RESOLVED: OP Positioning with batch op.create operations.

Wishlist and RFEs
1

If I:

for i in range (1, 51):
i.create(outTOP)
i.create(flipTOP)

They will all be created on top of each other. Any way to control the position of the OP when doing batch operations?

I could do the first step, move to the outTOP group, push it to the side, then proceed to create the flipTOP group. But I’m trying to make automate the creation of an entire project and it’s fine if all is created correctly but if I need to go back in and see out33 I have to click and move the first 32 out of the way to get to it.

Another example…

I created 50 outTOPs and 50 tableDATs and docked them to the outTOPs. Since the docked op moves when you move the parent op, I cannot actually get back there and click the docked op to move it over so I can see what’s inside.

Thanks.

2

Perhaps this custom component may work for you:
viewtopic.php?f=22&t=4675

3

All nodes have nodeX and nodeY attributes. You can position them with script using those… and if you need to, you can check nodeHeight, nodeWidth, nodeCenterX, and nodeCenterY to position nodes relative to others.
Is that what you need?

Just guessing at numbers here…

for i in range (1, 51): ot = i.create(outTOP) ot.nodeX = 0 ot.nodeY = i * 200 it.create(flipTOP) it.nodeX = 200 it.nodeY = i * 200

4

Hey thanks very much to the both of you I had just assumed I wasn’t going to get a response! Y’all are great and I’ll work on both techniques.