SiameseCat
Addon Developer
Are you sure you have the latest revision? I updated one of the bitmaps to add the 2°/6° indicators, and maybe you still have the old version. I'm not sure what else could be happening.
SSU Crawler Transporter development
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Are you talking about Crawler_PBI_labels.bmp? In that case, that could explain the missing indicators as mine doesn't have the 2°/6° labels.
SiameseCat
Addon Developer
That's the one. It's been checked in, so you should have the labels.
That did it, the PBI is now fully functional.
Poscik
Addon Developer
I wrote LDS again in BasicPanel derivative form. I have problems with resolving if I'm at FWD or REAR cabin in DefineVCAnimations(). This is how I did this:
I logged mshnbr and traveled between cabins few times. In log, mshnbr was always 0. Any ideas?
Code:
int mshnbr = 0;
int rot_ofs;
if(cabID == FWD)
{
mshnbr = 5;
rot_ofs = 1;
}
else
{
mshnbr = 6;
rot_ofs = -1;
}I logged mshnbr and traveled between cabins few times. In log, mshnbr was always 0. Any ideas?
SiameseCat
Addon Developer
You should be able to use the parameter vcidx passed into the DefineVCAnimations() function (as long as you're the LDS doesn't have a mesh of its own). Look at the CrawlerCenterPanel class to see how the steering wheel animation is created.
I'm not sure if you've already seen this, but the TransformVector function might be useful to use the same vector for FWD and REAR cabs - just make sure you pass the values for the REAR cab into the function.
I'm not sure if you've already seen this, but the TransformVector function might be useful to use the same vector for FWD and REAR cabs - just make sure you pass the values for the REAR cab into the function.
SiameseCat
Addon Developer
If you're still having problems post the files you've changed here and I'll take a look at them. Also, make sure you're actually creating the panel instances and adding them to the appropriate panel group.
SiameseCat
Addon Developer
There seem to be two problems. One is that the animations work in the front cab, but not the other; this is because you're using static variables, which are initialized the first time the function is called (for the front cab) and then reused, with the old values, for the rear cab. The other problem is that, in the front cab, it's impossible to see when the knob is turned; this seems to be a mesh/texture issue. The only way to see the animation is to use the Mesh Debugger plugin to make the knob group semi-transparent.
Poscik
Addon Developer
I'm sure that animations work in FWD cabin. If you look carefully, knobs are rotating. Thank you for info. I'll try to fix those problems. If I undestood you correctly, I need separate rotation coords for FWD and REAR cabin?
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SiameseCat
Addon Developer
Not quite. For the MGROUP_ROTATE variables, you need to use new (and delete the variable in the destructor) instead of using static variables. This also means that the LDSPanel class will need to store pointers to MGROUP_ROTATE instances so they can be deleted later. You can look at the code in the CrawlerCenterPanel class (this class has a vector of MGROUP_ROTATE pointers, which it cleans up in the destructor).
I have been in contact with Poscik today, and it seems he's stuck. So anyone else up to the task to fixing the LDS animations?That makes sense to meThank you.
SiameseCat
Addon Developer
I should be able to fix them.
Thanks. Is the code complete enough for the LDS to be functional after the animation fixes?
SiameseCat
Addon Developer
Checked in fix for the animation code. It doesn't look like the LDS display is being painted yet.
OK. Just an FYI: The markings, including the alignment shadow is actual mesh groups.
---------- Post added 02-21-11 at 12:31 AM ---------- Previous post was 02-20-11 at 07:45 PM ----------
Checked in brand new VC meshes. These fixes alot of old bugs. Also added the driver seat. As these are brand new and based on accurate dimensional data, the click spots needs tweaking.
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