Subject : Bouncing/Blinking=20
Hello,
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I have a scene that started with a few random =91bouncing balls=92 in milit=
ary formation that has now turned into a few hundred random bouncing balls =
still in military formation.
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Now the client would like the balls to =91blink=92 (basically change color =
to white over 5 frames) when they hit the ground.
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I tried to apply an _expression_ to the material (RGB values) with no succe=
ss. It seems that feature is N/A.
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Is there a miraculous fix for this scenario or am I SOL with a one at a tim=
e modif?
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Thanks and have a goodday.
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Akie Prapas
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I just wrote a very simple expression on a cube to change colors based on G=
lobal Y position. It works if I use this expression:<BR>
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Sources.Materials.DefaultLib.Material.Lamber=
t.diffuse.red =3D <BR>
cond( cube.kine.global.posy < 0.5, 0.0, 1=
.0 )<BR>
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but fails if I use this one:<BR>
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Sources.Materials.DefaultLib.Material.Lamber=
t.diffuse.red =3D<BR>
cond( this.kine.global.posy < 0.5, 0.0, 1=
.0 )<BR>
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Apparently the 'this' keyword syntax is broken in the current version.<BR>
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<TD vAlign=3Dtop align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3Dmessage-header><EM>Date</EM> :<=
/SPAN> Wed, 5 Sep 2007 14:48:45 -0400 </TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=3Dtop align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3Dmessage-header><EM>To</EM> :</S=
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<TD vAlign=3Dtop align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3Dmessage-header><EM>From</EM> :<=
/SPAN> "Prapas Akie" <aprapas(at)chaines.astral.com> </TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=3Dtop align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3Dmessage-header><EM>Subject</EM>=
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<SPAN>Hello,<?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX =3D O /><O:P></O:P></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN><O:P> </O:P></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN lang=3DEN-CA>I have a scene that started with a few random =91bouncin=
g balls=92 in military formation that has now turned into a few hundred ran=
dom bouncing balls still in military formation.<O:P></O:P></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN lang=3DEN-CA><O:P> </O:P></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN lang=3DEN-CA>Now the client would like the balls to =91blink=92 (basi=
cally change color to white over 5 frames) when they hit the ground.<O:P></=
O:P></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN lang=3DEN-CA><O:P> </O:P></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN lang=3DEN-CA>I tried to apply an _expression_ to the material (RGB va=
lues) with no success. It seems that feature is N/A.<O:P></O:P></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN lang=3DEN-CA><O:P> </O:P></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN lang=3DEN-CA>Is there a miraculous fix for this scenario or am I SOL =
with a one at a time modif?<O:P></O:P></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN lang=3DEN-CA><O:P> </O:P></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN lang=3DEN-CA>Thanks and have a goodday.<O:P></O:P></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN lang=3DEN-CA><O:P> </O:P></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN lang=3DFR>Akie Prapas</SPAN><BR></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV=
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