Animate Light Source points

[[aps]gnat 28]

Seems no matter how I define light source points;

- Points in model skelton

- Points in "sections" definition

- Animate via "rotation"

- Animate via "hide"

- Be they "MarkerLights" or ""Refectors"

... none seem to move the points.

Any ideas if this is 100% engine design and unchangable or I've just missed a vital factor in my config or model?

(anyone ever animated a tank turret light for example?)

[luki 53]

Quote[/b] ](anyone ever animated a tank turret light for example?)

I have a working light on a helicopter turret without any problems.

I added the lightsource memory point to the sensor memory point selection in my turret.

\Sgt.Ace

[[aps]gnat 28]

Thx Sgt.Ace

- Which particular point names are u using?

- Did you define the points anywhere else?

[luki 53]

I used P svetlo for the light memory and i typed it in the

class CfgModels under sections and nowhere else. I use config.cpp and model.cfg.

greets

[scars09 9]

name of points make no difference, i used own naming, in some turrets i even (double) use usti_hlavne and konec_hlavne, if naming is identical in cnfig reflectors it should work. like sgt ace wrote, as soon they part of an animated selection they are animated. try using gunbegin and gunend points of a working turret since you can be sure that the animation stuff is allready configured correctly.

[[aps]gnat 28]

Thanks guys, but I've realised I must have written this post too late at night ......

- I can rotate reflector light points (but not Markers it seems)

- But I have found no way to hide or snuff-out the reflector light (except obviously with the light action menu)

Animation "hide" doesnt seem to work on light sources.

The problem is I have MANUAL landing gear on a plane, the light on the landing gear moves with the gear, but I can't kill that light (and leave cockpit and marker lights on)

With automatic landing gear the light nicely goes out itself when raising the gear

Any thoughts appreciated.

[Gargantua 0]

light source is a point in memory. you can animate it. i.e instantly move it inside chopper model or hundred meter down under the ground

[[aps]gnat 28]

light source is a point in memory. you can animate it. i.e instantly move it inside chopper model or hundred meter down under the ground

Nop, shines through the model still

[Gargantua 0]

then why not move it under the ground for 1km for ex ?

[[aps]gnat 28]

lol ... um, no.

Something new anyway, I've found "hide"ing light points  works with standard BIS source animations (like "flap"), but not with a "user" defined source.

Maybe theres a trick to getting "user" sources to work    .....

EDIT

Just had to get more creative. This worked.

CfgVehicle

Quote[/b] ] class AnimationSources

{

..............

...............

................

class UserLight

{

source = "direct";

initPhase=0;

sourceAddress="clamp";

};

CFGModel

Quote[/b] ]

..............

.............

class LightHide

{

type ="hide";

source="UserLight";

selection="LightHide";

hideValue = 0.1;

};

class Light_1_Hide: LightHide

{

selection="light_Source1";

};

class Light_2_Hide: LightHide

{

selection="light_Target1";

};

[scars09 9]

nice finding. just to make sure i get it right.

animationphase >.1 = hide??

you think its possible to dis/enable the light several times during 1 animationphase? could come handy for some things.

[[aps]gnat 28]

animationphase >.1 = hide??

you think its possible to dis/enable the light several times during 1 animationphase? could come handy for some things.

Actually, I think that worked for before I started using CLAMP

there no between values so the 0.1 doesnt matter, its a straight ON-OFF

Think you can drop the whole line.

BTW, works for REFLECTORS ...... but seems no way I can get it to work for MARKERLIGHTS

Still can't even animate Markerlights in any way.

Might not be possible.

[scars09 9]

fake them with a illuminating rvmat? at least if they arent supposed to blink.

[[aps]gnat 28]

fake them with a illuminating rvmat?

hmmmm ... never played with those.

Got a demo rvmat file, link or something?

Cheers

[scars09 9]

like dashboards, it depends what you want to achive i guess, but for positionlights or landingdeck lights i use this. biggest issue is that they are always "on".

[zelik 10]

Does anyone have a working example? I have tried everything and can't get this to work. I have a model with a memory point called "light_1" and I need to be able to animate it via useraction. I just need to be able to turn it off and on. Can anyone give me a hand?