MaxSteeringAngle: deprecated in 1.5.2?
by Rex · in Torque Game Engine · 01/02/2008 (6:17 am) · 0 replies
I have been doing vehicle work again; I came up with a new suspension system I like, there is a couple things I've noticed with wheeledVehicles...I've come to ask if anyone else observes this behavior and ask about some code I see in the datablock.
First ?: I have animated a steering wheel object, for which the 'steering' animation name is used and that works wonderfully; as I activate the right turn key, the object rotates to the right, left turn key/left object rotation. I have the object's rotating keyframe value at, say 80 degrees each side of 'center'. Now, when I am inside the engine, and I activate this turning, the wheel object does not use the entire animation keyframe value of 80 degrees...it uses another input. Ah, I look in my GPGT book and see this maxSteeringAngle paragraph. I changed this value around, but don't seem to see any change in my steering wheel object, OR my wheel objects. I convert my 'angles' to radian, still nothing...
Second?: Along with this steering wheel geometry and it's animation sequence, I built a more lifelike 'wheelbearing' system to mimic a certain vehicle I'd developed and am refining for future release. It includes a steering linkage object as well as the Hub0 node, which is offset from the wheelBearing node a small amount. What I have observed is that, as I activate the steering animation, my steering wheel turns, my wheel bearing turns[keyframed value], my steering linkage turns, and my hub all turn together! Works great...cepting I see the actual 'hub'/'tire' object turning a bit past my keyframe value?? And noting the above question...as I edit the maxSteeringAngle value, I can't seem to get both rotations to line up. The hub node and it's parent, the wheelBearing node???
Can someone help out with this area of wheeledVehicle code? Thanks! Or, do I have to 'hack' an offset to my wheel geometry and edit my hub0 node to be have the same coordinates as with my wheelBearing node?? I hope not...
NB: hehe, heps when you edit right datablock...!
First ?: I have animated a steering wheel object, for which the 'steering' animation name is used and that works wonderfully; as I activate the right turn key, the object rotates to the right, left turn key/left object rotation. I have the object's rotating keyframe value at, say 80 degrees each side of 'center'. Now, when I am inside the engine, and I activate this turning, the wheel object does not use the entire animation keyframe value of 80 degrees...it uses another input. Ah, I look in my GPGT book and see this maxSteeringAngle paragraph. I changed this value around, but don't seem to see any change in my steering wheel object, OR my wheel objects. I convert my 'angles' to radian, still nothing...
Second?: Along with this steering wheel geometry and it's animation sequence, I built a more lifelike 'wheelbearing' system to mimic a certain vehicle I'd developed and am refining for future release. It includes a steering linkage object as well as the Hub0 node, which is offset from the wheelBearing node a small amount. What I have observed is that, as I activate the steering animation, my steering wheel turns, my wheel bearing turns[keyframed value], my steering linkage turns, and my hub all turn together! Works great...cepting I see the actual 'hub'/'tire' object turning a bit past my keyframe value?? And noting the above question...as I edit the maxSteeringAngle value, I can't seem to get both rotations to line up. The hub node and it's parent, the wheelBearing node???
Can someone help out with this area of wheeledVehicle code? Thanks! Or, do I have to 'hack' an offset to my wheel geometry and edit my hub0 node to be have the same coordinates as with my wheelBearing node?? I hope not...
NB: hehe, heps when you edit right datablock...!
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Rex does all his 3D graphics through BrokeAssGames and is currently working on DSQTweaker, Ecstasy Motion, and other interesting projects yet to be revealed. Just ask him about anything DTS/DSQ related, he's happy to help.
