Hi Is it possible to create a custom drop down input node that can be shown on Dynamo Player UI? I’m currently using “SpringNodes.Drop_Down Selection”, but this is a pop up windows form. and I think it is better to have a Combobox selection bounded into the Dynamo Player interface just like the bui…

As far as I’m aware you can’t add custom drop downs. This page references the input nodes/types you can use. Depending on how many options you have, you could use something like a number slider and a watch node to select the appropriate input. (1 = Option 1, 2 = Option 2…)

Custom dropdowns are possible if they are created in C# and inherit from the OOTB dropdown methods. Archilab and Rhythm have some nodes that show up in Dynamo player. Archi-Lab Dropdowns [image] Rhythm Dropdowns [image] Bur unfortunately there is no “simple” way of just making a new dropdown. …

Another option is something I covered a while back in a blog post. I called it “the poor man’s dropdown”. :smile: [image] The poor man’s dropdown for #DynamoBIM Dropdowns are awesome! They enable us to set options for users to toggle between. But currently in Dynamo if you want a dropdo…

[image] Nick_Boyts: As far as I’m aware you can’t add custom drop downs. This page references the input nodes/types you can use. Depending on how many options you have, you could use something like a number slider and a watch node to select the appropriate input. (1 = Option 1, 2 = Option 2…) …

This is where you’d have to use a Watch node to display a label. I actually prefer to use Data Shapes for user input so I don’t have much experience with the ootb player inputs but it should be fairly straight forward.

Thanks John, any helpful resource for using OOTB dropdown in C#?

[image] C# Dynamo Nodes - Dropdown input Node Developers I will actually argue to the contrary. It’s not that bad. I usually use Grasshopper for the comparison, and in this particular case the Dynamo methods for defining dropdowns are pretty decent. Here’s one of them adop…

Custom Drop-down/Combobox input node on Dynamo Player UI?

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Custom Drop-down/Combobox input node on Dynamo Player UI?

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