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Explorer Image ​

Which views Explorer Record takes a picture of for each design, and at what size. Without it, Explorer Record takes the active viewport at 800 × 600.

🔧 Grasshopper component ​

Explorer ImageAlpaca4d ▸ 12_Optimisation
Explorer Image component
Inputs
ViewsTextlistactive viewportViewports (Perspective, Top…) or named views, one picture each.
WidthInteger800Picture width in pixels, 50 to 8000.
HeightInteger600Picture height in pixels, 50 to 8000.
TransparentBooleanfalseA transparent background.
Outputs
ImageGenericFor Image on Explorer Record.

📈 When to use it ​

Use it when you want more than one view of each design - an elevation and a perspective, say - or a size other than 800 × 600. The explorer shows one picture at a time with a switch between the views.

A named view is shown in the active viewport while it is taken, and the viewport is put back afterwards. Keep 4:3 pictures for the tidiest gallery.

Note

The component warns about a view name that is neither a viewport nor a named view. That view is left out of each design, and its picture cell stays empty.