Custom model issue?

[DDameron]

I created a custom model for my Steve Gase knock-off starbursts so I could get an idea of  what they would actually look like... I had originally used a vertical matrix, it worked fine but it was difficult to really see how it would display...  The custom model I created works correctly in the 'Preview' tab, but if it's played in the 'Nutcracker' tab, it doesn't display correctly... Not a big deal, just wondering if I'm missing something...

Dan

[MrChristmas2000]

I think I just experienced the same custom model problem.

I created a custom model 2 x 2. It is for representing a small rgb element.

In the nutcracker tab it shows up as 4 dots as expected, however they were extremely spaced.

In the preview tab a blue dot appears but nothing else. Even if I manually increase the model size I still do not see the expected 4 dot model.

[dpitts]

I think I just experienced the same custom model problem.

I created a custom model 2 x 2. It is for representing a small rgb element.

In the nutcracker tab it shows up as 4 dots as expected, however they were extremely spaced.

In the preview tab a blue dot appears but nothing else. Even if I manually increase the model size I still do not see the expected 4 dot model.

Is that blue dot a blue square? I think it is one of the handles used to size the model. I just reproduced the model you described and the model shows up in the preview (4 dots) but the bounding rectangle is twice it's size width wise.

[MrChristmas2000]

Sometimes a video is worth a million words.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkeAyRVkPF0

This shows exactly what I see happening.

I had made similar models in older version of NC. These models had the same 4 dot custom configuration. An example of the model from the xlights_rgbeffects.xml file is here:

    <model name="CCBall01" offsetXpct="-0.4887" offsetYpct="0.3349" PreviewScale="0.0200" PreviewRotation="0" DisplayAs="Custom" StringType="RGB Nodes" parm1="2" parm2="2" parm3="1" StartChannel="12289" StartSide="B" Dir="L" Antialias="0" CustomModel="1,1;1,1" MyDisplay="0"/>

The newly created model (NC ver 3.6.7) info from the same file is here:

    <model name="ColorWash 01" DisplayAs="Custom" StringType="RGB Nodes" parm1="2" parm2="2" parm3="1" StartChannel="4059" StartSide="B" Dir="L" Antialias="0" ModelBrightness="0" CustomModel="1,1;1,1" offsetXpct="0.0000" offsetYpct="0.0000" PreviewScale="0.2000" PreviewRotation="0" versionNumber="1" MyDisplay="1"/>

As you can see the two lines are very different.

They both show up with the same configuration in NC but behave differently in the 'Preview' screen.