Hey all!
I am trying to copy an element of replicated section using the CopyElement node. I select the locations of current position and the target location (marked by the two dots in image) and I create a vector that describes the proper dimension.
Problem is that it is copying but not transferring the full distance of vector.
Appreciate any insight’s in the matter.
Element to copy, origin and target point:
Vector describing proper distances:
Duplicated element. Not transferred full distance of vector:
My guess would be units. What units are you working in? How far did the element actually move?
Units are in cm. It translated probably about 25 cm.
Dynamo usually gets the units properly…
Then you may be copying an element with a global translation. Try pasting it without a vector translation. Does it paste to the same location as the original? If not, then you need to take into account the translation already applied to the existing element.
Sorry I don’t think I understand your intention by copying it without a vector, the node only works with a vector input.
It is also a viewsection element that may be a source of the problem, I know these elements are problematic.
im not seeing ur full graph, and this is solely based on my intuition. simply put:
- Duplication happens on ViewSection element.
- Movement happens on the bluish section symbol (for lack of better word) which is the one u actually want to manipulate with the vector.
There are other nodes/methods for copying elements but you can always provide a vector with no translation (0,0,0).
To @BimAmbit’s point, we can’t see the rest of your graph to know what element you’re attempting to move or what the “location” of that element actually represents. We need to see your full graph.
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I think you’re intuition is correct. I’m not familiar with this differentiation but I will check it out.
Thanks! I’ll let you know what comes of it.
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I didn’t think of entering a (0,0,0) 
It’s as @BimAmbit stated, the section element.
