For Design Series products, the Marionette tool provides a visual scripting interface, allowing inexperienced users to quickly understand and create complex scripts in the Vectorworks program without needing to understand the underlying programming language, Python. This is achieved by the placement of nodes, which represent various actions that take place in the Vectorworks program. Nodes are arranged into networks of actions that are performed sequentially. More advanced types of nodes allow for the reuse, consolidation, and sharing of Marionette networks; experienced users can edit the underlying script if needed. While it is beneficial for users to understand scripting prior to using the Marionette tool, it is not necessary.
For more information on scripting, the following resources are available:
● Knowledgebase Marionette forum - https://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm&c=10
● Knowledgebase tutorial on using the Marionette tool - http://kbase.vectorworks.net/questions/1350/Marionette+Tutorials
● Marionette Tutorials on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiLCoe7DU1HakhrK2vCWFJGUIltBQgpvG
● Marionette Monday training webinars on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiLCoe7DU1HYRXlP6di0J1ZBXqoVCOEhT
● Online guide to VectorScript - vectorworks.net/support/custom/vscript/index.php
● Developer wiki for Python® - developer.vectorworks.net/index.php/Python
● Developer wiki for Marionette - developer.vectorworks.net/index.php/Marionette
● Marionette user forum - vectorworks.net/marionette
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