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cascading shape values
If I have a series of connected shapes, can I attribute values to these
shapes which calculated down the chain give me an end result value? Much like a signal flow event where values changed at any given stage of the process are updated further downstream. |
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cascading shape values
Hello Tearepa,
You might want to have a look over he http://www.geocities.jp/visualcalcul...ish/index.html Hope that helps. Best regards John John Goldsmith (Visio MVP) www.visualSignals.typepad.co.uk www.visualSignals.co.uk "tearepa" wrote in message ... If I have a series of connected shapes, can I attribute values to these shapes which calculated down the chain give me an end result value? Much like a signal flow event where values changed at any given stage of the process are updated further downstream. |
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cascading shape values
Thanks John, I linked onto this site last week from the Visio Man. The idea is right, but the application I have trouble with, as I am new to this. If you have a moment. Picture a connector with a value of 100, it hits a 2 way"splitter" shape of net loss value -10. The 2 outputs are therefore 90 (100-10=90). The 2 outgoing connectors inherently lose a value as a function of its distance travelled (much like reticulation pressure deep in the garden) before the next splitter is encountered of say -2. therefore the incoming value into the next tier splitter is 88 (90-2=88). The net value loss of the splitter is applied and the pattern continues. Is the only way my description workable handled through code? Or is there an easier way to apply these simple formulas? |
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cascading shape values
I suspect that a simple connector cannot show loss along it's length. Think
of it as an ideal, lossless conduit. You probably have to make a compound shape by grouping, with the top-level shape looking like a simple connector, and is the only visible structure. Underneath it can be the math shapes that can provide the desired functionality, but not visible. I've not tried, this, it's just a thought. HTH Wapperdude "tearepa" wrote: Thanks John, I linked onto this site last week from the Visio Man. The idea is right, but the application I have trouble with, as I am new to this. If you have a moment. Picture a connector with a value of 100, it hits a 2 way"splitter" shape of net loss value -10. The 2 outputs are therefore 90 (100-10=90). The 2 outgoing connectors inherently lose a value as a function of its distance travelled (much like reticulation pressure deep in the garden) before the next splitter is encountered of say -2. therefore the incoming value into the next tier splitter is 88 (90-2=88). The net value loss of the splitter is applied and the pattern continues. Is the only way my description workable handled through code? Or is there an easier way to apply these simple formulas? |
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