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IFINBOXP and effects

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Sakis

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Hi everybody,

I 've attached a few effects on boxes with "effectboxwriter.ms" in Gmax... the result in FS9 was exactly what I was expecting, but... when I tried to add a few lines of code in my *_0.asm file it was impossible to manipulate it... I 've tried the same code in other *_0.asm files and it worked correctly... have you any idea why it doesn't work with attached effects?
One more question... parameters in IFINBOXP command are in meters?.. and if yes, or even not, what is the maximum amount it can get?..

Thanks in advance...
 

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Hi,

The parameters are in RefPoint units. For FS2004 objects these are equivalent to 0.5 meter if my memory is correct.

About the effects. I assume you put your code in the BGL section of the ASM file. That does not allow you to add conditions to effects. Actually, that is not possible at all. Except from the normal parameters you can use when placing the effects.
 
Hi,

I 've made some distance tests, placing my object on GAR-VOR(108.80) coordinates, and I 've concluded that units in IFINBOXP command are in meters... giving 10000 m for XY, object dissapears after 5.4 NM and giving 3048 m for Z it dissapears after 10000 ft...
... the point that we cannot control them by tweaking ASM is a pitty... is there any other way?.. like triggering them from the cockpit with a gauge?...
 
Hi,

The only option I think is to made the transformation matrix that is used for them conditional. The second matrix should then have a scale of zero. But this is something I never tried if it really works.
 
Hi,

I gave a try, but I am not so sure that I understood what exactly you proposed... maybe you could try that once in the future and give us an example if it works... finaly, I made all my RWY lights with LIGHT_NAV and LIGHT_STROBE material name and by adding the piece of code I managed to have quite the same result...:whiteflag
Thank you Arno... and please don't forget to check it out in the future!!!..
 
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