Coordinate/Vector input parameter

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• eric_pesty Member Posts: 2,400 PRO

  October 2022

  You could take a look at the "3d points" feature, it looks like it uses a string approach:
  https://cad.onshape.com/documents/576d1e60c6cb90985345ac37/v/6bdd1ac65b1e423b1a692568/e/0ea78f371cbafb95ea304449
  
  You could also use an array for inputting multiple ones, either an array of strings as above.
  Or if you don't mind the input requiring a bit more work, an array with each requiring 3inputs for x,y,z (more "tabing" between input cells would be required), this way you don't have to worry about units:
  
  

          annotation { "Name" : "Points", "Item name" : "Coordinates", "Item label template" : "coordinates" }
          definition.points is array;
  
          for (var coord in definition.points)
          {
              annotation { "Name" : "X" }
              isLength(coord.X, LENGTH_BOUNDS);
  
              annotation { "Name" : "Y" }
              isLength(coord.Y, LENGTH_BOUNDS);
  
              annotation { "Name" : "Z" }
              isLength(coord.Z, LENGTH_BOUNDS);
  
          }

  
  

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• MichaelPascoe Member Posts: 2,616 PRO

  October 2022 edited October 2022

  isAnything would probably work. It could look something like this:
  

  FeatureScript 1847;
  import(path : "onshape/std/geometry.fs", version : "1847.0");
  
  annotation { "Feature Type Name" : "Vector arrays" }
  export const vectorArrays = defineFeature(function(context is Context, id is Id, definition is map)
      precondition
      {
          annotation { "Name" : "Vectors", "Item name" : "Vector", "Item label template" : "Vector" }
          definition.vectors is array;
          for (var vector in definition.vectors)
          {
              annotation { "Name" : "Vector", "Default" : "[0,0,0]" }
              isAnything(vector.vect);
          }
      }
      {
          for (var i = 0; i < size(definition.vectors); i += 1)
          {
              const x = definition.vectors[i].vect[0];
              const y = definition.vectors[i].vect[1];
              const z = definition.vectors[i].vect[2];
              
              opPoint(context, id + i + "point1", {
                      "point" : vector(x,y,z) * inch
              });
              
              addDebugEntities(context, qCreatedBy(id + i + "point1", EntityType.VERTEX), DebugColor.GREEN);
          }
      });

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• EvanReese Member, Mentor Posts: 2,610 PRO

  October 2022 edited October 2022

  I did it with three separate length inputs in my 3D Points and Freeform Spline features. If you want a single line input, then Michael's is good, or the string method as you described, but both of those are easy for users to do wrong, and it also requires some separate field to choose units. I'm also pretty sure "novice" isn't the right classification for you, Imants . You've made some great features!

  Evan Reese
  The Onsherpa | Reach peak Onshape productivity
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• steve_shubin Member Posts: 1,116 ✭✭✭✭

  October 2022 edited October 2022

  Multimate Connector has long had UI that I've used and liked
  
  Can't seem to find the orginal document but here is one I did
  
  https://cad.onshape.com/documents/f044ddc8d35e56ddf664cf5b/w/38d7f9552f87669c5214103a/e/5657845114584e71500268cb
  
  collapse, active or inactive, reorder, delete, delta x,y,z, rotate, x,y,z
  
  
  

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