FSX How locking or unlocking a tailwheel, moving the joystick?

[Heretic]

Heretic your code in post 6 wont work as it has a keyframe component in it, as there is no keyframes applied (an assumption)to the hidden polly it wont be processed at compile time

Umm...I've used animation-based controllers before and they always worked.

 

[Au-MaV]

Hi mate
Yeah I posted that after reading the posts in reverse,before I read the OP again..
it make sense now

 

[Chrismot]

Hi all,

Finally, after countless attempts, the following code works:

 <Animation name="MoraneCLOCK" guid="e88db078-08f1-4ae6-e869-183a1e7fd247" type="Sim" typeParam="AutoPlay" typeParam2="MoraneCLOCK" length="80"/>
  
    <PartInfo>
        <Name>MoraneCLOCK</Name>
        <AnimLength>80</AnimLength>
        <Animation>
            <Parameter>
                <Code>
                    (A:YOKE Y POSITION,percent) - 10 &lt; (A:TAILWHEEL LOCK ON,bool) ! and
                    if{ (>K:TOGGLE_TAILWHEEL_LOCK) }
                    (A:YOKE Y POSITION,percent) - 10 &gt; (A:TAILWHEEL LOCK ON,bool) and
                    if{ (>K:TOGGLE_TAILWHEEL_LOCK) }
                </Code>
                <Lag>100</Lag>
            </Parameter>
        </Animation>
    </PartInfo>

May I will like that "XML GURUS" explains two things:

1. I use one <Lag>100</Lag) to try "something" ... But being new to XML, I tried without knowing why, and I must admit I do not know what is a LAG, or it is its function ... could someone explain?

2. This same code with <Visibility> instead of <Animation> does not work ... Why?

For information, I used BlenderToFSX to create my plane ... Perhaps this is does it matter ...!?!

Thank you for your help

 

[n4gix]

<Lag> is nothing more nor less than a delay factor for how quickly or slowly an animation is "played back"

No <Lag> entry means the animation will be nearly instantaneous - SNAP!

Smaller <Lag>##'s mean slower animation playback.

 

[tgibson]

Because perhaps the Visible command only deals with the *logic* of the Parameters, and thus does not send the K: commands to the sim. There's no reason for it to do so, since it is only concerned with whether the part should be visible or not.

 

[Au-MaV]

Hi all,
2. This same code with <Visibility> instead of <Animation> does not work ... Why?
Thank you for your help

When using the <Visibility> tag you dont use guid if you do and there are no keyframes the part is ignored at compile time
so basically <Visibility> tag no guid for running hidden code, <Animation> and guid for for animated/keyframed parts

 

[Chrismot]

When using the <Visibility> tag you dont use guid if you do and there are no keyframes the part is ignored at compile time
so basically <Visibility> tag no guid for running hidden code, <Animation> and guid for for animated/keyframed parts

It is perfectly right ...: Using the Tag <Visibility> as explained by @Au-MaV , the same code finally works perfectly. Thank you very much! Final code:

   <PartInfo>
        <Name>MoraneCLOCK</Name>
            <Visibility>
            <Parameter>
                <Code>
                    (A:YOKE Y POSITION,percent) - 10 &lt; (A:TAILWHEEL LOCK ON,bool) ! and
                    if{ (>K:TOGGLE_TAILWHEEL_LOCK) }
                    (A:YOKE Y POSITION,percent) - 10 &gt; (A:TAILWHEEL LOCK ON,bool) and
                    if{ (>K:TOGGLE_TAILWHEEL_LOCK) }
                </Code>
                <Lag>100</Lag>
            </Parameter>
        </Visibility>
    </PartInfo>

<Lag> is nothing more nor less than a delay factor for how quickly or slowly an animation is "played back"

No <Lag> entry means the animation will be nearly instantaneous - SNAP!

Smaller <Lag>##'s mean slower animation playback.

A big thank you Bill @n4gix! As always, ready to save the apprentices immersed in the intricacies of XML ... Despite your explanations, I do not understand why a simple delay allows the code to run. Especially now, with the <Visibility> section used, there is no quickly or slowly animation ...! Have you more information?

Thank you to all the community for their availability and help ...