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Knob Rotation; LH RH; ModelDefXML code

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Hey all,

So, I need a code that has left and right rotation for things like Kohlsman and Heading, Altitude... But to also MiddleSingle click/select (MouseRect).

I was looking through stock existing codes for knobs in the ModelDef and find they are mostly all drag/X axis, 360 deg KF rotations.

Is... there.. such a thing as a regular dual/direction (left/right) rotation knob code that is not a drag - X axis type animation so that I can install other click types?

Sample;


Code: 
   <PartInfo>
      <Name>knob_heading</Name>
        <AnimLength>100</AnimLength>
          <Animation>
<!--            <Rotation>Z</Rotation>  -->
                 <Parameter>
                   <Sim>
                       <Variable>AUTOPILOT HEADING LOCK DIR</Variable>
                       <Units>radians</Units>
                        <MinValue>0</MinValue>
                        <MaxValue>100</MaxValue>
                       <Scale>20</Scale>
                   </Sim>
                </Parameter>
          </Animation>
      <MouseRect>
         <Cursor>Hand</Cursor>
         <TooltipID>TOOLTIPTEXT_AUTOPILOT_HEADING_INDICATOR</TooltipID>
         <MouseFlags>LeftSingle+LeftDrag+Wheel</MouseFlags>
         <CallbackJumpDragging>
            <XMovement>
               <Delta>1</Delta>
               <EventIdInc>HEADING_BUG_INC</EventIdInc>
           <EventIdDec>HEADING_BUG_DEC</EventIdDec>
            </XMovement>
         </CallbackJumpDragging>
      </MouseRect>
   </PartInfo>


What I would like... But the knob flips out, goes back and fourth.
What I need is the knob to rotate left with left click, right with right click, etc.

Is that possible with knob rotation animations with things like Heading, Kohlsman, Altitude, etc?

Code: 
<PartInfo>
      <Name>md302_knob</Name>
      <AnimLength>100</AnimLength>
      <Animation>
        <Parameter>
            <Code>
              (L:MD302 KNOB,bool) 100 *
            </Code>
            <Lag>200</Lag>
        </Parameter>
      </Animation>
      <MouseRect>
        <Cursor>Hand</Cursor>
        <TooltipText>MD302 BARO ADJ</TooltipText>
              <MouseFlags>LeftSingle+RightSingle+WheelUp+WheelDown+MiddleSingle</MouseFlags>
            <CallbackCode>
            (M:Event) 'WheelDown' scmp 0 ==
            (M:Event) 'LeftSingle' scmp 0 == or if{
                (&gt;K:KOHLSMAN_DEC)
                (L:MD302 KNOB,bool) ! (&gt;L:MD302 KNOB,bool)
                }
            (M:Event) 'WheelUp' scmp 0 ==
            (M:Event) 'RightSingle' scmp 0 == or if{
                (&gt;K:KOHLSMAN_INC)
                (L:MD302 KNOB,bool) ! (&gt;L:MD302 KNOB,bool)
                }
            (M:Event) 'MiddleSingle' scmp 0 == if{
                (L:MD302 SETTINGS MENU,bool) ! (&gt;L:MD302 SETTINGS MENU,bool)
                }
            </CallbackCode>
      </MouseRect>
    </PartInfo>
 
Bill,

Maybe give this a try,
Increase the AnimLength in the declaration header to 360, animate as such at: 0,1,90,180,270,359 Dealing with a circular rotation now.
Remove the <Lag>, rotations don't like it.
You can adjust the speed per click etc.. by changing the now given values: (5 +) and (5 -)
The problem you were having is that you were toggling booleans ( 0 -> 1, 1 -> 0 ), multiplying them by 100 for animation. The only animation you would ever get is 0 and 100, nothing in between.
XML: 
<PartInfo>
    <Name>md302_knob</Name>
    <AnimLength>360</AnimLength>
    <Animation>
      <Parameter>
            <Code>
              (&gt;L:MD302 KNOB, number)
            </Code>
            <!-- <Lag>200</Lag> -->
      </Parameter>
    </Animation>
    <MouseRect>
      <Cursor>Hand</Cursor>
      <TooltipText>MD302 BARO ADJ</TooltipText>
              <MouseFlags>LeftSingle+RightSingle+WheelUp+WheelDown+MiddleSingle</MouseFlags>
            <CallbackCode>
            (M:Event) 'WheelDown' scmp 0 ==
            (M:Event) 'LeftSingle' scmp 0 == or if{
                 (&gt;K:KOHLSMAN_DEC)
                 (L:MD302 KNOB, number) 5 - dnor (&gt;L:MD302 KNOB, number)
                 }
            (M:Event) 'WheelUp' scmp 0 ==
            (M:Event) 'RightSingle' scmp 0 == or if{
                 (&gt;K:KOHLSMAN_INC)
                 (L:MD302 KNOB, number) 5 + dnor (&gt;L:MD302 KNOB, number)
                 }
            (M:Event) 'MiddleSingle' scmp 0 == if{
                 (L:MD302 SETTINGS MENU,bool) ! (&gt;L:MD302 SETTINGS MENU,bool)
                 }
            </CallbackCode>
    </MouseRect>
</PartInfo>
 
Just an FYI... middle click is not available to everyone... it certainly doesn't work on my mouse... so might want to offer an alternative...
 
I always use, mouse wheel as rotation knob
so I have spare place for left click (push) and right click (pull). sometimes it need "release" for spring animation
when develop Osprey, right click for rotation sometimes became an issue, cause middle finger not familiar by fast clicking like forefinger.

in general like this:
Code: 
    <PartInfo>
        <Name>knob</Name>
        <AnimLength>100</AnimLength>
        <Animation>
            <Parameter>
                <Code>(L:knobrotate, enum) 1 * </Code>
            </Parameter>
        </Animation>
        <MouseRect>
            <Cursor>Hand</Cursor>
            <TooltipText>Knob Rotation</TooltipText>  
            <MouseFlags>LeftSingle+LeftRelease+WheelUp+WheelDown</MouseFlags>
            <CallbackCode>
                (M:Event) 'WheelUp'     scmi 0 == if{ 0x11000 (&gt;L:knobrotate,enum) }
                (M:Event) 'WheelDown'   scmi 0 == if{ 0x11001 (&gt;L:knobrotate,enum) }
                (M:Event) 'LeftSingle'  scmi 0 == if{ 0x11002 (&gt;L:otherfunc,bool) }
                (M:Event) 'LeftRelease' scmi 0 == if{ 0x11003 (&gt;L:otherfunc,bool) }
            </CallbackCode>
        </MouseRect>
    </PartInfo>
 
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Many thanks guys. Very much appreciated.

Microsoft really liked to use those mouse drag Axis rotationals... Its in quite a bit of their codes.
 
Which in a VC is a major pain, since the actual drag might just actually be a diagonal movement depending on the angle of view! :eek:
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