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FSX:SE Mouse-activated anims on the EXTERIOR model?

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Just throwing it out there, but - is this possible? Is it possible to have a <MouseRect> block applied to a part and make it work on the exterior model? I thought to ask here before I start tinkering with this (and possibly waste a few hours ;))Thanks!
 
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I routinely add mouse points on all models now. This way when I compile for P3Dv3 or v4, they will just work as desired. When compiling for FSX or FSX:SE they are simply ignored.

This way I don't have to maintain two separate .max files! :wizard:
 
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n4gix said:
I routinely add mouse points on all models now. This way when I compile for P3Dv3 or v4, they will just work as desired. When compiling for FSX or FSX:SE they are simply ignored.

This way I don't have to maintain two separate .max files! :wizard:
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Thanks Bill! Maybe I should put that into my routine as well! At least the interior and exterior animations are reflecting their states (with interaction from the interior model).
 
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Well, it certainly makes opening doors, cargo hatches, hiding chocks, pitot covers, much easier from the exterior. :wizard:
 
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Note that FlightGear (and other sims?) has had this feature for ages. It certainly makes exterior models much more than just eye candy.
 
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Oh well, I will have to contend with non-functional exteriors - although it would have been nice. :(
 
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Since I assume that this will be for EVA simulation (open/close hatches from the exterior), have your spacefarer equipped with a space-rated PDA that will enable triggering model animations. Maybe use kind of a transponder to discriminate between what target spacecraft is supposed to be controlled.
 
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Yup, I was thinking about the very same thing. I have the code in already, I can target any AI object and play any custom animation on it (without triggering it on the rest of the like AI objects).

I can make that into a gauge or a HUD, but I was hoping to have some kind of a PDA cuff-mounted - which begs my next question: My EVA suit is an "aircraft", with virtual cockpit being inside the helmet. Works well, except I have a clear visor (with an animated sun shield in front of it), and I'd like to have <MouseAnim> event on the hand mounted PDA. The clear visor, however, prevents <MouseAnim> from being registered: If I click on the hand-mounted PDA, the visor gets the click and nothing happens.

You could argue to just remove the visor, but the visor is actually not all clear, it has subtle scratches on it's edges that nicely suggest there is glass in front of you. Later, I'll put in some inside reflections as well.

Is there any way of having the <MouseClick> see through an object, as in ignoring click on the object in front, and reacting to the object behind it?
 
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Ah! thanks Doug! I was hoping for an in-FSX solution... as in, applying some kind of a magical <NoMouse> tag on the part :wizard:
 
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