Distribute by size

[cermmid]

Hello,

I've got 3 boxes first is 15x20, second 20x20, and third 30x30. I want to distribute them in one direction in right orded but also to have even spaces between them. Anybody ecnountered similiar problem?

[konstantin magnus]

Merge all objects, pack them after connectivity and lay them out with a for loop which sums up all widths plus the spacing.

This detail wrangle code is not sufficient but should give you an idea:

float space = chf('space');
float shift = 0.0;
for(int i = 0; i < npoints(0); i++){
    float bounds[] = primintrinsic(0, 'packedbounds', i);
    float width = bounds[1] + abs(bounds[0]);
    vector pos = set(shift, 0.0, 0.0);
    setpointattrib(0, 'P', i, pos, 'add');
    shift += width + space;
}

 

distribute_objects.hiplc

[Noobini]

in Point, change Axis..and Offset = Gap

(this does not have 'order by size' logic in it)

vu_Stacker.hipnc

[anim]

here is slightly modified code to Konstantin's answer to account for pivots and real bounds in case your packed pieces are already transformed

float space = chf('space');
vector offset = 0.0;
for(int i = 0; i < npoints(0); i++){
    float bounds[] = primintrinsic(0, 'bounds', i);
    vector pivot = set(bounds[0], 0, 0);
    setpointattrib(0, 'P', i, offset-pivot, 'add');
    float width = bounds[1] - bounds[0];
    offset.x += width + space;
}