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[JrC]

I got one of the skytrain meshes animated on a track but the positioning is all off. Ill have to keep fiddling with it but eventually there will be animated skytrains preferably with emissive windows at night and a proper sound so you can see it moving on the tracks above as you run the track.

 

[Johnr777]

I got one of the skytrain meshes animated on a track but the positioning is all off. Ill have to keep fiddling with it but eventually there will be animated skytrains preferably with emissive windows at night and a proper sound so you can see it moving on the tracks above as you run the track.

How did you do it? Path constraint?

 

[JrC]

How did you do it? Path constraint?

https://github.com/ac-custom-shaders-patch/acc-extension-config/wiki/Tracks-–-Animated-objects

CSP animated objects. I have them moving in a line but the offset is weird.

Just a simple plane for the track. They move back and forth really nicely on the plane but again... offset into the distance. I need to fiddle with the start position and position offset I think.

[ANIMATION_...]
NODE = train_node
MOVE_ALONG = train_loop             ; name of a mesh along which train is going to move¹
NODES_FOLLOWING = train_1, train_2  ; names of carriages attached to the train

CLUSTER_THRESHOLD = 3      ; might have to adjust to help trajectory detection
STARTING_POINT = X, Y, Z   ; for unlooped paths, start here and move to another end
INVERT_DIRECTION = 0       ; for looped paths
TICK_TOCK_MODE = 0         ; set to 1 to go forwards and backwards
CUBIC_INTERPOLATION = 0    ; set to 1 for smoother movement (recommended)
SPEED_KMH = 40             ; basic train speed*
; PROGRESS =               ; travel progress²*
PIECE_LENGTH = 5           ; length of attached carriages
LAG_UP = 0.9               ; acceleration lag
LAG_DOWN = 0.9             ; deceleration lag
DELAY_BETWEEN_RUNS = 0, 0  ; min and max boundaries for a random delay between runs, in seconds
DEBUG_PATH = 0             ; set to 1 to highlight resulting path

; Path can also contain local speed adjustment areas:
SPEED_ADJUSTMENT_0 = 50             ; target speed for a train within that area*
SPEED_ADJUSTMENT_0_POINT = X, Y, Z  ; coordinates
SPEED_ADJUSTMENT_0_RADIUS = 20, 60  ; radius of full effect and of adjustment start, in meters

; Train can also create new inputs for other conditions, great for attaching audio or lights:
SPEED_CONDITION_INPUT = MyNewInput_TrainSpeed
PROGRESS_CONDITION_INPUT = MyNewCondition_TrainProgress

 

[Johnr777]

https://github.com/ac-custom-shaders-patch/acc-extension-config/wiki/Tracks-–-Animated-objects

CSP animated objects. I have them moving in a line but the offset is weird.

Just a simple plane for the track. They move back and forth really nicely on the plane but again... offset into the distance. I need to fiddle with the start position and position offset I think.

[ANIMATION_...]
NODE = train_node
MOVE_ALONG = train_loop             ; name of a mesh along which train is going to move¹
NODES_FOLLOWING = train_1, train_2  ; names of carriages attached to the train

CLUSTER_THRESHOLD = 3      ; might have to adjust to help trajectory detection
STARTING_POINT = X, Y, Z   ; for unlooped paths, start here and move to another end
INVERT_DIRECTION = 0       ; for looped paths
TICK_TOCK_MODE = 0         ; set to 1 to go forwards and backwards
CUBIC_INTERPOLATION = 0    ; set to 1 for smoother movement (recommended)
SPEED_KMH = 40             ; basic train speed*
; PROGRESS =               ; travel progress²*
PIECE_LENGTH = 5           ; length of attached carriages
LAG_UP = 0.9               ; acceleration lag
LAG_DOWN = 0.9             ; deceleration lag
DELAY_BETWEEN_RUNS = 0, 0  ; min and max boundaries for a random delay between runs, in seconds
DEBUG_PATH = 0             ; set to 1 to highlight resulting path

; Path can also contain local speed adjustment areas:
SPEED_ADJUSTMENT_0 = 50             ; target speed for a train within that area*
SPEED_ADJUSTMENT_0_POINT = X, Y, Z  ; coordinates
SPEED_ADJUSTMENT_0_RADIUS = 20, 60  ; radius of full effect and of adjustment start, in meters

; Train can also create new inputs for other conditions, great for attaching audio or lights:
SPEED_CONDITION_INPUT = MyNewInput_TrainSpeed
PROGRESS_CONDITION_INPUT = MyNewCondition_TrainProgress

Ah yeah, the CSP move along path option...

I found it really messy and unreliable, so I do it through keyframe animation

 

[JrC]

Ah yeah, the CSP move along path option...

I found it really messy and unreliable, so I do it through keyframe animation

Ill have a look at that. Really would like to have some activity around the driver.

 

[Johnr777]

Ill have a look at that. Really would like to have some activity around the driver.

Thinking back on your CSP code, is your node pivot point set correctly? In the middle of the train mesh?

 

[JrC]

Thinking back on your CSP code, is your node pivot point set correctly? In the middle of the train mesh?

Thanks for the tip. Probably not. Ill have to relook at it.

Another issue is the Jumbotrons are showing a very low LOD for the cars with no wheels.
Gunnars looked really good so Ill have to go back and figure that out too...

 

[Johnr777]

Thanks for the tip. Probably not. Ill have to relook at it.

Another issue is the Jumbotrons are showing a very low LOD for the cars with no wheels.
Gunnars looked really good so Ill have to go back and figure that out too...

It essentially works like a track side camera, so the distance to the “target” car and FOV parameters need to be set correctly.

 

[JrC]

Things will slow down for a bit as I travel a bit for work. I still have blender so I should be able to get some lighting done and some trees redone...

and possibly an export of some Lidar data

 

[JrC]

Red lights didnt make a ton of sense... so they are green now

And yellow lights are tied to yellow flags via dynamic flags

 

[Johnr777]

Red lights didnt make a ton of sense... so they are green now

And yellow lights are tied to yellow flags via dynamic flags

You can actually make all 3 of them work correctly with LUT tables

 

[JrC]

You can actually make all 3 of them work correctly with LUT tables

I figured and have the conditions set up because I want it to have green on, yellow only and then blue up top.

Couldn't really figure out the LUTs though... is there a good description of how this works somewhere?

 

[fughettaboutit]

see "extension\config\tracks\common\flag_colors.lut"

[CONDITION_...]
NAME=RACING_FLAG_GREEN_ONLY
INPUT=FLAG_TYPE
LUT=(|1=0,1,0|2=0|3=0|4=0|5=0|6=0|7=0|8=0|9=0|10=0|11=0|12=0|13=0|14=0|)

[CONDITION_...]
NAME=RACING_FLAG_NONGREEN
INPUT=FLAG_TYPE
LUT=(|1=0,0,0|2=1,1,0|3=1,0.5,0|4=1,0.3,0|5=1,0,0|6=0.7,0.7,0.7|7=1,0.5,0.5|8=0.1,0.1,0.1|9=0,0,0.1|10=0.5,0.5,0.5|11=0.5,0.5,0.5|12=0,0,1.5|13=0,0,0|14=1,1,1|)

 

[JrC]

Thanks @Johnr777 and @fughettaboutit

That helps me figure it out.

 

[JrC]

That got it... and I looked up the proper RGB for the traffic lights. Set up the blue flag but havent seen it yet.

 

[Johnr777]

That got it... and I looked up the proper RGB for the traffic lights. Set up the blue flag but havent seen it yet.

Ah... thought you were going to make it work as a proper traffic light

 

[JrC]

Ah... thought you were going to make it work as a proper traffic light

When you say proper traffic light do you mean it cycling through green amber and red as if it was operating normally?

I hadnt really thought of that but it might be interesting to try. Right now its tied into the track flags so the lights go amber in the correct area if there is a yellow flag.

Not sure if anyone wants that or not as Im pretty sure its not historically accurate but it does provide some extra interactivity to the environment around the driver.

 

[JrC]

Thinking back on your CSP code, is your node pivot point set correctly? In the middle of the train mesh?

Im having a lot of trouble getting this to move properly along the test mesh using the wrap mesh code.

Ive got a test mesh set up and the skytrain moves along a similar path but floating way out in space but Im using this position in red for pivot point and yet the train is animated along the yellow line out in space.

[WRAP_MESHES_...]
NAME = _train_node_0
MESHES = SKYTRAIN_01
PIVOT_POS = -3.001, -4.57, 0.2533
PIVOT_DIR = -0.256, 0,0

[WRAP_MESHES_...]
NAME = _train_node_1
MESHES = SKYTRAIN_02
PIVOT_POS = -2.705, -4.574, 0.2541
PIVOT_DIR = -0.256, 0,0

[WRAP_MESHES_...]
NAME = _train_node_2
MESHES = SKYTRAIN_03
PIVOT_POS = -2.404, -4.573, 0.2539
PIVOT_DIR = -0.256, 0,0

; Animate train
[ANIMATED_...]
NODE = _train_node_0 ; node to move
 MOVE_ALONG = train_path ; move along this mesh (this line sets the movement mode)
;MOVE_ALONG = train_loop ; alternative looped path

; all following parameters are the ones for MOVE_ALONG mode:
CLUSTER_THRESHOLD = 3 ; required for finding trajectory from train_path properly
CUBIC_INTERPOLATION = 1 ; smooth out path
NODES_FOLLOWING = _train_node_1, _train_node_2 ; move those things as well
INVERT_DIRECTION = 0 ; for looped paths
TICK_TOCK_MODE = 1 ; set to 1 to go forwards and backwards
STARTING_POINT = -3.19, -4.573, 0.2375 ; for unlooped paths, start here and move to another end
SPEED_KMH = 30 ; basic train speed
LAG_UP = 0.99
LAG_DOWN = 0.9
DEBUG_PATH = 0

 

[Johnr777]

Im having a lot of trouble getting this to move properly along the test mesh using the wrap mesh code.

Ive got a test mesh set up and the skytrain moves along a similar path but floating way out in space but Im using this position in red for pivot point and yet the train is animated along the yellow line out in space.

[WRAP_MESHES_...]
NAME = _train_node_0
MESHES = SKYTRAIN_01
PIVOT_POS = -3.001, -4.57, 0.2533
PIVOT_DIR = -0.256, 0,0

[WRAP_MESHES_...]
NAME = _train_node_1
MESHES = SKYTRAIN_02
PIVOT_POS = -2.705, -4.574, 0.2541
PIVOT_DIR = -0.256, 0,0

[WRAP_MESHES_...]
NAME = _train_node_2
MESHES = SKYTRAIN_03
PIVOT_POS = -2.404, -4.573, 0.2539
PIVOT_DIR = -0.256, 0,0

; Animate train
[ANIMATED_...]
NODE = _train_node_0 ; node to move
 MOVE_ALONG = train_path ; move along this mesh (this line sets the movement mode)
;MOVE_ALONG = train_loop ; alternative looped path

; all following parameters are the ones for MOVE_ALONG mode:
CLUSTER_THRESHOLD = 3 ; required for finding trajectory from train_path properly
CUBIC_INTERPOLATION = 1 ; smooth out path
NODES_FOLLOWING = _train_node_1, _train_node_2 ; move those things as well
INVERT_DIRECTION = 0 ; for looped paths
TICK_TOCK_MODE = 1 ; set to 1 to go forwards and backwards
STARTING_POINT = -3.19, -4.573, 0.2375 ; for unlooped paths, start here and move to another end
SPEED_KMH = 30 ; basic train speed
LAG_UP = 0.99
LAG_DOWN = 0.9
DEBUG_PATH = 0

Not sure if you can use the blender axis values “as is”. Try switching the second and third values?

or use the CSP object inspector to get the right position

 

[JrC]

Not sure if you can use the blender axis values “as is”. Try switching the second and third values?

or use the CSP object inspector to get the right position

@Johnr777 to the rescue again.

Using OI was it. Had to use world coordinates and not Blender. Skytrain now moving on track.

I need to now get a mesh following the proper skytrain track, figure out the emissive windows, and we have moving skytrains ... I think its going to look pretty cool moving at night. Oh, and need a sound too.