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FS2004 Animation Question

Billsailaway27

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Hi All,

I first want to thank all of you for the amazing help you have provided me on my past projects. I have learned so much.

I have a new project, and I have a little problem that I think you all can answer.

I am using gMax FS2004, and have created a scenery building. I have operating windows using Arnos CAT program.

Now here is what I would like to accomplish.

When the Trigger is activated in FSX the window will opens, but I would also like for the certains (which I have animated) to billow around while the window is open then stop once the window is closed.

I think I am asking, how do you take the curtains and have them keep blowing about until the window closes. Some way of having the animation loop?

I know you guys can figure a way to accomplish this. :)

Thanks,
Bill
 
Hi,

Within the same object it is hard to achieve, unless you manually tweak the ASM code.

But if you make the curtains as a separate object, you could add an animation condition to it with CAT. Not a trigger, but a condition. In that case it will loop, as long as the condition is valid.
 
Hi Arno,

The curtains would be a seperate object that would blow around when the window (different object) is openned with a trigger.

Can you make a condition that would cause the curtains to move if the window was openned via a CAT trigger.

Window is openned with Tick18 using NAV 2, then I would like the curtains to begin blowing around continuosly until the window is triggered to close.

I could assign it to the same NAV frequency, and could get the same results of the window openning and the curtains blowing, but I want the curtains to continue blowing as long as the window is open and not stop before the window is closed.

Am I making any sence? lol
 
Hi William,

Yes, you use the NAV2 as trigger for the windows. For the curtains you use the same NAV2 as an animation condition. I think that should give what you are looking for. Maybe only while the windows are still opening it might look a bit weird.
 
Hi Arno,

Will give it a try.

One other question, you use a value of 1200h when using a NAV trigger, what would be an example of a value you would use for "Time of Day" ?
 
Hi,

Time of day is easier.

1 days
2 dusk/dawn
4 night
 
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