Hi all, i have decided to have a quick break from scenery as is my usual want...
and gone back to look over my Dash 8-300
i now have a flyable model with animated rudder and elevator.
I'm having a problem with the spin type animations.
Wanting to emulate the same as the DCH6 whereby after certain rpm the props are replaced by spinning disk to help with frame rate.
I have copied the DCH6 xml file relating to that specific action,although i have changed the <object-name> details to match the 4 props instead of just 3 for the DHC6(correct model names in the .ac file) i find that the model starts off straight away with just the disk and not the props showing..
I realise that this is probably to do with the rpm or similar but am somewhat stumped at the moment.
heres the current Dash8 xml extract relating to the animation of the props
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<!-- Props -->
<animation>
<type>select</type>
<object-name>Lprop.1</object-name>
<object-name>Lprop.2</object-name>
<object-name>Lprop.3</object-name>
<object-name>Lprop.4</object-name>
<condition>
<less-than>
<property>engines/engine[0]/n2</property>
<value>70.0001</value>
</less-than>
</condition>
</animation>
<animation>
<type>select</type>
<object-name>Lprop.disk</object-name>
<condition>
<greater-than>
<property>engines/engine[0]/n2</property>
<value>70.000</value>
</greater-than>
</condition>
</animation>
<animation>
<type>spin</type>
<object-name>Lprop.1</object-name>
<object-name>Lprop.2</object-name>
<object-name>Lprop.3</object-name>
<object-name>Lprop.4</object-name>
<property>engines/engine[0]/n2</property>
<factor>10.0</factor>
<center>
<x-m>-3.05</x-m>
<y-m>-3.98</y-m>
<z-m>2.16</z-m>
</center>
<axis>
<x>1</x>
<y>0</y>
<z>0</z>
</axis>
</animation>
<animation>
<type>select</type>
<object-name>Rprop.1</object-name>
<object-name>Rprop.2</object-name>
<object-name>Rprop.3</object-name>
<object-name>Rprop.4</object-name>
<condition>
<less-than>
<property>engines/engine[1]/n2</property>
<value>70.0001</value>
</less-than>
</condition>
</animation>
<animation>
<type>select</type>
<object-name>Rprop.disk</object-name>
<condition>
<greater-than>
<property>engines/engine[1]/n2</property>
<value>70.000</value>
</greater-than>
</condition>
</animation>
<animation>
<type>spin</type>
<object-name>Rprop.1</object-name>
<object-name>Rprop.2</object-name>
<object-name>Rprop.3</object-name>
<object-name>Rprop.4</object-name>
<property>engines/engine[1]/n2</property>
<factor>10.0</factor>
<center>
<x-m>-3.05</x-m>
<y-m>3.98</y-m>
<z-m>2.16</z-m>
</center>
<axis>
<x>1</x>
<y>0</y>
<z>0</z>
</axis>
</animation>
If anyone could have a quick look over and offer a tip i would be appreciative.
I forgot how frustrating th FDM's are when your still learning.