stop and starting a .wrl file

[durf]

Hello,

Im trying to make a animation happen once if. Im planning on using it in a def.

Do i initate the .wrl file before the def?

How can I make the .wrl disapear after the animation runs once?

[Jeff]

Use the viz.ACTION_END_EVENT to notify you that the action has completed on your object and then within your callback function use <node3D>.remove() to permanently remove the object from the scene.
import viz
viz.go()

spin = vizact.spin(0,1,0,90,5)

ball = viz.add('ball.wrl',pos=(0,1.8,2))
ball.addAction(spin)

def onActionEnd(e):
if e.object is ball and e.action is spin:
ball.remove()
print 'Ball is removed'

viz.callback(viz.ACTION_END_EVENT,onActionEnd)

[durf]

Well I dont want a spinning action to happen. The animation(the .wrl file) moves. This is an example. We have the sun. The sun rise from one area and sets in another area. On a certain cue I want to trigger the animation(the sun). Let it arc through the air for about 5 seconds and when its at its set point I want it to disappear. And then if that certain cue happens again I want to repeat that process. Ive been going through the index trying to find some code that could fit this but Im not having the best of luck.

Thanks

[durf]

Not sure if Im understanding how these def really works. Im trying to calculate speed. When that speed is between 3 and 5 I want it to kick in the animation. This animation is a looping animation. Kind of like the above post from yesterday about the sun. Anyways, when I run this it kicks off the animation when it shouldn't because the speed should be 0. Then it only runs once. I was thinking that since CalculateSpeed always stays runnning that it would keep checking the speed between 3 and 5. If that was true it would kick it into the showFlower() and run once. SO I need help, any suggestions would be much appreciated.

One more thing. I want it to create a new image everytime its speed is between 3 and 5 and then removes that image after 3.5 seconds.

Thanks


def CalculateSpeed(obj):

#Get current and last position
current_pos = obj.getPosition()
last_pos = getattr(obj, 'last_pos', None)

if last_pos is None:
#This is first call, so save position and set speed to 0
obj.last_pos = current_pos
obj.speed = 0.0

else:
#Compute speed using last position
obj.speed = vizmat.Distance(current_pos,last_pos) / viz.elapsed()
obj.last_pos = current_pos
if obj.speed > 3 and obj.speed < 5:
showFlower()

vizact.ontimer(.1,CalculateSpeed,ppt1)

def showFlower():
flower = viz.add('flower_02.wrl') #creates new flower
flower.scale(.2,.2,.2)
yield viztask.waitTime( 3.5 ) #waits 3.5 seconds
flower.remove() #then removes flower
viztask.schedule( showFlower() )

[durf]

Nevermind I got it... I just moved the def up into the if statement and now it works YEAH!