Axis Coordinates from Inspector

[nabrahamson]

To clarify, I have a node n:

sub_n = n.insertGroupBelow(<nodename>)

So when I want to add an attribute to sub_n like:

sub_n.parentNode = n

I cannot access that parentNode attribute.

[farshizzo]

It's still not clear what the problem is. Are you getting a Python exception when trying to set an attribute? If so, what is the error? Can you post some sample code that reproduces the error?

The following code works correctly for me:

model = viz.addChild('gallery.osgb')
group = model.insertGroupBelow('gallery')
group.myattribute = 'some value'
print group.myattribute

[nabrahamson]

Definitely. Sorry for lack of information.

The problem seems to be that when I call insertGroupBelow on a node, that group replaces the node.

So here is what I'm doing:

	sub_instance = p.insertGroupBelow(subnode)
	sub_instance.parentNode = p.instanceName
        ''' this copies defined properties from the parent node to the sub node '''
	CADParser.copyParams(p, sub_instance)
	sub_instance.inCollide = []

The meat of the copyParams code looks like this:

def copyParams(src,dst):
	dst.instanceNumber = src.instanceNumber
	dst.instanceName = src.instanceName
	dst.partNumber = src.partNumber
	dst.anarkParent = src
	src.anarkGroup = True
	dst.anarkGroup = True
	param_list = ["anarkFreeMovement"
				, "anarkTrans"
				, "anarkRotate"
				, "anarkRehomePos"
				, "anarkRehomeOri"
				, "anarkDependency"
				, "anarkColor"
				, "anarkAlpha"
				, "anarkBackface"
				, "anarkShader"
				, "anarkDescription"
				, "anarkImage"
				, "anarkModule"
				, "anarkLocal"
				, "anarkTool"
				, "layerSpacing"
				, "anarkRequires"
				, "anarkModRotate"
				, "anarkRev"
				]

	for param in param_list:
		if hasattr(src, param):
			exec("dst." + param + " = src." + param)
		else:
			try:
				exec("del dst." + param)
			except:
				pass
	
	if hasattr(dst, "anarkColor"):
		src.color(dst.anarkColor)

	if hasattr(dst, "anarkShader"):
		if dst.anarkShader == "smoothmetal":
			reflect = viz.add('image2.jpg')
			dst.texture(reflect,'',1)
			dst.appearance(viz.TEXGEN,'',1)
	
	if hasattr(dst, "anarkRotate"):
		src.rotatingParent = dst

In another module, when I've got the handle on one of these groups created with the insertGroupBelow, I get an exception when trying to access a parameter like:

'''Only executed when this part has been marked as being an inserted group'''
print part.anarkParent

I get an exception saying that the attribute does not exist.