New wire Tool

[sleepy2007]

Ok before we start i'm jsut going say I do not know lua so suggesting for my self to do this could be quiet hard since I dont know where to start but I had a idea for a new "wire Advanced" kind of tool. This should save time on many chip contraptions linking to same chips e.g. Timers, 8 Segment decoders ect...

This pic shows my idea:



If image dont disply please check here http://picasaweb.google.com/SleepyXu...85710598940642

This would be in the contex menu or in Q menu but im thinking you right click on up to 4 (as shown in the example only 2 are selected and two are inactive) but this could be expanded if someone can work out how... may be dragable chips once in Q/ C menu... but then when you have selected all chips you should simply enter the menu of your choice Q/C and left click the different connections together. The A B C would update to what chip you are using.... this should also work with expression chips. I'm happy for you to expand on this idea or suggest things towards this idea but would like some credit if this ever gets made, I do hope it does as this would make wire'ing just that little bit quicker and more visual and not meaning to go back and forth between chips.

So what do you guys think?

[Blight1]

From what i can tell from your description, i think this would be an awesome idea and a great timesaver.

[sleepy2007]

Thanks Blight

[IEF015]

So, it will pretty much be the Wiremod Flash Game inside Garrysmod that you can place into the game? Or, am I just bing blind again...

[sleepy2007]

IEF015 kinda where i got the idea from but i liked this system and could be a time saver I belive if implimented correctly

[andy1976uk]

*confused* Is this like the Wire Multi addon? Could you elaborate a bit further please?

[sleepy2007]

ok the problem i see with multi wire is that u can only link many outputs to 1 input. im saying with this system when u "load" chips into the wire all the inputs and outputs are shown for the selected chips (may be R to clear out all selected chips) but once there loaded into the C/Q menu then you should jsut able to left click the inputs to the outputs on the "ports" shown by the circles in my diagram so this would speed up the wiring process since you dont have to go back and forth between chips to wire many outputs and inputs

Example time
Ok you load in the 8 segment decoder and you load in the 8 segment display both using the right click button then entering C/Q menu you have a diagram of whats loaded into it. Then you can simply left click A to A B to B ect making it much faster then going to the display left clicking going to the decoder and clicking then right clicking until you get to the right output/input. Im saying you just need to click away as on diagrams they should all be display right in front of you.

Explained in diagrams
1.

http://picasaweb.google.com/SleepyXu...46936295859778
First when loaded the 8 segment display and the 8 segment decoder they appear in Q/C menu.

2.

http://picasaweb.google.com/SleepyXu...46936295859778
We then left click on the input

3.

http://picasaweb.google.com/SleepyXu...46945441842466
We then left click on the output

4.

http://picasaweb.google.com/SleepyXu...46944852572114
Then a wire is created for us shown by a connecting link on the display. This should also show already attached devices that are not loaded by changing the colour of the input

5.

http://picasaweb.google.com/SleepyXu...46948536607858
Then we link up rest of the inputs to the outputs but as you can see from above it may need a clean wiring system scripted into it.

Sorry these diagrams are not the best of quality but there just to explain a method rather than a show peice.

[IEF015]

ok the problem i see with multi wire is that u can only link many outputs to 1 input. im saying with this system when u "load" chips into the wire all the inputs and outputs are shown for the selected chips (may be R to clear out all selected chips) but once there loaded into the C/Q menu then you should jsut able to left click the inputs to the outputs on the "ports" shown by the circles in my diagram so this would speed up the wiring process since you dont have to go back and forth between chips to wire many outputs and inputs

Example time
Ok you load in the 8 segment decoder and you load in the 8 segment display both using the right click button then entering C/Q menu you have a diagram of whats loaded into it. Then you can simply left click A to A B to B ect making it much faster then going to the display left clicking going to the decoder and clicking then right clicking until you get to the right output/input. Im saying you just need to click away as on diagrams they should all be display right in front of you.

Explained in diagrams
1.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/SleepyXuras91/SH4fNmX45kI/AAAAAAAACNc/ocelqJ1xzcg/stage%201.jpg
First when loaded the 8 segment display and the 8 segment decoder they appear in Q/C menu.

2.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/SleepyXuras91/SH4fN8fidtI/AAAAAAAACNk/wiLIuWq70ok/stage%202.jpg
We then left click on the input

3.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/SleepyXuras91/SH4fOIcdhSI/AAAAAAAACNs/eIosD5vMnv8/stage%203.jpg
We then left click on the output

4.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/SleepyXuras91/SH4fOGP999I/AAAAAAAACN0/NwF_nlVipF4/stage%204.jpg
Then a wire is created for us shown by a connecting link on the display. This should also show already attached devices that are not loaded by changing the colour of the input

5.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/SleepyXuras91/SH4fOT-T5HI/AAAAAAAACN8/lN5bZtBS42o/finnished.jpg
Then we link up rest of the inputs to the outputs but as you can see from above it may need a clean wiring system scripted into it.

Sorry these diagrams are not the best of quality but there just to explain a method rather than a show peice.

Links = Busted

[sleepy2007]

Dont no what happended google dont link hot linking for some reason but ive posted the new links now see if they work

[Matthias]

How i understand your Idea, you want a System that generates a 2D wire platform, where you can overview every in and output? And link them without moving in 3D?

Or I'm totally wrong... (sorry, my english is not the best - how you have already noticed)

Greetings
Matthias