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Offline Trooper

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Model "FAST snowfall tubes"
« on: July 22, 2015, 07:21:11 AM »
Anyone have a way to model snowfall tubes?

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Re: Model "FAST snowfall tubes"
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: Model "FAST snowfall tubes"
« Reply #2 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?
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Re: Model "FAST snowfall tubes"
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2015, 02:25:12 PM »
Does the D-light board provide the meteor effect when power is applied?
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Re: Model "FAST snowfall tubes"
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2015, 02:38:12 PM »
No, its just an AC board,  the cascade is provided by a pic chip
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Re: Model "FAST snowfall tubes"
« Reply #5 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.
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Re: Model "FAST snowfall tubes"
« Reply #6 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?????
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Re: Model "FAST snowfall tubes"
« Reply #7 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.
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Re: Model "FAST snowfall tubes"
« Reply #8 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.
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Re: Model "FAST snowfall tubes"
« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2015, 07:06:49 AM »
Thanks for the help.  I will just put it as a string running off one channel.
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