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I have a issue with the modeldef not saving what I change. I have tried several times to change the length to 200, but when I recheck it goes back to the original 100. Also in the same instance of saving I added the line <Scale>200</Scale> and it saved that .........
<Animation name="custom_anim_EXIT_OPEN_1_00" guid="0420a34e-c366-4b1f-bbcc-a32bfcd17c87" typeParam2="custom_anim_EXIT_OPEN_1_00" length="200" type="Sim" typeParam="AutoPlay" />
<PartInfo>
<Name>custom_anim_EXIT_OPEN_1_00</Name>
<AnimLength>200</AnimLength>
<Animation>
<Parameter>
<Sim>
<Variable>WATER RUDDER HANDLE POSITION</Variable>
<Units>percent</Units>
<Scale>200</Scale>
</Sim>
</Parameter>
</Animation>
</PartInfo>
 
I'm no expert on modeldef.xml, but I found the same problem when I tried to slow down some animation:

www.fsdeveloper.com

FSX - Slowing Down Animation

I'm sure I'm missing something. Is there a quick way to slow down an animation other than changing the timings on all the frames ? I have an animation with six parts, each with 100 frames, so that will take a while ! I thought changing the Length might do it, but that doesn't seem to have an...
www.fsdeveloper.com www.fsdeveloper.com

It seems some animations can't be changed. You have to copy them to a different name and then link that to your model.
 
dickb said:
I'm no expert on modeldef.xml, but I found the same problem when I tried to slow down some animation:

www.fsdeveloper.com

FSX - Slowing Down Animation

I'm sure I'm missing something. Is there a quick way to slow down an animation other than changing the timings on all the frames ? I have an animation with six parts, each with 100 frames, so that will take a while ! I thought changing the Length might do it, but that doesn't seem to have an...
www.fsdeveloper.com www.fsdeveloper.com

It seems some animations can't be changed. You have to copy them to a different name and then link that to your model.
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You mean change the name (custom_anim_EXIT_OPEN_1_00) to say water rudder lever??? This plane has 2 canopies and on planes with just 1 I have got to work .
 
Just can't understand what you wanted to do.
What kind of animation you want to make?

To add a animation, not only the code part , you need to write the register part on modeldef.xml
 
Hiroshi Igami said:
Just can't understand what you wanted to do.
What kind of animation you want to make?

To add a animation, not only the code part , you need to write the register part on modeldef.xml
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I'm trying to get the canopies to open. Everything I've done works fine on other planes except for this F-4 with s canopies.
 
Canopies open by a WATER RUDDER HANDLE POSITION ?

Why not using default exit codes ..
Or you already used EXIT 1 to 4 ??
 
This is in a converted plane in MSFS2020 if that makes a difference. This is the code in the F-100 and all I did was change the animation in the Heiarchy editor and it works fine. I was thinking if I use this in the F-4 could that work??
<Animation name="custom_anim_EXIT_OPEN_0_03" guid="9b5ed86c-b114-4924-b5c9-163a99042f2f" typeParam2="custom_anim_EXIT_OPEN_0_03" length="100" type="Sim" typeParam="AutoPlay" />
<PartInfo>
<Name>custom_anim_EXIT_OPEN_0_03</Name>
<AnimLength>100</AnimLength>
<Animation>
<Parameter>
<Sim>
<Variable>EXIT OPEN:0</Variable>
<Units>percent</Units>
</Sim>
</Parameter>
</Animation>
</PartInfo>


NOTE This is the added water rudder code
<Animation name="lever_water_rudder" guid="7f3487ca-73ca-446d-b738-b5e3a6c9cdee" length="100" type="Sim" typeParam2="lever_water_rudder" typeParam="AutoPlay" />
<PartInfo>
<Name>lever_water_rudder</Name>
<AnimLength>100</AnimLength>
<Animation>
<Parameter>
<Sim>
<Variable>WATER RUDDER HANDLE POSITION</Variable>
<Units>percent</Units>
<Scale>100</Scale>
<Bias>0</Bias>
</Sim>
<Lag>20</Lag>
</Parameter>
</Animation>
<MouseRect>
<Cursor>Hand</Cursor>
<HelpID>HELPID_GAUGE_WATER_RUDDER_LEVER</HelpID>
<TooltipID>TOOLTIPTEXT_WATER_RUDDER_HANDLE</TooltipID>
<EventID>TOGGLE_WATER_RUDDER</EventID>
</MouseRect>
</PartInfo>
 
jterr said:
You mean change the name (custom_anim_EXIT_OPEN_1_00) to say water rudder lever??? This plane has 2 canopies and on planes with just 1 I have got to work .
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I think you can change the name if you're sure you don't have (and never will have) another model which will reference that animation. But safer to make a copy of it and change the name in the copy. You have to copy/create the "Animation Name" entry and the "PartInfo" Entry in modeldef for the animation.
 
Under is the FSX Microsoft default modeldef.xml's canopy part.
At the top links Animation name to GUID and several other info.
And at each animation just reading the variables.


<Animation name="f_canopy" guid="AD1B3466-C52F-4885-9EDE-3DDC15A1587A" length="100" type="Sim" typeparam2="f_canopy" typeparam="AutoPlay" />
<Animation name="r_canopy" guid="0420A34E-C366-4b1f-BBCC-A32BFCD17C87" length="100" type="Sim" typeparam2="r_canopy" typeparam="AutoPlay" />


<PartInfo>
<Name>f_canopy</Name>
<AnimLength>100</AnimLength>
<Animation>
<Parameter>
<Sim>
<Variable>EXIT OPEN:0</Variable>
<Units>percent</Units>
</Sim>
</Parameter>
</Animation>
</PartInfo>

<PartInfo>
<Name>r_canopy</Name>
<AnimLength>100</AnimLength>
<Animation>
<Parameter>
<Sim>
<Variable>EXIT OPEN:1</Variable>
<Units>percent</Units>
</Sim>
</Parameter>
</Animation>
</PartInfo>
 
I assume you have changed both canopies in the model to reference the "lever_water_rudder" animation ?

I should say that my changes were for FSX. MSFS may be different.
 
dickb said:
I assume you have changed both canopies in the model to reference the "lever_water_rudder" animation ?

I should say that my changes were for FSX. MSFS may be different.
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Yes I think I will try and use the ones posted above and see if that works.
 
Didn't work plane came in with canopy stuck half open...I checked the modeldef and it didn't change to the one I added....
 
Half open means code itself is working.
Isn't your animation from 0 to 200?

Animation length is 100 as written under so needs to match.
<Animation name="f_canopy" guid="AD1B3466-C52F-4885-9EDE-3DDC15A1587A" length="100" type="Sim" typeparam2="f_canopy" typeparam="AutoPlay" />

Write a 0 - 200 animation code or shrink the animation to 0-100
 
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How about a code like under.
Will multiply (A:EXIT OPEN:0, percent) and will give 0 - 200


<PartInfo>
<Name>EXAMPLE_200EXIT</Name>
<AnimLength>200</AnimLength>
<Animation>
<Parameter>
<Code>
(A:EXIT OPEN:0, percent) 2 *
</Code>
<Lag>100</Lag>
</Parameter>
</Animation>
</PartInfo>
 
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Hiroshi Igami said:
How about a code like under.
Will multiply (A:EXIT OPEN:0, percent) and will give 0 - 200


<PartInfo>
<Name>EXAMPLE_200EXIT</Name>
<AnimLength>200</AnimLength>
<Animation>
<Parameter>
<Code>
(A:EXIT OPEN:0, percent) 2 *
</Code>
<Lag>100</Lag>
</Parameter>
</Animation>
</PartInfo>
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thanks its working now
 
Anyway good news it worked.

Making a code itself is not really difficult
Only difficult part is can be sure it works or not.
So I use a debug guage like under and write the code and check at the panel.
I don't know how it works at FS2020 but this is how check the XML codes


<Gauge Name="Poskydebug" Version="1.0">
<Size X="102" Y="102"/>

<Element>
<Position X="32" Y="35"/>
<Text X="70" Y="18" Bright="Yes" Length="5" Font="Quartz" Color="#FBDFC3" Adjust="center" VerticalAdjust="Bottom" Multiline="No" Bold="Yes">
<String>%(


(A:EXIT OPEN:0, percent) 2 *


)%!3d!</String>
</Text>
</Element>
</Gauge>
 
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