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FSXA Make Mouse Pass Through Object

Hughes-MDflyer4

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Is there a way to make an object "invisible" to the mouse interaction? For example, an invisible polygon is over a box, but you need to be able to click the box. You wouldn't be able to because the polygon is in the way.
 
Click the box to make the polygon visible and clickable, then click the polygon to make it invisible again?
 
Thanks for the replies, guys. I guess I should have explained this a little better. I've created a quick demo scene and added a screenshot below:

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My problem pertains to interaction in FSX, not 3DS Max. I need the mouse to pass through the purple polygon so that the blue box can be clicked below it in-sim. Ideally, the polygon needs to be bigger than the clickable box, which is why I didn't just make the polygon a click spot, too. If there isn't a solution, I can just shrink the polygon. However, there are a lot of these, so I was hoping for an easier solution, as it would require lots of remapping to change the size.
 
I still don't quite understand what the polygon is supposed to do in-sim. Is this a lightmap that's supposed to be above the cockpit geometry?
 
Hmm.. I may see where this is going as I may face a very similar issue that involves light maps on VC parts...
WE have
1- a polygon for a light indicator, OFF state. can be clicked to test. Upon mouse release, test is over, light goes off
2- another poly on top of this with a light map applied. This is the light in ON state.
problem. when clicking on 1, 2 appears in front obscuring the mouse. This makes 2 disappear. test lasts only a frame.
I can't apply a gauge and have to use a 3D part, because light maps make transparency (0,0,0) of gauges and vc backround go black. the off state can't have the lightmap since the light is whit when OFF and a color when ON (Red, green,blue,yellow...)

Perhaps the OP is facing a similar issue...
 
Heretic said:
I still don't quite understand what the polygon is supposed to do in-sim. Is this a lightmap that's supposed to be above the cockpit geometry?
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It's going to be used as an annunciator light that is controlled by a gauge (there are many annunciators and they can have varying brightness, so using multiple objects would be overkill). The user will need to be able to click a button below the light in some cases. I have done all of the current ones with square polygons that in some cases, extend past the button (mostly was for ease when mapping). I could of course redo all of them to fit within the bounds of the buttons and tag them with attach points, but I was hoping there would be another (quicker) solution.
 
Hughes-MDflyer4 said:
It's going to be used as an annunciator light that is controlled by a gauge (there are many annunciators and they can have varying brightness, so using multiple objects would be overkill). The user will need to be able to click a button below the light in some cases. I have done all of the current ones with square polygons that in some cases, extend past the button (mostly was for ease when mapping). I could of course redo all of them to fit within the bounds of the buttons and tag them with attach points, but I was hoping there would be another (quicker) solution.
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Why not simply make the light polygon clickable?
Parts can have both mouse rectangles and visibility conditions applied.
 
Hughes-MDflyer4 said:
It's going to be used as an annunciator light that is controlled by a gauge (there are many annunciators and they can have varying brightness, so using multiple objects would be overkill). The user will need to be able to click a button below the light in some cases. I have done all of the current ones with square polygons that in some cases, extend past the button (mostly was for ease when mapping). I could of course redo all of them to fit within the bounds of the buttons and tag them with attach points, but I was hoping there would be another (quicker) solution.
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I don't think there is any way around that. You'll have to use the invisible poly for the click spot. Remap them and be done with it. :(
 
I think a polygon with a $panel texture can be clicked if it's behind a polygon that is not clickable. I've got a VC model in which I can manipulate the HDG knob despite the yoke being in the foreground.
 
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