Programming Question Animating 3 or 4 doors (Earth Spacedock)

[Kendo]

I wish to animate 3 or 4 separate doors individually, what keys can I use.?
Many thanks,Ken.

 

[Donamy]

Do you mean with spacecraft3 ?

 

[Kendo]

Yes, spacecraft3

 

[gattispilot]

Any keys you define

 

[Kendo]

The only keys I get to work are G and K.
Ideally 1 2 3 4 would be good.

 

[liber]

Copy past from Spacecraft.pdf


‘j’ : jettison the payloads
Keys for animation sequence must be defined in the ini file (recognized keys are K, G,
left-shift 0,1,2, …, 9. In pause mode, left-shift 0,1 ...9 will pause then restart the motion.
Using left-shift and left-ctrl 0,1,2,...,9 will restart the motion in the opposite direction.
new'a' : Activate / Deactivate parent attachment management. A message will be displayed in
the screen bottom left when activated. The name of the selected attachment and the name of
the attached vessel (if any) is displayed. When active, cycle through attachment by using left
shift Key + NumPad 4 (previous) or NumPad 6 (next). Use left shift Key + NumPad 0 to
attach child (if any) / detach child (depending on the current status of the parent attachment)
Use left shift Key + NumPad 5 to toggle display of grapple points
new'space bar' : Activate / Deactivate robotic arm. A message will be displayed in the screen
bottom left when activated. The name of the selected robotic arm part is displayed. You can
cycle through the different parts by using left shift Key / NumPad 4 (previous) or NumPad 6
(next). Use left shift Key + NumPad 8 or left shift Key + NumPad 2 to move the part in one
direction or in the other direction. Releasing the key will stop motion. Use left shift Key +
NumPad 0 to grapple or release the target.
newLeftShift +NumPad * : activate/deactivate RCS mode
newLeftShift + NumPad . : activate/deactivate Control Surface mode

There is problem with keyborad without numpad for LeftShift+number.
Depend on laptop you can activate it for use.

Some hint:

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-use-the-numeric-keypad-on-your-laptop.html

http://www.northlite.net/ps/numpad.htm

http://www.pctips.smittystips.com/v_enable_laptop_numpad.php

 

[Kendo]

Only K and G work. Numbers don,t.

 

[n122vu]

Not trying to be a jerk here, but did you read liber's post before thanking it?

In pause mode, left-shift 0,1 ...9 will pause then restart the motion.
Using left-shift and left-ctrl 0,1,2,...,9 will restart the motion in the opposite direction.

You have to use left-shift in conjunction with the numbers. If you want to be able to pause and/or reverse the sequence, left-shift plus the defined number will start, pause and restart, while holding left-shift and left-control and pressing the number will reverse the animation and also pause/restart in that direction.

If you don't have a numberpad on your keyboard, you need to check out the links he posted.

Hope this adds a little clarity...

 

[Kendo]

YES....I did read it.
I didn,t realize it was the Number Pad keys.
You have to turn off Numloock first.
If that,s so, that,s crap.
I,ll just have 2 doors animated.
I,m not messing around with this anymore.

O.K done 3 doors. 1, G, K, the other is permanently open.

 

[Donamy]

Look at some examples of other spacecraft, done with spacecraft3.

 

[Kendo]

Is it possible to bring the doors slightly closer to you when opening.
Or better still alter the sliding angle.
As the doors open, they rotate in a circle, I need this circle wider.
With my Spacedock, when the doors are open, part of the doors show on the inside because they rotate in too tight a circle.
I cant use translate because they translate in a straight line.
I can get round it to a point by raising the doors up slightly when opening, but that changes the angle.
Hope you understand. Ken

 

[Izack]

Maybe as an alternative can you open/close the doors in groups of two?

As for the rotate animation, you can widen the circle by moving the centre of rotation farther away.

 

[Kendo]

Thanks Izack. How do you widen the circle by moving the centre of rotation farther away.

I,ve just got the best setting so far by using translate. I gave up on the others.
The Spacedock top slopes inwards towards the top.


[ANIM_COMP_0]
; Right Door
SEQ=0
GROUPS=35,36
TYPE=TRANSLATE
SHIFT=(-253.7,-10,0)

[ANIM_COMP_1]
; Left Door
SEQ=0
GROUPS=33,34
TYPE=TRANSLATE
SHIFT=(253.7,-10,0)

If I didn,t use the -10 setting, the doors would just show on the outside.
With this setting, the doors fit nicely between the inner and outer casing when open.

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All I need is for the doors to slide open horizontally, but keeping to the diameter of the vessel so they are in between the inner and outer shell when open.
I can,t seem find the relevant setting section.

 

[Loru]

Some screensots would be helpfull