Animation problem, help !

[mariomotta]

Hi all,
as rookie as usual, i cannot succeed to attach an animation to the "exit:" number 3.
calling it "door_passenger" it is linked with the main exit and animates with it.
may be this into makemdl.parts.xml can help ?
a bit confused since it should be for interior parts only...
- model come from gmax
- compiled for FS9
-i have set exits 3 in aircraft.cfg as well

<part>
      <name>door_passenger</name>
      <animation>
         <parameter>
            <sim>
               <variable>EXIT OPEN:2</variable>
               <units>percent</units>
               <scale>100</scale>
            </sim>
            <lag>30</lag>
         </parameter>
      </animation>
      <mouserect>
         <cursor>Hand</cursor>
         <help_id>HELPID_GAUGE_ANNUNCIATOR_AFT_DOOR</help_id>
         <tooltip_id>TOOLTIPTEXT_CABIN_DOORS</tooltip_id>
         <event_id>TOGGLE_AIRCRAFT_EXIT</event_id>
      </mouserect>
</part>

tia
/mario

 

[n4gix]

<event_id>TOGGLE_AIRCRAFT_EXIT</event_id> will never work, as that is only for Door #0 (main door)

For the other exits, you need to use the K:SELECT_n command sequence to tell FS which door to open/close...

(>K:TOGGLE_AIRCRAFT_EXIT,bool)
(>K:SELECT_n,bool)


Here you go...

http://www.aerodynamika.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?num=1183384932

    <part>
	<Name>door_0</Name>
	  <animation>
	     <Parameter>
		 <Sim>
		   <Variable>EXIT OPEN:0</Variable>
		   <Units>percent</Units>
		 </Sim>
	     </Parameter>
	  </animation>
	<mouserect>
		<cursor>Hand</cursor>
		<tooltip_text>Main Door</tooltip_text>
		<callback_code>
			(>K:TOGGLE_AIRCRAFT_EXIT,bool)
		</callback_code>
	</mouserect>
    </part>
    <part>
	<Name>door_1</Name>
	  <animation>
	     <Parameter>
		 <Sim>
		   <Variable>EXIT OPEN:1</Variable>
		   <Units>percent</Units>
		 </Sim>
	     </Parameter>
	  </animation>
	<mouserect>
		<cursor>Hand</cursor>
		<tooltip_text>Door 2</tooltip_text>
		<callback_code>
			(>K:TOGGLE_AIRCRAFT_EXIT,bool)
			(>K:SELECT_2,bool)
		</callback_code>
	</mouserect>
    </part>
    <part>
	<Name>door_2</Name>
	  <animation>
	     <Parameter>
		 <Sim>
		   <Variable>EXIT OPEN:2</Variable>
		   <Units>percent</Units>
		 </Sim>
	     </Parameter>
	  </animation>
	<mouserect>
		<cursor>Hand</cursor>
		<tooltip_text>Door 3</tooltip_text>
		<callback_code>
			(>K:TOGGLE_AIRCRAFT_EXIT,bool)
			(>K:SELECT_3,bool)
		</callback_code>
	</mouserect>
    </part>
    <part>
	<Name>door_3</Name>
	  <animation>
	     <Parameter>
		 <Sim>
		   <Variable>EXIT OPEN:3</Variable>
		   <Units>percent</Units>
		 </Sim>
	     </Parameter>
	  </animation>
	<mouserect>
		<cursor>Hand</cursor>
		<tooltip_text>Door 4</tooltip_text>
		<callback_code>
			(>K:TOGGLE_AIRCRAFT_EXIT,bool)
			(>K:SELECT_4,bool)
		</callback_code>
	</mouserect>
    </part>

 

[mariomotta]

Thanks a lot,
a prompt answer as usual.
/mario

 

[Vitus]

Hi there,

I also use the

			(>K:TOGGLE_AIRCRAFT_EXIT,bool)
			(>K:SELECT_2,bool)

within my loadmanager gauge to open and close different exits automatically when changing the payload. I find it really annoying that you cannot open two exits at the same time using this method. You have to open one after the other and timing that with XML is frustrating.
Is there another way?

Vitus

 

[n4gix]

One possibility would be to rewrite the scripts such that the doors will open/close in response to multiple conditions...

For example:

Door#1 will open/close if either the door0 event is called for, or an "all doors" event is sent.

 

[Vitus]

I'm not sure what you mean...
To give you an idea, here is a code snippet:

          (L:PAYLOAD LOAD RIGHT,kilogram) 1 -
          (L:PAYLOAD LOAD RIGHT,kilogram) 1 +
          (A:PAYLOAD STATION WEIGHT:14,kilogram) rng !
          if{
            (A:EXIT OPEN:1,percent) 0 ==
            (L:EXIT1 OPEN,bool) 0 ==
            and
            if{
              (>K:TOGGLE_AIRCRAFT_EXIT)
              (>K:SELECT_2)
              1 (>L:EXIT1 OPEN,bool)
            }
          }

I use a section like this for every one of the three affected doors. That works if you load one station after the next, but if you load all three stations at the same time - thus executing the opening code for every door at the same time - just ONE of the doors will open. The same is happening if you try to open two different doors at the same time using keystrokes. That won't work.

I noticed that the EXIT OPEN token variable is marked "settable" in the sdk. Hence one option would be to set it with my simConnect module - but I would prefer to use an easier solution, if possible.

Regards
Vitus

 

[n4gix]

Think about the animation XML scripts in makemdl.parts.xml or modeldef.xml file instead!

Instead of:

	  <Animation>
	     <Parameter>
		 <Sim>
		   <Variable>EXIT OPEN:3</Variable>
		   <Units>percent</Units>
		 </Sim>
	     </Parameter>
	  </Animation>

try something like this:

	  <Animation>
	     <Parameter>
		 <Code>
		   (L:AllDoors,bool) 0 !=
		     if{ (L:AllDoors,bool) 100 * }
		     els{ (A:Exit Open:3,percent)  }
		 </Code>
	     </Parameter>
	  </Animation>

Create a set of the above for all doors. If you set (L:AllDoors,bool) to one, then that will be used to drive the animations for all doors, otherwise each door will use it's own A:variable to drive the animation.

 

[Vitus]

Gosh, that's an interesting idea! Thanks Bill!

 

[n4gix]

It's been many years ago now and I frankly don't remember what it was for by now...

...but I do remember that when sending sequential Select events I had to introduce a slight delay of about 1 second between them.

For all practical purposes the simmer would see things happening simultaneously, but they actually were not...

The command sequence follows logic like this:

(>K:TOGGLE_AIRCRAFT_EXIT)

@WaitASecond

(>K:TOGGLE_AIRCRAFT_EXIT)
(>K:SELECT_2)

@WaitASecond

(>K:TOGGLE_AIRCRAFT_EXIT)
(>K:SELECT_3)

@WaitASecond

(>K:TOGGLE_AIRCRAFT_EXIT)
(>K:SELECT_4)