MSFS20 Lights during day, but not night?

[TBryson2]

I know there is a way to select "day/night" cycle for lighting which would enable the lights at night, but not during the day, but is there a way to have the lights come on ONLY during the day? I'm attempting to make a rotating beacon for a tractor pulling a "bush hog" (rotary cutter) mowing the fields, and since they would never mow at night, I need the safety lights to only come on during the day but not night. (wish there was a way for my models to only show up during the day, but that's another topic).

Thanks,

TB2

 

[rhumbaflappy]

I think this is basically the same problem: https://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/how-to-make-a-neon-sign-glow-in-daylight-msfs2020.460632/

 

[TBryson2]

I think this is basically the same problem: https://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/how-to-make-a-neon-sign-glow-in-daylight-msfs2020.460632/

Thanks, I'll look into it. IF it's only emissive textures, that's not what I'm attempting to do. I need an actual light, as in the anti-collision lights on a tower. I've done several at my airport, but not sure if I can do daylight lights only.

TB2

 

[Christian Bahr]

I need an actual light, as in the anti-collision lights on a tower.

If your object is a SimObject, you could reference the light via a Visibility Code in the XML file. That should work.
Regardless of whether the light is on or off, it will only be displayed during the time period you have defined.

Something like this, for example:

<Component ID="VehicleLight" Node="Streetlight001">
<Visibility>
<Parameter>
<Code>(E:LOCAL TIME, Seconds) 18000 &gt;= (E:LOCAL TIME, Seconds) 86400 &lt;= if{ 1 } els{ 0 }</Code>
</Parameter>
</Visibility>
</Component>

The name of the light is crucial; it must be identical to the name of the light in the scene (Node="Streetlight001").