Automatic section cut profile

[Kristof_meeuwissen]

Dear reader,

This is my very first post here on the forum, I hope my question will be clear.

I work with profiles with different lengths. Some can be up to 6m, and others are limited to a maximum length of 2.3m. Is it possible to create a block of a profile that has a maximum length of 2.3m, but when you stretch it over this length, it will be cut automatically in symmetrical parts? When you make it longer than 2.3m it's cut in two pieces, when longer than 4.6m it's cut in three pieces, etc... but remains symmetrical.

It would be great to have a visibility state where you can select (profile 6m) or (profile max.2.3m), and where section cuts are visible when the profile is cut in pieces.

Thanks in advance!

Kristof

[ojuris · Accepted solution]

something like this

[Kristof_meeuwissen]

Hi @ojuris !

That seems to be a solution!

Can you explain how you created this step-by-step?

I think I can figure out the connection of the lookup table with the visibility states, but how is the STRETCH action related with the MOVE action?

Thanks for the help!

[ojuris · Accepted solution]

I use double lookup

Switch  BACTIONBARMODE = 0   and you see that Lookup have 2 lookup tables.

In 1 table I define length intervals of linear parameter, in other table I define according visibility state to that intervals

[Kristof_meeuwissen]

Thank you very much! Now I understand how you created the block. I will try and reproduce it in my own blocks, that's the best way to learn it 🙂

Again, thanks for the quick and useful answer @ojuris 

[Kristof_meeuwissen]

Since I have been occupied with other work, I'm only recently being able to continue to work on this block.

But I have an additional question, and since you @ojuris have helped me very kindly with creating a block (thanks again!), I'm hoping that you can help me even further, as an addition to this block.

Would it be possible to have the intersections movable, and still remain the maximum length of 2.3m in this block? So if you move the first section cut to 2m, there is an additional section cut, which is also movable, to make sure the maximum length of 2.3m isn't exceeded. Or is this one step to far in the creation of this block?

Kind regards!