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Multiple Hangar Door Animation

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Hello!

This is my first post here so let me give you a little of my background. I'm fairly proficient at using GMax but have recently ventured into animations for the first time.

I have created a large hangar in GMax that contains 2 sets of hangar doors (each hangar door complex has 10 linear sliding doors). I set up the first set of 10 doors as a test case and successfully used CAT to trigger the animation using a nav2 frequency. That worked perfectly in FS2004!

Then, I added the second complex of hangar doors and extended the time length for the animation. I set the animation keys so the first hangar door complex opens from frames 0 to 300. The second set of hangar doors opens from frames 400 to 700. After successfully running this through CAT, the second set of hangar doors operates erratically (they snap open, then snap closed, and then begin opening normally) in Flight Simulator 2004. The first set of doors works perfectly. Any ideas what I might be doing wrong that would cause the second set of doors to act so strangely?

I can send in the asm or any other files if need be.

Thanks in advance for your help!
 
Hi,

Do they work correct if you test them in FS without running CAT? Maybe you need to add a position key manual somewhere, to fix the second doors till their time has come.
 
OK, the animation in FS2004 works without running CAT but it doesn't quite work the way it's set up in Gmax. In Gmax, the animation is set up so that the first set of doors opens completely (opening sequence occurs from frames 0 to 300) and then stays open. One hundred frames pass and then the second set of doors begins it's opening sequence (from frames 400 to 700).

In FS2004, the first set of doors will open and then slam shut and then begin opening again. This cycle repeats continuously. The second set of doors will remain closed until the first set of doors begins its second cycle and then the second set of doors will open and then slam shut. They open again when the first doors begin their second cycle.

Arno, in your post you mentioned setting a position key manual to fix the second set of doors until it's time for them to open. What is a position key and how do I set one? Unless you have another suggestion, I'd be willing to try that.

Thanks!
 
It's neccessary that all animated parts have the same start and end key. So if the complete animation works between 0 and 500 make sure that all parts have a 0-key and a 500-key. ;)
 
Horst18519 said:
It's neccessary that all animated parts have the same start and end key. So if the complete animation works between 0 and 500 make sure that all parts have a 0-key and a 500-key. ;)
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I thought about that, but CAT does check that, so you would get an error when your animations do not all have the same length. So I guess it must be something else.
 
hi

i have the problem than you. by my own experience i can say that you can start the opening at different time (frames),but the animations must finish at the same frame.
 
hello i have the solution

must create the first animation from 0 to 700 but you take a position key at 300. then you start the second part of your animation at 400 to 700. it will work. i've tried something like that and it's OK. i have 2 sliding doors, the first one has 3 position keys (0-200-300) but the animation will be between 0 and 200. the second door has 2 key (230-300). when i play the animation, the first one move, then there is a short time where nothing happens, then the second one will move... that's all :D
 
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