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MSFS20 SDK Approach lights - Sequencing speed and day/night activation

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Hello.

I am now in the process of adding approach lights to my helipad project, and I need help with the following - if at all possible to do:

  1. Day/Night activation of the approach lights
    1. Alternatively activation by radio frequency
  2. Running rabbit/lead in lights speed.
  3. Reduce the size of the lead in light emittive bulb
I request some directions on how to approach the wanted goals.



 
1 not possible

2 light preset with light row

Use incremental phase, see screenshots (0.5 in screenshot)
Means light light 0 blinks immediately,
Light 1 blink after 0.5 seconds
light 2 blink after 1 seconds and so on
Duration is the amount of time in seconds the light is on (0.5. in the image)


Period is the total time of the cycle (so 2.5 seconds in screenshot means each light is on for 0.5 and off for 2 seconds, then blink again)

Period is directly related to the amount of lights you will have in the light row


3 the light preset has a radius parameters to control the size of the light
 

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mamu said:
1 not possible

2 light preset with light row

Use incremental phase, see screenshots (0.5 in screenshot)
Means light light 0 blinks immediately,
Light 1 blink after 0.5 seconds
light 2 blink after 1 seconds and so on
Duration is the amount of time in seconds the light is on (0.5. in the image)


Period is the total time of the cycle (so 2.5 seconds in screenshot means each light is on for 0.5 and off for 2 seconds, then blink again)

Period is directly related to the amount of lights you will have in the light row


3 the light preset has a radius parameters to control the size of the light
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Fantastic mamu. Thank you!
 
mamu said:
1 not possible

2 light preset with light row

Use incremental phase, see screenshots (0.5 in screenshot)
Means light light 0 blinks immediately,
Light 1 blink after 0.5 seconds
light 2 blink after 1 seconds and so on
Duration is the amount of time in seconds the light is on (0.5. in the image)


Period is the total time of the cycle (so 2.5 seconds in screenshot means each light is on for 0.5 and off for 2 seconds, then blink again)

Period is directly related to the amount of lights you will have in the light row


3 the light preset has a radius parameters to control the size of the light
Click to expand...
And if I may follow up with another question. I want the ground to be lit up by the sequencing lights. How would you approach a solution to that?
 
Nightstalkernor said:
And if I may follow up with another question. I want the ground to be lit up by the sequencing lights. How would you approach a solution to that?
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The light splash is not supported by flashing lightrow
And the lightrow is the only viable option if you want something useful (be seen at distance)

Otherwise you can create a Scenery object and animate its lights, however you will loose visibility pretty soon

Combining scenery objects and light row won't work because they are not loaded at the same time so they won't be in sync
 
mamu said:
The light splash is not supported by flashing lightrow
And the lightrow is the only viable option if you want something useful (be seen at distance)

Otherwise you can create a Scenery object and animate its lights, however you will loose visibility pretty soon

Combining scenery objects and light row won't work because they are not loaded at the same time so they won't be in sync
Click to expand...
Thanks for your input! :)
 
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