You can create a generic family, like an orb, and place that at the centroid point with your graph using Family Instance by Point. Then you can dimension to that.
Hi @staylor ,
Getting this script as a basis, did you give it a go to automate the lifting design?, especially in irregular shapes or panels with notches and openings
I did mess with that, but it was difficult to account for all of the variables to keep the user from having to mess with the lifter positioning after running the script.
To name a few of the variables, figuring out the orientation of the panel against the project xyz. If the panel requires an 8 pt pick, you will have to get the overall length/width to figure out which distance is greater to calculate against the lifter spacing factors (0.104, 0.292, 0.208 for the longest dim) & (0.207, 0.586 for the shortest dim). Getting the proper face to host the lifters to and orienting the lifters correctly against the cable pull direction. If the panel has a return leg, the lifting for that is different. And if the one of the pick points falls inside an opening, you have to adjust for that and make sure the lifting points stay somewhat symmetrical. Then after all that, rounding the distances from the lifters to the panel edges and keeping the lifting points symmetrical.
However, the center of gravity script does provide the base starting point for sure.