Non-Spatial Objects

These objects are for “programming” making objects interactive.

Logic objects

AndGate
OrGate
NandGate
XorGate
SimpleSequencer - an object that steps through a number of outputs

Variables objects

Value
IntegerValue
FloatValue
BoolValue
Vector3fScaler
Vector3fValue
Euler -= rotation: pitch yaw and roll
Material
String (for resource locators and text in TextQuads)
color3f

Array Objects

A complete set of Arrays of the above, which can be iterated though, presenting a current value to wiring. This enables you to, say, switch the resource locator on a mesh though a set, either from a timer or from a button.

IntegerArray
FloatArray
BoolArray
Color3fArray
StringArray
EulerArray
Vector3fArray
MaterialArray

Offsets

A vector is a set of 3 related numbers, typically an X,Y,Z position, or rotation specification. Offset allows adding one vector to another to do something like change the position.

A complete set of offsets – these are dataflow components – wire something like a position and it will present at the output a value offset by the value of the offset. Or they can be use “get” style.

IntegerOffset
FloatOffset
Color3fOffset
EulerOffset
Vector3fOffset
Vector3fRandomOffset

Splitters

Mux (takes a complex type like Vector3f in input and splits it into 3 values, x, y, z in output) and DeMux, which performs the reverse. Allows you to process just one component of a complex type in wiring, and then turn it back into a vector type >Vector3fMutiplexer - unpacks a vector into 3 individual values

EulerMux
EulerDemux
Color3fMux
Color3fDemux
Vector3fMux
Vector3fDemux

Interpolators

A set of interpolators which “tween” values between two end values (start and end). These exist for things which make sense to tween = Integers, floats, Vector3f, Euler, and Color3f given two vectors,and an amount float that ranges from zero to one, this outputs an altered vector that is interpolated between the two vectors based on the amount.

IntegerInterpolator
FloatInterpolator
Color3fInterpolator
EulerInterpolator
Vector3fInterpolator

Resource objects

Resource
Spawner

Triggers

FloatTrigger - fires a message when a float number is equal to another
Trigger - fires a message
IntegerTrigger- fires a message when an integer number is equal to another
ProximityDetector - sends a message when an object gets close to another object

Random

Two variants for random offsets are also implemented. Use these to add noise to movement.

Random->RanFloat - random number
Random->RanVec3

Teleport

Reparenter
Teleport - Contains a destination location, orientation and zone. When its Go method triggered, it moves the user to that destination

There are five properties of the Teleport object that are relevant to where the user will be placed and how their viewpoint will be rotated:

TargetZone
TargetPosition
TargetRotation
SendRotation
SendPosition

If the TargetZone property has a value (the name of that zone) then we are going to switch to that zone. If it is empty, we stay in the current zone.
SendPosition and SendRotation must be true (checked) for TargetPosition and TargetRotation respectively to have any effect. If teleporting within the current zone, you must set one or both of these to be true.
If SendPosition is true, then when the user arrives in the new zone, the SpawnPosition of that zone is overridden and the user is positioned at the TargetPosition
If SendRotation is true, then when the user arrives, the SpawnRotation of that zone is overridden and the users eyes are forced to look in the direction specified by the TargetRotation property.
If both SendPosition and SendRotation are false, then the user arrives at the SpawnPosition and SpawnRotation specified in the target zone.

Timer objects

OneShotTimer - sends a message after a delay
Timer - sends periodic messages

Controllers

The new controller objects are easier to use – just hook up “controlOut” on a controller/mover to “controlIn” on an object being controller and it will automatically “just work” once you set its running property to true. If you want to go old school and use data flow type wiring to modify the output of a controller (say using offsets) appropriate “output” outputs also exist on the various controllers to wire to things like splitters, interpolators, etc.

EllipseMover2 – move things on ellipses
RotationContoller2 – controls rotation
WaypointMover2 – moves things around on waypoints, replaces previous embedded functionality
LookAtController2 – look at things – ie giant eyeballs follow something you drag.
ScannerController2 – move things back and forth in a line
SineController2 – move things on Sine waves (with adjustable phase – so can do Sin, Cos or anything between)

Debugging

EdgeDebugger – wire something like positionChanged output to this and observe the values on the wire using the PropertyEditor – it adds values for the values inside the parameter node

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