Swapping models depending on weather

[Misfit1979]

I saw a question below about activation of activity based on time of day, and obviously there is the simple day/night switch in blender.

I am curious if there is a season / temperature switch that is similar.

I have scenery the uses boats and summer activities half of the year but then lakes freeze at random times when winter rolls around.

What I would like to do it have each model of boat switch to ice fishing huts, skidoos, skiers etc on the fly when the lake freezes. Then back when it thaws.

 

[=rk=]

Seasonal, date. time switches only.

 

[arno]

For which sim is this? P3D v4 and above give some access to weather variables from scenery objects.

 

[Misfit1979]

For which sim is this? P3D v4 and above give some access to weather variables from scenery objects.

Oh sorry it's msfs

 

[superspud]

It took a bit of fiddling but here's a model that appears below 1c. If you want it appear above 1c change the 'lt' in the xml to 'gt'

I would've thought choosing months would be more reliable but this is still a bit of fun and might be for something special.

 

[Misfit1979]

It took a bit of fiddling but here's a model that appears below 1c. If you want it appear above 1c change the 'lt' in the xml to 'gt'

I would've thought choosing months would be more reliable but this is still a bit of fun and might be for something special.

Oh cool!

You might be right about the seasons, but I thought the lakes would still unthaw if the temperatures were above 0c in the winter? In which case I would have a bunch of very wet ice fishers lol

Love your work btw, I'm using some of it!

 

[superspud]

I guess it would actually, but there still might be freakishly warm days if people are using live weather at wintry times.

Suddenly converting everyone into beach babes for that one day might look a bit strange.

 

[Misfit1979]

I guess it would actually, but there still might be freakishly warm days if people are using live weather at wintry times.

Suddenly converting everyone into beach babes for that one day might look a bit strange.

Canadians are an odd group!

I am still working out the details lol. Who knows, when the canada update comes out my banff scenery might get trashed anyway!

 

[Misfit1979]

So since the canada update is out and there were no major changes to my banff area other than some terraforming work I think the best choice is to remove the boats from the lakes during the winter, and then I can add winter stuff to replace them.

I have dozens of boats with guids, is there a way to bat edit them to set the winter / summer trigger?

Could somone give me the string I would need? I have been going through the documentation but I think I'm overcomplicating this.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

 

[Rotornut44]

So since the canada update is out and there were no major changes to my banff area other than some terraforming work I think the best choice is to remove the boats from the lakes during the winter, and then I can add winter stuff to replace them.

I have dozens of boats with guids, is there a way to bat edit them to set the winter / summer trigger?

Could somone give me the string I would need? I have been going through the documentation but I think I'm overcomplicating this.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

I'm not sure that there is any way to detect snow or ice on the ground, unless it has been added in the last update. I have just used 0 Celsius or less for icicles showing in the past. This may not function as intended under every circumstance, but it should get you close. You could always use a colder temp if the lake isn't frozen over. Though, I'm not sure how MSFS determines if a lake is to be frozen over. If it's temperature based or something else.

Also, they need to be turned into SimObjects for this to work if you haven't already.

Here's my code:

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<ModelInfo version="1.1">
    <LODS>
        <LOD ModelFile="ESD_Icicles_Chunilna_Shed_Medium.gltf"/>
    </LODS>
    <Behaviors>
        <Include ModelBehaviorFile="Asobo\Generic\Visibility.xml"/>
        <Component ID="Icicles_Shed_Medium" Node="Icicles">        <!-- "ID" can be whatever. "Node" is the name (As defined in your modeling program) that you wish to show/hide -->
            <UseTemplate Name="ASOBO_GT_Visibility_Code">
                <VISIBILITY_CODE>
                    (A:AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, celsius) 0 &lt;=
                </VISIBILITY_CODE>
            </UseTemplate>
        </Component>
    </Behaviors>
</ModelInfo>

As far as batch goes. I'm sure one could be made, but I find that copying the code in usually goes pretty fast, even with a few dozen edits. (At least, faster than I could personally figure out and edit the batch.. lol)

 

[Misfit1979]

I'm not sure that there is any way to detect snow or ice on the ground, unless it has been added in the last update. I have just used 0 Celsius or less for icicles showing in the past. This may not function as intended under every circumstance, but it should get you close. You could always use a colder temp if the lake isn't frozen over. Though, I'm not sure how MSFS determines if a lake is to be frozen over. If it's temperature based or something else.

Also, they need to be turned into SimObjects for this to work if you haven't already.

Here's my code:

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<ModelInfo version="1.1">
    <LODS>
        <LOD ModelFile="ESD_Icicles_Chunilna_Shed_Medium.gltf"/>
    </LODS>
    <Behaviors>
        <Include ModelBehaviorFile="Asobo\Generic\Visibility.xml"/>
        <Component ID="Icicles_Shed_Medium" Node="Icicles">        <!-- "ID" can be whatever. "Node" is the name (As defined in your modeling program) that you wish to show/hide -->
            <UseTemplate Name="ASOBO_GT_Visibility_Code">
                <VISIBILITY_CODE>
                    (A:AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, celsius) 0 &lt;=
                </VISIBILITY_CODE>
            </UseTemplate>
        </Component>
    </Behaviors>
</ModelInfo>

As far as batch goes. I'm sure one could be made, but I find that copying the code in usually goes pretty fast, even with a few dozen edits. (At least, faster than I could personally figure out and edit the batch.. lol)

Right simobject first -> then script. Originally I was going to do something like you have above,the downside is that boats and people can just appear again on Tuesday when it's just a touch warmer even though the areas are closed. So im look for a seasonal switch say November until may where the boats are gone.

 

[Rotornut44]

For months, you could use this code:

(E:LOCAL MONTH OF YEAR, number) 11 >= (E:LOCAL MONTH OF YEAR, number) 5 <= and

Note: All my month code is a range within the same year, I've not tried anything like November to May, so this code is untested, but I believe the structure should work.

 

[Misfit1979]

For months, you could use this code:

(E:LOCAL MONTH OF YEAR, number) 11 >= (E:LOCAL MONTH OF YEAR, number) 5 <= and

Note: All my month code is a range within the same year, I've not tried anything like November to May, so this code is untested, but I believe the structure should work.

Nice thank you, I will play with that.