UDM plug-in build 2010-05-07

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Install by dropping userdatamanager.rhp in the Rhinoceros window OR use the plug-ins menu.
Type UserDataManager in the command line window to call the user interface.

What's new in build 2010-05-07:
New features:

• In the filter tab: changed the type of filter list views from list to details. Scrolling is now vertical.
• In the filter tab: text dots can be added to objects with key or value entries. Use one active filtered key for best result. The name of the value text dots reflects their key.

Enhanced features:

• When adding key/value pairs, the warning message only appears if the key is already present on the selected objects.

Bug fixes:

• Zoom to objects works now as Rhinoceros zoom selected command 

VB-script to add dimensional entries and centroid coordinates to your objects

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Use the script to add dimensional entries and centroid coordinates to your objects. Remember to give explicit names to your objects.

Example of use: The export feature of the UDM produces a file that can be completed in Excel with material densities. Combining entries easily produces bills of quantities.

UDM plug-in release 2010-05-06

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Hopefully fixes a bug that crashed the plug-in loading on rare occasions

UDM plug-in build 2010-05-05

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Install by dropping userdatamanager.rhp in the Rhinoceros window OR use the plug-ins menu.
Type UserDataManager in the command line window to call the user interface.

Enhanced feature:

• You do not need to have access to internet to run the UDM plug-in anymore 

Port of the User Data Manager plug-in to VB.NET

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Install by dropping userdatamanager.rhp in the Rhinoceros window OR use the plug-ins menu.
Type UserDataManager in the command line window to call the user interface.

The User Data Manager has been ported to VB.NET. This increases a lot the usability thanks to a completely new GUI. It is now much easier to attach text information to any type of object in Rhinoceros.
The interface contains 4 tabs:

• Data: this is the list of the data you attached to your objects. You can auto-zoom to selection.
• Add: you may attach as much data as you need to your model objects. The format is Key = Value.
• Filter: Filtering helps focusing on the right data in the data tab. Filter applies to both keys and values.
• Utilities: Search and replace in keys and values, backup and restore you data to tab delimited files, export to Excel for further filtering and analysis.

This test version will cease working on July 1st, 2010. Your computer must have an internet connection to check the time license validity.

This is a Beta, so be sure to save your work often. Most of the bugs are now gone and crashing is unlikely. Still, I take no responsibility for wasted work. This plug-in can not damage files, due to its nature.
Please report bugs and don't be afraid to make suggestions.