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P3D v4 adjusting an effect

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I place a fire over an old arplane i my scenery. How can I adjust this so it fires up at a certain time of day and for how long?
 
Hi Bob:

Effect visibility Parameters would be a way to do this.

Where and how you add those Fx Parameters depends on how you "placed" and "call" the Fx file(s).

You need to tell us more about this scenario.

A difference in method may involve whether the Fx was placed as a object attached to a 3D model versus a stand-alone Fx w/ controller Fx.

If the Fx was placed as object attached to a 3D model, was that 3D model compiled as a SimObject ?

GaryGB
 
I placed medium forest fire fx where an old plane is. So it is a stand alone fire not attached to an object. try to edit this effect in ADE I cannot find any parameters to adjust the time of day to show. I think, if I assume right, this can be done ONLY if I had attached this fire to an object... when I placed that object. BTW I think that object is only in the photoreal. Rats. I will double check.

And I can't seem to find my fire effect in MCX in order to adjust time of day...
 
It is true that ADE did not go the extra distance to insert control parameters for Fx into its GUI.

But that can be edited into a Fx controller file fairly easily.


I'll dig up some of my old threads / posts on Fx to refresh my memory on this, and will post again on this a bit later today.


You can "call" a controller FX file from a standard BGLComp XML 'placement' BGL file.

That controller Fx file then "calls" the actual basic Fx file for the Forest Fire.

Control 'parameters' are coded into the controller Fx file; it is all a type of text, and I'm not so sure it it could be regarded as "XML".


FYI: Richard Ludowise (aka "rhumbaflappy"; "Dick") innovated an "all-in-one" Fx file with both Controller and Basic Fx code:

Code: 
https://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/radius-1.19185/post-126024



You may wish to review this info for starters:

Code: 
http://www.prepar3d.com/SDK/Environment%20Kit/Special%20Effects%20SDK/Creating%20Special%20Effects.html#FX%20Setup

GaryGB
 
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Thanx Gary. I found that the Canberra is an object, not just photoreal. I now attached some fire to it. parameters I used day, hod= 13,14 I think. Trying to get it to shwo aorund 14:00 hrs. We shall see. Thanx again.. will report back later.
 
AH HA! nailed it... sort of... fire shows at night ~ now need to figure out how to make it show during the day instead. hahaha Haven't done this in a good while.
 
Gary- I guess ADE can set the time that effects show... called parameters. but I am not sure what to type in. btw- got my fire to show in day time. using mcx. Now to figure ut how to set the specific times using mcx or ade.
 
Hi Bob:

All my original Fx work was based on FSX, so time for me to RTFM as well, when porting to P3D.

I need to refresh my memory on P3D Fx (there are some P3D 'gotchas'); in the mean time you may wish to review these threads:

Code: 
https://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/ade-effects.432807/

Code: 
https://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/effects-parameters.445325/

GaryGB
 
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