Hi thomas,
I always had this issue, just wanted to mention when I got a chance to.
I find the component Name and Definition in the Entity Info a bit confusing.
The component Name Component#1 is give to definition in the Entity info.
This drives all newbies mad when creating components.
there is Name, Description, Definition categories to fill, which are later mix-matched.
I know it makes a huge difference in coding and programming, but to the non-coded minds, definition almost sounds like some sort of ādescriptionā. Therefore, a newbie would be giving components unique names, and get confused of unexpected results in Outliner.
I know Description is used in Model Info later on, but Name and Definition should have some clear transition.
I am failing to explain this concept well to other people who are introduced to the program, Can someone explain this concept better?
I donāt think someone else could. Itās just plain wrong to have someone fill in a name when creating a component which from there on (see āEntity Infoā will be called definition and all of a sudden there is an option to give the instance a name.
The first option to name a component should be an option to give it a definition-(name), not a name.
Multiple instances of the same component each can have their own āuniqueā name to be able to distinguish which is which although they look the same and have the same definition. That is good.
I agree with this.
and perhaps Name in Entity Info replaced by Description (which you can edit)
I can think of use of this in some unique circumstances. Perhaps this creates a bit too much confusion to new people. Maybe it can be included in the expanded version of entity info.
I see what you mean, āNameā the first dialog refer to the Definition Name - while in another āNameā refer to the Instance Name.
I do experience that explaining the concept of definitions is harder, because they are abstractions of what you see in the model.
I agree with the āNameā field when you initially create it: that field should be titled Definition
I also donāt know what hte type drop-down field is for: is it a DC thing?
The other thing I would like to see is the options from the edit tab of the components window shown on the entity info panel. (specifically the Alignment {glue} checks and/or an option to re-set or change the glue-to plane)
[quote=ājosephkim626, post:9, topic:15682, full:trueā]
kinda strange how this was never pointed outā¦
[/quote] Well, it has been mentioned by me (years ago) more than once and Iām sure also by others.
Definition would be a better choice when creating a component.
Later each instance gets a name and you can add some words to describe the component.
