Animating wheels on helicopter

[EricJ 724]

I've been trying for the life of me trying to get wheels on a helicopter to rotate. I'd like to know a good model.cfg entry that I can use to get this working.

[HorribleGoat 1464]

I dont think helicopter wheels turn at all. The simulation type does not have that animationSource available.

Unless I remember wrong.

 

[h4wek 41]

But You can make it with this script (add it to init of chopper).

 

[heli] spawn script.sqf

and in script.sqf:

params ["_heli"];

_frontwheel = (_heli selectionPosition "wheel_F_axis_view");
_lastpoint = (_heli modelToWorldVisual (_heli selectionPosition "wheel_F_bound"));
_turnanim = "noseWheelTurn";
_lastpos = _heli animationsourcephase _turnanim;
_dir = 0;
_speed = 0.5;
_lastagle = 0;

while {alive _heli} do
{
waituntil {sleep 0.1; ((local _heli) && (alive (currentPilot _heli))) || !(alive _heli)};
        if ((_heli modelToWorldVisual (_heli selectionPosition "wheel_F_bound"))#2 <= 0.55) then {
            if ((_lastpoint isNotEqualTo (_heli modelToWorldVisual (_heli selectionPosition "wheel_F_bound"))) && (_lastpoint distance2d (_heli modelToWorldVisual (_heli selectionPosition "wheel_F_bound")) > 0.05)) then {
            _agle = (_heli worldToModelVisual _lastpoint) getDir (_heli selectionPosition "wheel_F_bound");

                if ((abs((_lastagle mod 360) - _agle)) > 180) then {
                    _agle = _agle-360;
                };
            _heli animatesource [_turnanim,_agle/360,_speed];_lastagle = _agle;
            _lastpoint = (_heli modelToWorldVisual (_heli selectionPosition "wheel_F_bound"));
            _lastpos = _heli animationsourcephase _turnanim;

            };
        }else {
            //if (_heli animationsourcephase _turnanim != 0) then {_heli animatesource [_turnanim,0,0.1];};
        };

};

[h4wek 41]

I make update of this script - with defined in wheels class fake wheels for simulate dampers for front wheel script controling animation of turning and spinig of wheel:

 

 

//if (!isServer) exitWith {};
params ["_heli"];

_time_delay = 0.1;
_lastpoint = (_heli modelToWorldVisual (_heli selectionPosition "wheel_F_bound"));  //last memebered position of wheel damper
_turnanim = "noseWheelTurn";  //anim name of wheel turning (left/right)
_lastanimstate = _heli animationsourcephase _turnanim; //last state of turning anim
_wheelanim = "noseWheel"; //name of animation for wheel turning around
_wheellenght = 1.88; //lenght of wheel around = (2*pi*wheel diameter)
_minimalmove = 0.02; //in meters - minmal distance when script decide to anim wheel
_minspeed = (_minimalmove/_wheellenght)/_time_delay; //minimal speed for turning wheel
_newwheel = _heli animationsourcephase _wheelanim; //new target wheel round anim state
_actualwheel = _heli animationsourcephase _wheelanim; //actual wheel turn anim state
_speedwheel = 0; //speed of turning wheel in anim value/time
_lastspeed = 0; //last measured speed of wheel turning
_dir = 0;
_agle = 0;
_speed = 0.5;
_lastagle = 0;

while {alive _heli} do
{
waituntil {sleep _time_delay; ((local _heli) && (alive (currentPilot _heli))) || !(alive _heli)};
        _time_delay = 0.1;
        if ((_heli modelToWorldVisual (_heli selectionPosition "wheel_F_bound"))#2 <= 0.55) then {
            if ((_lastpoint isNotEqualTo (_heli modelToWorldVisual (_heli selectionPosition "wheel_F_bound"))) && (_lastpoint distance2d (_heli modelToWorldVisual (_heli selectionPosition "wheel_F_bound")) > _minimalmove)) then {
                //speed of front wheel
                _speedwheel = ((_lastpoint distance2d (_heli modelToWorldVisual (_heli selectionPosition "wheel_F_bound")))/_wheellenght)/_time_delay;
                hint format ["speed %1",_speedwheel];
                //turning front wheel
                _agle = (_heli worldToModelVisual _lastpoint) getDir (_heli selectionPosition "wheel_F_bound");

                    if ((abs((_lastagle mod 360) - _agle)) > 180) then {
                        _agle = _agle-360;
                    };
                _heli animatesource [_turnanim,_agle/360,_speed];_lastagle = _agle;

                //rounding front wheel
                if ((_lastspeed != _speedwheel) && (_speedwheel > _minspeed)) then {
                    _actualwheel = (_heli animationsourcephase _wheelanim);
                    _newwheel = _actualwheel + 1;
                    if ((_heli animationsourcephase _wheelanim) != _newwheel) then {_heli animatesource [_wheelanim,_newwheel,_speedwheel];_lastspeed = _speedwheel};
                };
                if ((_speedwheel < _minspeed) && ((_heli animationsourcephase _wheelanim) != _newwheel)) then {
                    _newwheel = (_heli animationsourcephase _wheelanim);
                    _heli animatesource [_wheelanim,_newwheel,_speedwheel];_lastspeed = 0;
                };
            }else {
                if ((_heli animationsourcephase _wheelanim) != _newwheel) then {
                    _newwheel = (_heli animationsourcephase _wheelanim);
                    _heli animatesource [_wheelanim,_newwheel,_speedwheel];
                    _lastspeed = 0;
                };
            };

        _lastpoint = (_heli modelToWorldVisual (_heli selectionPosition "wheel_F_bound"));
        _lastanimstate = _heli animationsourcephase _turnanim;

        }else {
            if ((_agle/360) isnotequalto (_heli animationsourcephase _turnanim)) then {_heli animatesource [_turnanim,(_heli animationsourcephase _turnanim),_speed];_lastagle = (_heli animationsourcephase _turnanim)*360;};
        };

        if (!(local _heli) || !(alive (currentPilot _heli)) || ((abs speed _heli < 0.02) && !(isengineon _heli)) || ((_heli modelToWorldVisual (_heli selectionPosition "wheel_F_bound"))#2 > 10)) then {_time_delay = 1;};
};

[EricJ 724]

Thanks, I'll look into this sometime.