P3D v4 Click Area's on a rocker switch (3d Switch in VC)

[lionheart]

Hey all,

Can one code a 3d rocker switch to have two input area's on it? For instance, click the top, and it moves upwards, then back. Click the bottom side, and it moves downwards, then back to neutral.
I know 2d gauges were able to be done this way with their mouse click zones. But this is for XML part animation, 3d mesh.

Many thanks for any input.

Bill

 

[Heretic]

Try two transporent poylgons with a mouse rectangle each that are children to the switch.

 

[lionheart]

I was thinking that earlier today. We used those on Gibbages model. They worked well.

 

[n4gix]

Have you tried using the Slice tool?

1. Select the switch
2. Go to the Border sub-level
3. Select all borders
4. Select Slice tool
5. Use Angle Snap if needed to rotate tool's plane 90º
6. Click on Slice
7. Go to Polygon sub-level
8. Select half of the polys and click on Detach
9. Rename as desired

Now you can select the two face objects and apply a MoustRect as you wish.

These four buttons started out as one 'box' each. I used the Slice plane to cut the faces into two separate objects and Linked them to the "frames". I then cloned each of the four faces so I could assign an Unlighted and Lighted Material to the OFF and ON faces.

 

[kalong]

I use mouse scroll for more than 2 movement (non boolean)

 

[n4gix]

Another alternative would be to script XML such that L-click does action A and R-click does action B.

 

[lionheart]

Thanks guys.
My issue is the coding of the two different movements. L-Click for instance must move the switch upwards. R-Click would move the switch downwards. With each movement, it would return back to 50% point.

I think I just answered my question. When you let off the mouse button, it would travel to 50% KF point. arrgh... Talking about things often finds the answers.

A thousand thanks.

 

[n4gix]

BINGO!

Here is a quick example of a L-Click, L-Release and R-Click, R-Release:

  <PartInfo>
    <Name>Oxy_Test_Copilot_Mask</Name>
    <MouseRect>
      <Cursor>HAND</Cursor>
      <MouseFlags>LeftSingle+LeftRelease+RightSingle+RightRelease</MouseFlags>
      <CallbackCode>
        (M:Event) 'LeftSingle' scmp 0 == if{ -1 (>L:Oxy_Test_Copilot_Mask,bool) }
        (M:Event) 'LeftRelease' scmp 0 == if{ 0 (>L:Oxy_Test_Copilot_Mask,bool) }
        (M:Event) 'RightSingle' scmp 0 == if{ 1 (>L:Oxy_Test_Copilot_Mask,bool) }
        (M:Event) 'RightRelease' scmp 0 == if{ 0 (>L:Oxy_Test_Copilot_Mask,bool) }
      </CallbackCode>
    </MouseRect>
  </PartInfo>