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Le 10-09-22 19:49, « Paul Aslin » <<a href="fabricatorgeneral@yahoo.com">fabricatorgeneral@yahoo.com</a>> a écrit :<BR>
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--- On Thu, 23/9/10, Dave A <<a href="dave@realmofconcepts.com">dave@realmofconcepts.com</a>> wrote:<BR>
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> From: Dave A <<a href="dave@realmofconcepts.com">dave@realmofconcepts.com</a>><BR>
> Subject: [X3D-Public] Any way to do a 'LineSensor' (Like PlaneSensor but in one dimension)<BR>
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> Cc: "<a href="x3d-public@web3d.org">x3d-public@web3d.org</a>" <<a href="x3d-public@web3d.org">x3d-public@web3d.org</a>><BR>
> Received: Thursday, 23 September, 2010, 8:27 AM<BR>
> I need to be able to drag objects<BR>
> along one dimension only, and I'd like the interaction to<BR>
> look natural too.<BR>
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> A PlaneSensor can let you drag things, and restrict<BR>
> *movement* using the min/max fields (set them to the same<BR>
> value, say, 0).<BR>
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> The problem is, they *detect* mouse movement in both<BR>
> directions, and arbitrary movement always produces some<BR>
> movement in both directions. The result is, for example,<BR>
> moving the mouse up/down the screen produces movement<BR>
> right/left in the object. This is bad.<BR>
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> So, is there any way to restrict the detection of mouse<BR>
> movement? Is there a different type of sensor available. I'm<BR>
> using Contact, maybe they have something handy?<BR>
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Just use a Script node to filter the output and set the unwanted value to zero.<BR>
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Why to people on this list demand new nodes for something that can be solved with a few lines of scripting ?<BR>
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