Intelligent magnetic points in families for snapping
It would be also nice, if we could create magnetic points in a family which snaps to magnetic points implemented in other families and options to be magnetic to specific geometric situations (edges / holes / Openings).
And make the families more intelligent to each other: If a family magnet connects to an other family magnet, it should be able to react to parameters in the connected family.
- For example I want to create a kitchen furniture layout: one already placed piece of furniture has a height parameter (70cm) and depth parameter (60cm) the next piece of furniture I am going to place will snap with the magnetic point to the one what is already placed. Because it creates a intelligent connection, the size of the 2nd piece of furniture adapts the height and depth parameter from the 1st piece of furniture.
- Or react to the material setting of the first placed element
- Create a wall foundation and it snaps automatically to the middle of the wall (if you have specified it in the magnetic points object)
I saw this concept in another software, and it is very powerful if you have such intelligent object behaviour! It would be easier to model in 3D instead always swapping to 2D views to drag it to the right place.
I know this intelligent behaviour is already available for a limited situation, e.g. doors in walls (depth of the wall react to the door frame) or windows in walls, but it would be really powerful to be able to imbed more intelligence into families and how they react to each other.
(How the magnetic points react to each other has to be defined in the family editor. Global on/off or controlled activation by categories.)