[x3d-public] Limit to # of chained sensors?

Wed Aug 23 05:29:35 PDT 2023

You probably want to use a Script node now ;)

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Holger Seelig
Leipzig, Germany

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https://create3000.github.io/x_ite/

> Am 23.08.2023 um 14:15 schrieb John Carlson <yottzumm at gmail.com>:
> 
> Yes, I understand that.   What should I use instead?
> 
> I will try stopTime, but I probably tried that.
> 
> Note that this is generated code 
> 
> On Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 3:39 AM Holger Seelig <holger.seelig at yahoo.de <mailto:holger.seelig at yahoo.de>> wrote:
>> I think there is logic bug in your code, if all browsers do the same. If I look below in your code, what you have posted here, I see that you use cycleTime to connect to startTime, but cycleTime will be generated an event at the beginning of each cycle, even for the first cycle.
>> 
>> >A cycleTime event is generated at the beginning of every cycle, including the cycle starting at startTime.
>> 
>> This mean in turn you will start all TimeSensors at once.
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> Holger
>> 
>> --
>> Holger Seelig
>> Leipzig, Germany
>> 
>> holger.seelig at yahoo.de <mailto:holger.seelig at yahoo.de>
>> https://create3000.github.io/x_ite/
>> 
>> 
>>> Am 23.08.2023 um 04:23 schrieb John Carlson <yottzumm at gmail.com <mailto:yottzumm at gmail.com>>:
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> Also X3DOM does 4-5 TimeSensors in a row.  I can start in the middle, and it does another set.  Just 2 sets.
>>> 
>>> Weird.
>>> 
>>> On Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 7:42 PM John Carlson <yottzumm at gmail.com <mailto:yottzumm at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>> This appears to be of more general interest, so I am forwarding to others.
>>>> 
>>>> I am trying dead simple animation chaining, with one time sensor chaining into another...nothing really complex yet, though I've tried ScalarInterpolators, BooleanSequencers, event utilities, etc.
>>>> 
>>>> Even simpler would be setting startTime and stopTime directly in the TimeSensors.  Should I do that?
>>>> 
>>>> Is this the right approach, or should I attempt something more difficult with event utilities that people keep talking about?
>>>> 
>>>> Browsers of interest: FreeWRL, view3dscene, X_ITE all do 4-5 animations, not the whole cycle.  Is there a limit in the standard? That would be likely?
>>>> 
>>>> There are no loops yet, so only 1 TimeSensor should be running once you activate the Everything_Touch TouchSensor.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> 
>>>> John
>>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 7:00 PM John Carlson <yottzumm at gmail.com <mailto:yottzumm at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>> Michalis, Joe,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Is there a limit to the number of chained animations in view3dscene?, say I have 11 TimeSensors with 11 animations, running one after the other? I'm only seeing 4-5 active at a time.  This is important, because I have 4 characters.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I've been messing with the Animations panel, to see what's possible.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I'm guessing I should have a single TimeSensor, that sends to a ScalarInterpolator, but this is dead simple animation. It looks like only 4-5 can be active at a time. Is there a better architecture I can use? 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Here's the essentials:
>>>>> 
>>>>> $ cat takes.Lily.t*
>>>>> DEF Lily_Stand010Timer TimeSensor { cycleInterval 2.6999999999999997 loop FALSE enabled TRUE startTime 1 } # 2.6999999999999997 - 0
>>>>> DEF Lily_Stand011Timer TimeSensor { cycleInterval 0.6000000000000001 loop FALSE enabled TRUE } # 3.3 - 2.6999999999999997
>>>>> DEF Lily_Stand012Timer TimeSensor { cycleInterval 3.45 loop FALSE enabled TRUE } # 6.75 - 3.3
>>>>> DEF Lily_Run013Timer TimeSensor { cycleInterval 6.300000000000001 loop FALSE enabled TRUE } # 13.05 - 6.75
>>>>> DEF Lily_Turn014Timer TimeSensor { cycleInterval 3.4499999999999993 loop FALSE enabled TRUE } # 16.5 - 13.05
>>>>> DEF Lily_Walk015Timer TimeSensor { cycleInterval 2.3999999999999986 loop FALSE enabled TRUE } # 18.9 - 16.5
>>>>> DEF Lily_Walk016Timer TimeSensor { cycleInterval 3 loop FALSE enabled TRUE } # 21.9 - 18.9
>>>>> DEF Lily_Skip017Timer TimeSensor { cycleInterval 3.6000000000000014 loop FALSE enabled TRUE } # 25.5 - 21.9
>>>>> DEF Lily_Stand018Timer TimeSensor { cycleInterval 1.5 loop FALSE enabled TRUE } # 27 - 25.5
>>>>> DEF Lily_Stand019Timer TimeSensor { cycleInterval 3 loop FALSE enabled TRUE } # 30 - 27
>>>>> DEF Lily_Stand0110Timer TimeSensor { cycleInterval 0 loop FALSE enabled TRUE } # 0 - 30
>>>>> ROUTE Everything_Touch.touchTime TO Lily_Stand010Timer.startTime
>>>>> ROUTE Everything_Touch.touchTime TO Lily_Stand011Timer .stopTime
>>>>> ROUTE Everything_Touch.touchTime TO Lily_Stand012Timer .stopTime
>>>>> ROUTE Everything_Touch.touchTime TO Lily_Run013Timer .stopTime
>>>>> ROUTE Everything_Touch.touchTime TO Lily_Turn014Timer .stopTime
>>>>> ROUTE Everything_Touch.touchTime TO Lily_Walk015Timer .stopTime
>>>>> ROUTE Everything_Touch.touchTime TO Lily_Walk016Timer .stopTime
>>>>> ROUTE Everything_Touch.touchTime TO Lily_Skip017Timer .stopTime
>>>>> ROUTE Everything_Touch.touchTime TO Lily_Stand018Timer .stopTime
>>>>> ROUTE Everything_Touch.touchTime TO Lily_Stand019Timer .stopTime
>>>>> ROUTE Everything_Touch.touchTime TO Lily_Stand0110Timer .stopTime
>>>>> ROUTE Lily_Stand010Timer.cycleTime TO Lily_Stand011Timer.startTime
>>>>> ROUTE Lily_Stand011Timer.cycleTime TO Lily_Stand012Timer.startTime
>>>>> ROUTE Lily_Stand012Timer.cycleTime TO Lily_Run013Timer.startTime
>>>>> ROUTE Lily_Run013Timer.cycleTime TO Lily_Turn014Timer.startTime
>>>>> ROUTE Lily_Turn014Timer.cycleTime TO Lily_Walk015Timer.startTime
>>>>> ROUTE Lily_Walk015Timer.cycleTime TO Lily_Walk016Timer.startTime
>>>>> ROUTE Lily_Walk016Timer.cycleTime TO Lily_Skip017Timer.startTime
>>>>> ROUTE Lily_Skip017Timer.cycleTime TO Lily_Stand018Timer.startTime
>>>>> ROUTE Lily_Stand018Timer.cycleTime TO Lily_Stand019Timer.startTime
>>>>> ROUTE Lily_Stand019Timer.cycleTime TO Lily_Stand0110Timer.startTime
>>>>> ROUTE Lily_Stand0110Timer.cycleTime TO Lily_Stand010Timer.startTime
>>>>> 
>>>>> Pulling my hair out,
>>>>> 
>>>>> John
>> 
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