GenerativeComponents Help

To use a Function to Produce a List Containing a Range of Elements

  1. In the Node Types dialog, select the Point node and right click.

    The right click option menu opens displaying all the Point node techniques.

  2. Select the ByCartesianCoordinates technique.

    The node pointt01 appears in the Graph view.

  3. Right click on the pointt01 node and select Edit.

    The Node Properties dialog opens.

  4. For the CoordinateSystem property, ensure the value is set to baseCS.
  5. Click inside the XTranslation property’s Script Editor () icon.
  6. Select the Expression Builder —the rightmost tool icon (), on the toolbar.

    The Expression Builder dialog opens.

  7. In Functions tab, select Series function and click Insert.

    The Series(start, limit, increment) displays in the Expression field.

  8. Replace (start, limit, increment) with (0, 10, 1), and press <Enter>.
  9. Click inside the YTranslation property’s Script Editor () icon.
  10. From the Expression Builder dialog, select Sin function and click Insert.

    The Sin(angle) displays in the Expression field.

  11. Replace (angle) with Series(0,360,36), and press <Enter>.

    It should now read Sin(Series(0,360,36)).

  12. For the ZTranslation, type 0, and press <Enter>.

    The points display in the View window along a sin wave.