Creating Animations in Shiva - Open a door [SOLVED]

[Selzier]

I am using the AnimBank/AnimClip editors to create a simple object translation animation in my scene. The door should take 30 frames to open, but when I play the animation in my game, the door instantly shuts and instantly opens, there is no "animation". I believe the problem is in my code but can't find the problem.

onInit:

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    local hObject = this.getObject ( )
   
    if ( object.hasController ( hObject, object.kControllerTypeAnimation ) )
    then
        animation.setCurrentClip            ( hObject, 0,  0 )
        animation.setPlaybackMode           ( hObject, 0,  animation.kPlaybackModeOnce )
        animation.setPlaybackLevel          ( hObject, 0,  0 )
       
        animation.setCurrentClip            ( hObject, 1,  1 )
        animation.setPlaybackMode           ( hObject, 1,  animation.kPlaybackModeOnce )
        animation.setPlaybackLevel          ( hObject, 1,  1 )
    end


onDoorClose:

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    local hObject = this.getObject ( )
   
    animation.setPlaybackMode  ( hObject, 1,  animation.kPlaybackModeOnce )
    animation.setPlaybackLevel ( hObject, 0,  0 )
    animation.setPlaybackLevel ( hObject, 1,  1 )
   
    animation.enablePlayback ( hObject, true )
   
    log.message ( "close" )


onDoorOpen:

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   local hObject = this.getObject ( )
   
    animation.setPlaybackMode  ( hObject, 0,  animation.kPlaybackModeOnce )
    animation.setPlaybackLevel ( hObject, 1, 0 )
    animation.setPlaybackLevel ( hObject, 0, 1 )
   
    animation.enablePlayback ( hObject, true )
   
    log.message ( "open" )


Any ideas how to make the animation play right?

[Selzier]

I can't find any problems with my code. I don't want to "blend" any animations, I have 2 animation (1 opens the door, 1 closes the door) I want to play these 2 animations completely independent of each other, the door will either be opening or closing.

So I try telling the animation to go with a full 1 or 0 level, either opening or closing, but when the animation starts, it immediately goes to the last frame, and the door opens and closes immediately, the animation never "plays" just skips to the end.

I've tried all the playbackBeginFrame etc, but none of this helps.

Any help on how to create a simple animation in the AnimClip editor and make it play right? The clips play correctly in the AnimClip editor but I can't make the door open and close in the scene.

[Selzier]

I noticed that if I change the PlaybackMode to Loop, it actually plays the animation BUT it loops it of course, so the door just keeps opening over and over. Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong?

animation.setPlaybackMode ( hObject, 0, animation.kPlaybackModeOnce ) :
The door INSTANTLY changes from frame 0 to frame 30 the last frame

animation.setPlaybackMode ( hObject, 0, animation.kPlaybackModeLoop ) :
The door animation actually plays correctly but looping is not desired here...

Is this a bug or how am I supposed to make the door animation play only one time?

[Selzier]

Sorry for talking to myself here but I'll post the solution. Take a look at the simple code, but all I was missing was I needed to setPlaybackCursor back to 0 and the animation will play one time:

Setup the open and close animations during onInit:

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function AI_Door.setupAnimations ( )
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    local hObject = this.getObject ( )
   
    if ( object.hasController ( hObject, object.kControllerTypeAnimation ) )
    then
        animation.setCurrentClip            ( hObject, 0,  0 )
        animation.setPlaybackMode           ( hObject, 0,  animation.kPlaybackModeOnce )
        animation.setPlaybackLevel          ( hObject, 0,  0 )

        animation.setCurrentClip            ( hObject, 1,  1 )
        animation.setPlaybackMode           ( hObject, 1,  animation.kPlaybackModeOnce )
        animation.setPlaybackLevel          ( hObject, 1,  0 )
    end
   
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end
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A custom handler to open the door:

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function AI_Door.onDoorOpen (  )
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    local hObject = this.getObject ( )
   
    -- Open the door: set Close to 0 and Open to 1
    animation.setPlaybackLevel ( hObject, 1, 0 )
    animation.setPlaybackLevel ( hObject, 0, 1 )
   
    -- Move the Playback Cursor (position) back to 0
    animation.setPlaybackCursor ( hObject, 0, 0 )
   
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end
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And 1 more custom handler to close the door:

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function AI_Door.onDoorClose (  )
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    local hObject = this.getObject ( )
   
    -- Close the Door: set Close to 1 and Open to 0
    animation.setPlaybackLevel ( hObject, 0, 0 )
    animation.setPlaybackLevel ( hObject, 1, 1 )
   
    -- Move the Playback Cursor (position) back to 0
    animation.setPlaybackCursor ( hObject, 1, 0 )
   
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end
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[kalango]

You could simply move the door by code using translateTo-like functions. The ease factor would give a nice smooth moving. I guess you must be comming from UDK right....

[Selzier]

I've never used UDK but I did make levels for Unreal original using UnrealEd...

I just have a level editor background, from ZZT to Source Engine- I don't have a very strong coding background unfortunately.. but I am working on that!

[broozar]

do not use animations for stuff like opening doors. use true object translations/rotations.