.zip commands.zip and MainWindowLayout.xml

1. Unzip elephant.zip into AppData.
2. Unzip commands.zip into your main MoI executable folder (replacing the old commands/ folder BUT MAKE A BACKUP)
3. Replace ui/MainWindowLayout.xml with mine. BUT MAKE A BACKUP

This is I hope easier!

Hi Nkallen.

Thank you for your plugin, very interesting!

When cloning nodes from the widgets group through the context menu of the node, the program returns an error, the application screen shows which nodes cause the error.

Still, Git is primarily focused on programming, and it's easier for most people to use files in a folder.

Git resists ...

so take the install by ZIP! :)

BOTTOM PAGE!!! https://moiscript.weebly.com/install-elephant.html

Everything is simple there, with Git there is a desire to understand:)

This bug should be fixed. If you're using git, you can execute "git pull origin master" in the AppData/elephant directory. Otherwise, I'll bundle a new zip in a few days

I recommend everyone using this to add the following keybindings:

script:moi.ui.getUIPanel("moi://appdata/elephant/index.html").graph.showPreviousHistoryItem();
script:moi.ui.getUIPanel("moi://appdata/elephant/index.html").graph.showNextHistoryItem();

and bind them UpArrow and DownArrow

Hi Nkallen.
When using the Extrude command, the program returns an error.

I was never able to install the patches through Git.
I used the usual file replacement. It's sad.

Hey WN -- sorry about not getting git to work. I think I'd need to talk to you 1:1 on discord to see what went wrong.

In any case, I take it you succeeded at doing "git clone" for the AppData folder? That's great because you can update to the latest code by typing "git pull origin master" in that folder.

I think I may have fixed your bug as well, it's pushed to master. I .zip release will come next week

Yep guys, join us on discord. Easy to chat and discuss problems and help out :)

https://discord.gg/zNTasYd invite link

Hi Nkallen.
Yes, you can talk, since this is done mechanically without understanding the process, in general terms,
I understand that there is a process of changing existing files, they add the necessary commands to certain places,
but this is not enough.
Yes, I managed to clone the repository via Git and I updated it today, and the bug with cloning the widget is fixed, thank you.
But the error from my previous post is not fixed.

Hi Nkallen.

You need to create a separate thread on the forum, as these are different plugins.

Here's another mistake, nod "Number" returns an error if the counter is less than the value in the properties.

Where is it more convenient for you to receive error messages?

Report them on the github (https://github.com/nkallen/elephant/issues) if you can or visit us on discord :)

Hey -- I'll look at these bugs today. I definitely like discord if that works for you. Here's the invite:

https://discord.com/invite/zNTasYd

SetName.js is a node to re-Name a geometric Object. It is a script which adds the SetName node to the Objects2 menu, and may be placed in the nodeeditor> node>Extensions folder.
The node may be placed just before an Output Node. The desired output name may be typed in the Name field. Saving your node program also saves the modified Name.

It is a minor modification of Karsten's SetStyle node. Rainbow was commented out.

Seems to work OK, but I do not really know what I am doing... Also, only very limited testing was done.

Also, Karsten's BrepNameSubObjects node is throwing an error, in MoI4, when the input is curves, rather than a surface.
It works with a gyroid patch surface to name faces and edges.
(did not try MoI3.)

- Brian