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Strip

Separate the first, middle, and last items of a list

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Written by Holly Conrad Smith
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Strip separates inputs of arrays of multiples into groups. For instance, select the first and last member of a group and leave the rest.

Inputs

Name

Abbreviation

Type

Access

Description

Input

I

Feature

Item

The input data

Transform

T

Object

Item

Transform controls (overridden by individual parameters)

Outputs

Name

Abbreviation

Type

Access

Description

Middle

M

Object

List

The middle output

Start

S

Object

List

The start output

End

E

Object

List

The end output

How to:

  1. Feed in a transform with an array of outputs

  2. Add the strip node and strip transform

  3. Click “edit defaults” to set the starting values

  4. Edit the settings and outputs in Properties

Strip settings

The strip transform automatically adds properties to the properties palette.

  • Define start count and end count

Strip Outputs

  • The outputs of strip are start, middle, and end

    • M[] - the leftover items

    • S[] - the start count items

    • E[] - the end count items

In this example, the first/last are recolored to demonstrate how the list is divided with strip

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