Linear Animation

[DeadActionMan]

Are there any animation types other than "rotation"

I want to make a "sliding" or "linear" animation but I can't find any way to do it!

Seems strange that you have to specify the rotation type if there is only one!!!

e.g.

class Animations
{
  class thingy
  {
      type = "rotation";
      animperiod = 1.7;
      selection ="thingy";
      axis = "thingAXIS";
      angle0 = 0;
      angle1= -0.046;
   };
};

[Lean Bear]

Hmmm, never really thought about it...

I think its possible (difficult though) to make "linear" animations using the "rotation" type of anim.

But I'll have a look-see for you, see what I can find

[DeadActionMan]

As long as it doesn't use rotation with an "AXIS" that's really far away so the "arc" is almost linear. I tried this method... with unbelievable, if not comical results.

The addon I'm working on includes a telescopic radio mast. The plan was to simply create a three sided cylinder mounted vertically. Name the top three vertices as "radio", and move them upwards.

Is it too much to ask?  

[Lean Bear]

Unfortunately, yes, this is too much to ask for OFP's engine. So rotation is the only type of animation there is for building's etc.

And, yes, putting the axis really far away was what I had in mind.

And it does work. That's how the sliding doors etc. are done on choppers etc.

But it takes a lot of work and great percision. Especially since OFP sometimes reverses the rotation and makes it look really bad.

I'd recomend this tut by Brsseb on using the rotation type animation for doing straight anims.