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bouveng asked StevenPearce commented

conditional isInteractive() logic

Hi developer support! =)

I have a VCockpit / htmlgauge that is isInteractive() and that I show and hide using ASOBO_GT_Visibility_Code, but when the gauge is invisible, it is still interactive!

I have tried to update the return of the isInteractive() dynamically, but this does not seem to be read / evaluated more than once when the gauge is loaded initially and rebooting the gauge does not work either.

So, what is the best way to toggle a gauges interactivity, so I can hide it without still being clickable?

Perhaps animate its position or size to something out of reach?

(in this case it is not an instrument as such, but a piece of virtual paper you can write on)

Thanks in advance!

Br

/bouveng@fbw


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StevenPearce answered StevenPearce commented

I'm working on an aircraft with a hand start prop, it would always show up the tooltip flickering as the prop spins as it's in the center of view. I solved by moving the guage 100 meters below the aircraft when the engine is running. It feels a bit hacky but gives the right functionality.

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@StevenPearce can you clarify how you 'moved the gauge'? Was it an additional animation baked into the model that moved the surface with the $texture or some other clever method?
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Yea, just physically moved it out of the viewport with an animation on the model.
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