shatteredsquare
Power User
+1 for real, that looks clean
Add a shunt block then nothing visually is added. Confusion.
@yyz67's idea lets everyone choose their preference from on to off, with some 'dimmer, but still there' options....Add a shunt block then nothing visually is added. Confusion.
I agree. I prefer a clean look but the Shunts are important to visualize. I vote to have the option to change how it looks. I would use the blocks when setting up the preset then switch to lines to tweak the blocks.I still think we need to see the Shunts somehow. It would confuse many to add a Shunt from the block inventory menu then not see it.
I was just looking at this also and was going to post the same thing. I think this would be a great way to have it work. Once connected to something, it's a cable. Otherwise, it shows up as normal. That way if you disconnect a bunch of shunts, they will re-appear so you know they are there.Shunt block has a frame until it's connected to another block, then frame goes away and becomes a cable. Frame indicates termination point or processing unit
Would love this in AE first and foremost. But also, looking at the front panel, would be cool to have similar behavior if easily doable.Remember guys this is an axe-edit wish.
you'd still see the cable connectionThose are called Shunts. We need to see them so we know what is connected and what isn’t. It’s clearer with them.
I'm probably stupid, but what's the functional difference between a cable and a shunt?
A cable connects blocks - it is only a connector between blocks.
A shunt IS a block. It takes the place of an empty block to serve a similar purpose to a cable.
a Shunt is the blank box that can pass signal through. used for spacing things out or other advanced layout arrangements.I'm probably stupid, but what's the functional difference between a cable and a shunt?
This +1000A shunt is a cable, a cable is a shunt, same thing. A shunt is a patch cable. Only reason a shunt has a box is because it's taking up a grid space, the wish is to clean up the UI, don't need all the empty boxes
The proposed "Frameless" Shunts would still have the 'cable' running through the block, as well as the lighter color inside of the box (if kept?). Doesn't seem confusing to me at all?
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EDIT.... I actually like it better with the inside of the box unaltered.
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