Freightanim Help?

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 1:30 am

Hi guys,

Trying to add a freightanim headlight to a model, following the instructions on the steam4me tutorial. I've shifted the headlight into place in SFM and Shape Viewer, and put it in the ENG file as follows

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SIMISA@@@@@@@@@@JINX0D0t______

Wagon ( ELR_CT_207202_DMBS
 Comment ( Making Track Class 207 DEMU )
 Comment ( (C) 2004 David Babb )
 Comment ( Last modified 18/04/04 )

 Type ( Engine )
 WagonShape ( ELR_CT_207202_DMBS.s ) 

    FreightAnim ( Thumper_Headlight.s 1 1 ) 

    Size
  ( 2.89321m 3.80142m 20.63m )
 CentreOfGravity ( 0.0m 0.0m 0.0m )

However, although the model appears in-game perfectly, the headlight doesn't appear at all.

Any thoughts?

David

SavV1 · Post by **SavV1** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 7:44 am

I don't know if this will help, but I always use the value of 0.1 for both number entries to stop things ending up in weird places...

Cheers

BR7MT · Post by **BR7MT** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 10:30 am

If the headlamp is made up of several shapes connected to a main part, then only the main part will show in the game. All shapes need to be merged into one for freight anims.

Regards,

Dan

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 1:41 pm

Thanks guys, will give both of your suggestions a go

David

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 2:21 pm

Remade the shape files, still no joy

David

ianmacmillan · Post by **ianmacmillan** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:01 pm

Change the WagonShape line to look at the Thumper_Headlight.s and comment out the freight animation line.

This should load the headlight as a loco and let you see it in the sim.

Did you centre the axis to the origin?

BR7MT · Post by **BR7MT** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:02 pm

Why do you only have 3 values?

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FreightAnim ( SVRCrew_45110_01.S 0 3.0 0.0 )

Regards,

Dan

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:06 pm

Change the WagonShape line to look at the Thumper_Headlight.s and comment out the freight animation line.

This should load the headlight as a loco and let you see it in the sim.

Wouldn't that result in the headlight being a separate loco to the rest of the unit? If its the only way to do it, i'll stick with it - however i'd rather have it so it comes 'on the model' as such.

Why do you only have 3 values?

Thats all the steam4me tutorial said use

...what do the other figures stand for?

David

ianmacmillan · Post by **ianmacmillan** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:31 pm

My suggesting making the headlight as a loco is only to let you see where it shows in the sim - if it shows at all.

There is a good chance that the freight anim is being placed inside the loco.
Shape viewer shows second shapes in the position they were made and not the position they were moved to in SFM.

Try using my measuring tool to get the exact length of the loco and then make a box of that length in your modelling program and position the light on that. Centre it to origin and then delete the box and save the light.

BR7MT · Post by **BR7MT** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:36 pm

rwaceyw wrote:
Why do you only have 3 values?
Thats all the steam4me tutorial said use ...what do the other figures stand for?

David

One of the values is used for tender coal shapes so that it drops down at a suitable rate as coal is consumed by the locomotive. The other two are x and y co-ordinates I think.

I think you have to have all of them in there and make sure the y-axis co-ordinate is not zero.

Regards,

Dan

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:39 pm

Sounds like a plan Ian, i'll give it a shot!

David

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 4:11 pm

Tried your tip Ian, built the light again in the 'right place' however its not appearing below the coach, rather than on it

. Works fine in shapeviewer though!

David

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 4:36 pm

Nevermind that, i've sorted it

Cheers to all 3 of you for your assistance, its definately appreciated

David