Is it possible to move parts of an operator (like a legacy operator) ?

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Philippe M asked Sep 27, '17 Phil BoBo edited Sep 27, '17

Is it possible to move parts of an operator (like a legacy operator) ?

Hi all,
Quick question.

I need to animate an operator using Object.rotation commands on specific parts (elbow, chest ..).
This is quite easy with a legacy operator and its drawsurrogate node (see attached) because each body part is individually controllable. capture.png
The legacy is quite old-looking.

Is it possible to do the same with a new operator (17.2.1) (which isn't divided in pieces like the legacy one) ?

I'll add that I need to rotate/move parts of the body according to values from a .csv. I'd like to use only FlexSim but am open to suggestions.

Thanks !

Software Version:

FlexSim 17.2.1

operator animation drawsurrogate legacy

capture.png (14.3 KiB)

Answer 1 · 2017-09-27T13:32:57Z

Phil BoBo answered Sep 27, '17 Phil BoBo edited Sep 27, '17

The new operator's animations are entirely defined within its file and currently can only be adjusted using other software and then re-imported.

If you want to dynamically move the individual components of the operator, you need to use the legacy operator right now.

(Or you could chop up the new operator into pieces using 3D modeling software, and import the individual pieces like an action figure in place of the legacy operator's pieces if you wanted to update the legacy operator's look.)

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