MSFS Visibility

[Steffsim]

Thank you for this!

Here is the code if you want, for example, that something is only visible between 10 and 18 o'clock every day. Maybe it helps someone

<Visibility>
<Parameter>
<Code>(E:LOCAL TIME, Seconds) 36000 &gt;= (E:LOCAL TIME, Seconds) 64800 &lt;= and if{ 1 } els{ 0 }</Code>

</Parameter>
</Visibility>

 

[Christian Bahr]

Here is the code if you want, for example, that something is only visible between 10 and 18 o'clock every day. Maybe it helps someone

Very very nice. Thanks a lot for this. I am currently trying to assign a code to a number of animated people so that they are displayed or not shown at certain outside temperatures, time of day and time of year, as well as the weather. Your code is just right for me!

 

[arno]

Thanks, the samples will also help me while adding support to MCX for this.

 

[SimArc]

Short feedback, it worked!!!

The parasol can only be seen in month 4 (April). In the other months it is hidden:

This is great news. I think this will open up many more possibilities to play with the various variables and do some amazing stuff. Most of the variables listed in FSX SDK seem to be working in MSFS as well.

 

[Christian Bahr]

This is great news. I think this will open up many more possibilities to play with the various variables and do some amazing stuff. Most of the variables listed in FSX SDK seem to be working in MSFS as well.

I see it that way too.

The possibilities in the MFS in particular and also with regard to character animation are not entirely foreseeable yet. They will be huge in my conservative estimate. Everything that one would have liked to have done in Microsoft's old flight simulator is now possible. That seems to be an endless field of activity. I'm really looking forward to it

 

[Christian Bahr]

I would like to program the wind direction indicators on the tower so that the different direction indicators are displayed for different wind directions:

Unfortunately, I don't know what the visibility code should look like, so that when the wind comes from a direction of 240 °, the sign 24 is displayed. And vice versa, if the wind comes from 060 °, the sign 06 is displayed.
With seasons I know that the code has to be designed with "greater than" and "less than", which also works very well:

(E:ZULU MONTH OF YEAR, number) 4.0 >= (E:ZULU MONTH OF YEAR, number) 10.0 <= and if{ 1 } els{ 0 }

Does anyone have any advice?

 

[arno]

Did you check the default windsock? I'm not sure if it uses visibility conditions as well, but you might be able to see which variable drives the animation.

 

[Christian Bahr]

Did you check the default windsock? I'm not sure if it uses visibility conditions as well, but you might be able to see which variable drives the animation.

No, I didn't look at the default windsock code. The default windsock is animated and the signs on the tower are not. That's why I need code that does without animation.

 

[arno]

The animation of the windsock uses this variable if I look at the template used, so I would assume you can make a similar visibility condition with it. like you do in the sample above for the month.

(A:AMBIENT WIND DIRECTION,degrees)

 

[Christian Bahr]

I am currently trying out a code I made myself:

(E:AMBIENT WIND DIRECTION, Degrees) 336 >= (E:AMBIENT WIND DIRECTION, Degrees) 156 <= and if{ 1 } els{ 0 }

But first the object (a planter) has to be changed into a SimObject.

 

[evilnando]

Hello , these animated objects need to go to a SimObjects type of project or can go just to regular modelLib project?

 

[Christian Bahr]

these animated objects need to go to a SimObjects

Yes.

 

[Christian Bahr]

<Code>(E:LOCAL TIME, Seconds) 36000 &gt;= (E:LOCAL TIME, Seconds) 64800 &lt;= and if{ 1 } els{ 0 }</Code>

Hi Steffsim!

Short feedback. The code works:

 

[BlackJack]

Did someone ever try to hide and show a object by local day of week? The following code wont work for my object. The object doesn’t show up at all

(E:LOCAL DAY OF WEEK, Number) 2 == if{ 1 } els{ 0 }

 

[squawkingvfr]

This could be awesome for things like an Oshkosh EAA AirVenture scenery pack, only having it up for a specific month or something.

 

[evilnando]

<?xml version="1.0" ?> <ModelInfo guid="{320d5199-c134-406c-9555-85e6414b8e3f}" version="1.1"> <Animation name="Walk" guid="5439520a-b246-4236-9921-e8d0e54ef072" type="Standard" typeParam="AutoPlay" /> <PartInfo> <Name>test</Name> <Visibility> <Parameter> <Code>(E:LOCAL TIME, hours) 6 &gt;= (E:LOCAL TIME, hours) 18 &lt;= and if{ 1 } els{ 0 }</Cod </Parameter> </Visibility> </PartInfo> </ModelInfo>

Hello this is my code, in my case it does not work

any idea where Im messing it up?

thanks

 

[Steffsim]

Hi Steffsim!

Short feedback. The code works:

Very nice! I use it e.g. for the trailerparking at night then all trailers closed and no gliders, gliderwinch etc. visible.

 

[Christian Bahr]

The code is incomplete:

<Code>(E:LOCAL TIME, hours) 6 &gt;= (E:LOCAL TIME, hours) 18 &lt;= and if{ 1 } els{ 0 }</Cod

The code must look like this:

<Code>(E:LOCAL TIME, hours) 6 &gt;= (E:LOCAL TIME, hours) 18 &lt;= and if{ 1 } els{ 0 }</Code>

 

[evilnando]

edit:
Ive made the change and it still does not work

could there be any other problem?
animation is playing nicely but visibility control does not work

thanks

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<ModelInfo guid="{320d5199-c134-406c-9555-85e6414b8e3f}" version="1.1">
        <Animation name="Walk" guid="5439520a-b246-4236-9921-e8d0e54ef072"  type="Standard" typeParam="AutoPlay" />       
        <PartInfo>
            <Name>Test</Name>
            <Visibility>
                <Parameter>
                    <Code>(E:LOCAL TIME, Seconds) 36000 &gt;= (E:LOCAL TIME, Seconds) 64800 &lt;= and if{ 1 } els{ 0 }</Code>
                </Parameter>
            </Visibility>
        </PartInfo>
</ModelInfo>

 

[FlyingsCool]

Shouldn't the GUID have { }?

guid="{5439520a-b246-4236-9921-e8d0e54ef072}"