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Title: Model "FAST snowfall tubes"
Post by: Trooper on July 22, 2015, 07:21:11 AM

Anyone have a way to model snowfall tubes?

Thanks
Andy

Title: Re: Model "FAST snowfall tubes"
Post by: flyinverted on July 22, 2015, 02:51:34 PM

To make the model, just use single strand with the # pixels on your model.

To create the effect, it's already there.  Use the METEORS effect. On the effect settings change the effect type to Icicles. Bam.. snowfall tube like effect.

Title: Re: Model "FAST snowfall tubes"
Post by: Trooper on July 23, 2015, 07:40:43 AM

Thanks.  The tubes are AC and run from a D-Light board.  Is there any way to get the effect using just one channel?

Title: Re: Model "FAST snowfall tubes"
Post by: flyinverted on July 23, 2015, 02:25:12 PM

Does the D-light board provide the meteor effect when power is applied?

Title: Re: Model "FAST snowfall tubes"
Post by: Trooper on July 23, 2015, 02:38:12 PM

No, its just an AC board,  the cascade is provided by a pic chip

Title: Re: Model "FAST snowfall tubes"
Post by: Gilrock on July 23, 2015, 02:46:27 PM

Your not going to see the effect in our preview the way you will see it on the real hardware.  In our preview you would model it as a single node and when you see it turn on it would represent activating the hardware.   Same as when I trigger my laser...it doesn't look like a laser inside our program it's just a single pixel to represent it.

Title: Re: Model "FAST snowfall tubes"
Post by: nzlongfellow on July 23, 2015, 05:09:20 PM

Quote from: Gilrock on July 23, 2015, 02:46:27 PM

Your not going to see the effect in our preview the way you will see it on the real hardware.  In our preview you would model it as a single node and when you see it turn on it would represent activating the hardware.   Same as when I trigger my laser...it doesn't look like a laser inside our program it's just a single pixel to represent it.

Could a "display" model be made as a single strand and add to the layout but un-check the "Part of my display" Then the effect could be seen as a meteor but it would be a single output to the actual model?????

Title: Re: Model "FAST snowfall tubes"
Post by: Gilrock on July 23, 2015, 05:25:42 PM

The problem is to activate the snowfall tube you will be sending it a solid on signal not a meteor effect so however you model the elements its going to just look like its solid on when running.

Title: Re: Model "FAST snowfall tubes"
Post by: Gilrock on July 23, 2015, 05:26:35 PM

The preview is really just to let you have an idea of what things look like it's not meant to be a perfect replica of your display.

Title: Re: Model "FAST snowfall tubes"
Post by: Trooper on July 24, 2015, 07:06:49 AM

Thanks for the help.  I will just put it as a string running off one channel.