colorize cloud component

src/gh/components/DF_colorize_cloud/code.py

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+"""assigns unique colors to each cloud of a list of clouds, to differentiate them in the Rhino viewport"""
+
+import System
+
+import Rhino
+from ghpythonlib.componentbase import executingcomponent as component
+
+import numpy as np
+
+class DFColorizeCloud(component):
+    def RunScript(self,
+            i_clouds: System.Collections.Generic.List[Rhino.Geometry.PointCloud]):
+        for cloud in i_clouds:
+            random_color = System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb(np.random.randint(0, 255), np.random.randint(0, 255), np.random.randint(0, 255))
+            for j in range(cloud.Count):
+                cloud[j].Color = random_color
+        return i_clouds

src/gh/components/DF_colorize_cloud/metadata.json

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+{
+    "name": "DFColorizeCloud",
+    "nickname": "ColorizeCloud",
+    "category": "diffCheck",
+    "subcategory": "Cloud",
+    "description": "Colorizes the point clouds of a list to differentiate them.",
+    "exposure": 4,
+    "instanceGuid": "9f2c57d5-38bc-4525-8176-9f17c3e58a3d",
+    "ghpython": {
+        "hideOutput": true,
+        "hideInput": true,
+        "isAdvancedMode": true,
+        "marshalOutGuids": true,
+        "iconDisplay": 2,
+        "inputParameters": [
+            {
+                "name": "i_clouds",
+                "nickname": "i_clouds",
+                "description": "The pointclouds to be colorized.",
+                "optional": true,
+                "allowTreeAccess": true,
+                "showTypeHints": true,
+                "scriptParamAccess": "list",
+                "wireDisplay": "default",
+                "sourceCount": 0,
+                "typeHintID": "pointcloud"
+            }
+        ],
+        "outputParameters": [
+            {
+                "name": "o_clouds",
+                "nickname": "o_clouds",
+                "description": "The downsampled cloud.",
+                "optional": false,
+                "sourceCount": 0,
+                "graft": false
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+}