FSXA Animation stops at first KF

[Tako_Kichi]

I've been playing with an animation today but for some reason I can't get it to progress beyond the first KF (after the start obviously) no matter what I do.

The animation is using a L:var and I've tried using a bool value and an enum value with no luck.

The animation is triggered by a left mouse click and it then proceeds to the first KF position and stops, clicking on the part again just steps it back to the start position.

The animation has both straight line and rotational components at various points during the complete animation but even testing with a simple straight line animation stops at the first KF.

Any ideas on what might be stopping the animation?

 

[N2056]

Can you post the code you are using?

 

[Tako_Kichi]

This is my last code attempt:

<PartInfo>
        <Name>NavA_cigar_lighter</Name>
     <AnimLength>100</AnimLength>
        <Animation>
            <Parameter>
                <Code>
                (L:cigar_lighter, bool) 10 *
                </Code>
                 <Lag>50</Lag>
            </Parameter>
        </Animation>
        <MouseRect>
            <Cursor>Hand</Cursor>
            <TooltipText>Cigar Lighter</TooltipText>
            <MouseFlags>LeftSingle</MouseFlags>
            <CallbackCode>
                (L:cigar_lighter, bool) ! (&gt;L:cigar_lighter, bool)
            </CallbackCode>
        </MouseRect>
  </PartInfo>

This is a test to see if I could get it past the first KF. This animation has the lighter push inwards, hold for a few frames and then pop back out but it moves in and then stops.

My original idea was over several hundred frames and got quite complex in terms of movement as I was just doing it for 'gits and shiggles' as the lighter went in, stayed in for a while then popped right out, bounced off the arm rest, ricocheted off the seat and finally bounced behind the rudder pedals!

 

[N2056]

Give this a try. I did it for a push button switch to test annunciator lights. Click the switch and it pushes in, stays there a few seconds, then returns to it's normal position.

<PartInfo>
    <Name>switch_annunciator_test</Name>
    <AnimLength>100</AnimLength>
     <Animation>
      <Parameter>
        <Code>(L:AnnunSwitch, bool) (P:local time, seconds) &gt; if{ 100 } els{ 0 }</Code>
        <Lag>1000</Lag>
      </Parameter>
    </Animation>
    <MouseRect>
      <Cursor>Hand</Cursor>
       <CallbackCode>(P:local time, seconds) 3 + (&gt;L:AnnunSwitch, bool)</CallbackCode>
    </MouseRect>
</PartInfo>

 

[Tako_Kichi]

Thanks Robert, I changed it to a 6 second delay and it will work fine if I forget about the crazy stuff after it pops back out.