Hi Michael,

>>which are then kind of starting to replicate many of these things.

Also I guess it wouldn't be a huge problem for users let you discard some commands as time goes by...(for example I remember asking you to merge Revolve / Rail revolve commands into one :)

Petr

Hi Danny, I have added some scripting stuff for the next beta now so that it will be possible to make naked edges (edges that are not attached to another edge) selected so that can help to show you what parts of an object are the ones stopping it from being a closed solid.

The script for this will be:

script:var gd = moi.geometryDatabase; gd.deselectAll(); var breps = gd.getObjects().getBreps(); for ( var i = 0; i < breps.length; ++i ) breps.item(i).getNakedEdges().setProperty( 'selected', true );

Again - that won't work in the current beta but will in the next v2 beta.

- Michael

Thanks Michael, that script will be a great time saver, where you don't have to stop the work flow to get the model analysed.
So quick ! too.

Cheers

Hi Michael..

Below is solidworks mass properties calculation :

Thanks Anis! I don't really expect to have anything close to that amount of complexity in MoI's mass properties calculations, I think in MoI it will just display a volume and possibly a center of gravity.

If you need an extensively detailed mass properties report, then probably exporting to something like SolidWorks will be the way to go.

- Michael

Hi Michael...

How about :

In the object organization, we can add density manually for each layer / object.
Then MoI will calculate volume multiply by the density value that we have added before.

If we not enter density value, then MoI will only calculate volume.

Not fully automatic, but it will very helpfull rather than only calculate volume.

Thanks !!!

Hi Anis, that's certainly possible, but one big thing that people have requested for MoI over and over again is to keep the UI light and easy to use....

Adding in many different kinds of parameters tends to clutter up the UI and over time will make it harder to find the primary functions of MoI in the middle of a bunch of stuff.

So this tends to make me hesitate before adding in things that require additional UI.


That's why at first I plan to just have a simple volume calculation, since that will produce the smallest amount of UI. Then later I can look into adding in additional functions once the basic stuff is in place.

- Michael

Maybe, rather than upset the simplicity and ease of use of MoI, there could be a LOT of the requests for things in MoI being put into a NEW, special ,App/Plugin (or whatever)that would do a lot of these things.

It could include things like Obj23dm,MergeOB,GroupHelp,Separate------ etc?

Like a Shortcuts on (Drugs/Coopers Stout) sort of thing!

Brian

Hi Brian, yup that is actually what I try to do when possible....

That's why there are a variety of custom plugins on Petr's page here: http://kyticka.webzdarma.cz/3d/moi/ - those were added as plugins to provide some useful functions to MoI for specific things, but without having an impact on the regular UI.

Probably a weight calculation could be added in a similar way, like a plugin that does a volume calculation but also has a list of different materials so you can get the weight easily.

But really it is not a very difficult thing to get the weight once you have the volume - it just takes one multiply to get it.

- Michael

Hi Michael...

In my opinion, Just go a head with your original idea on "object organization", post some preview of the result then we will give you some feedback.

Cheers !