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purplemagic

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Define Custom Variable/Parameter

PostSun Apr 04, 2021 8:10 pm

I have a parameter with SimpleExpression that requires a numeric variable.

The variable has a default value and can be customized by the user.

How do you define such a variable in Fusion?

An expression modifier won't work here as Number In and Point In controls are not accessible from SimpleExpression.

Declaring a variable using the multi-line technique in SimpleExpression is error-prone.

Any suggestions?
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Re: Define Custom Variable/Parameter

PostSun Apr 04, 2021 8:55 pm

What kind of expression is in the Simple Expression? Sometimes it's enough to add a custom control to your tool and reference that in your expression, but it depends on the complexity.
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Re: Define Custom Variable/Parameter

PostSun Apr 04, 2021 9:11 pm

Sander de Regt wrote:What kind of expression is in the Simple Expression? Sometimes it's enough to add a custom control to your tool and reference that in your expression, but it depends on the complexity.


The custom variable is just an integer.

What custom control do people normally use to define a variable? Do you have an example?

Thanks.
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Re: Define Custom Variable/Parameter

PostMon Apr 05, 2021 6:56 am

It's as easy as right clicking a node a selecting Edit Controls.
But I've also made a post about this some time ago: https://noahhaehnel.com/blog/fusion-quicktip-001/
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Re: Define Custom Variable/Parameter

PostTue Apr 06, 2021 6:13 pm

UserNoah wrote:It's as easy as right clicking a node a selecting Edit Controls.
But I've also made a post about this some time ago: https://noahhaehnel.com/blog/fusion-quicktip-001/

Thank you! Didn't know about User Controls.

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