comp shape attribute

Syntax

• string comp.sel
• float comp.index
• float comp.total

Description

The comp attributes give information about the last component split in the chain of the shape's predecessors.

• comp.sel — A string describing the component split selector which selected the current shape (or it's predecessor, respectively) in the last component split.
• comp.index — The zero-based index for the group of shapes generated in the last component split.
• comp.total — The total number of shapes generated in the last component split.

Related

• comp operation
• comp function
• setbackPerEdge operation

Example

Index and total are per selector; for instance

...
primitiveCube()
comp(f) { front : Front | side : Side | all = All }

creates one Front shape with

• comp.sel: front
• comp.index: 0
• comp.total: 1

and 3 Side shapes with

• comp.sel: side
• comp.index: 0,1,2
• comp.total: 3

and 1 All shape with

• comp.sel: all
• comp.index: 0
• comp.total: 1