assetApproxRatio function

Syntax

• string assetApproxRatio(searchQuery, axisSelector, n )

Parameters

1. searchQuery—string
   Search query to apply on list of all files in the workspace. See fileSearch for details about the syntax.
2. axisSelector—string
   { xy | xz | yz | xyz }—selector of axes for the current scope.
3. n—float
   Number (integer >= 1) of assets to consider (one is randomly picked out of the n best assets).

Returns

Asset with one of the best n size fits (according to axisSelector).

Description

The assetApproxRatio function returns one of the n best assets of the best ratio, from the file list specified in string, according to the specified axisSelector.

Note:

assetApproxRatio(string, axisSelector, 1) = assetBestRatio(string, axisSelector)

Related

• assetApproxSize function
• assetBestRatio function
• assetBestSize function
• assetFitSize function
• fileBasename function
• fileDirectory function
• fileExtension function
• fileName function
• fileRandom function
• imageApproxRatio function
• imageBestRatio function

Examples

Inserting assets based on their approximate ratio

The goal is to insert assets from a pool, depending on their (physical) size ratio. The pool of assets is seen in the following image. Colors are (only) used to visually emphasize the physical size ratio.
CGA examples with n = 1 Since the assets are color coded with their ratio, it is visible that "long" and "wide" Lots utilize black and pink assets, while "square-ish" Lots utilize red and blue assets. The color variations in the next two images by using only the "best ratio" (n = 1) and "choose randomly one of the best three ratios" (n = 3). n = 1: Lot --> innerRectangle(scope) { shape : doInsert } doInsert --> alignScopeToAxes(y) s('1,0,'1) i(assetApproxRatio("/myProject/assets/cube_*.obj", "xz", 1))
CGA examples with n = 3 n = 3: Lot --> innerRectangle(scope) { shape : doInsert } doInsert --> alignScopeToAxes(y) s('1,0,'1) i(assetApproxRatio("/myProject/assets/cube_*.obj", "xz", 3))