Animation position of fuel tank dial not following LVAR value

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The Boeing B-314 flying boat is unique in that it has fuel tank selection
dials that control fuel flow from the fuel tanks to the four engines. While
the LVAR values of these particular dials seems to be set correctly, the
actual animation position of these dials seems to be permanently set at 0 when
entering the VC from Cold & Dark or with a ready for takeoff configuration.

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In the screenshot above you can
see all the dials in the OFF position, which corresponds to an LVAR value of
0, yet in the BehaviourDebug window, it is clear that the first four values,
which correspond to the above four dials from left to right, are in fact set
at 2, 3, 1 and 2.

I have tried to find the source of this discrepancy between the actual LVAR
value and the animation position of the dials, and am unable to resolve this.
Ideally the B-314 should display all of the dials in an OFF position when the
corresponding LVARS are all set to a value of 0 and otherwise in ready for
takeoff configuration matching the “Normal Operation” shown in the screenshot
below:

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The code for the very first of the four relevant fuel tank selector dials is:

CLIPPER_FUEL_Knob_Fuel_Selector_Port_Tank
CLIPPER_FUEL_Knob_Fuel_Selector_Port_Tank
360 4 /
(O:_KnobAnimVar) 90 / (>L:#NODE_ID#)
(O:_KnobAnimVar) 90 / (>L:#NODE_ID#)

I would greatly appreciate any assistance in resolving this issue.

Jerome

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Change the #NODE_ID# to the actual node name. I call these hash tags ## as a
reference and you can’t use a hash tag in a call to the actual template. For
a hashtag to work you would have to add a default parameter section in the
call. So until you learn that just for now use the actual name.

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@Flysimware Thanks for your help! I’ve tried both of the following now:

CLIPPER_FUEL_Knob_Fuel_Selector_Port_Tank
CLIPPER_FUEL_Knob_Fuel_Selector_Port_Tank
360 4 /
(O:_KnobAnimVar) 90 / (>L:CLIPPER_FUEL_Knob_Fuel_Selector_Port_Tank)
(O:_KnobAnimVar) 90 / (>L:CLIPPER_FUEL_Knob_Fuel_Selector_Port_Tank)

And also this:

CLIPPER_FUEL_Knob_Fuel_Selector_Port_Tank
CLIPPER_FUEL_Knob_Fuel_Selector_Port_Tank
CLIPPER_FUEL_Knob_Fuel_Selector_Port_Tank



360 4 /
(O:_KnobAnimVar) 90 / (>L:#NODE_ID#)
(O:_KnobAnimVar) 90 / (>L:#NODE_ID#)

The result is always the same, the LVAR for
CLIPPER_FUEL_Knob_Fuel_Selector_Port_Tank shows the correct value in the
BehaviourDebug, but the actual dial is always at the 0 position. I can
manually move the dial, and it works as it should, it is just that the
animation of the dial never follows the LVAR value upon first entering the VC
after setting up a flight. I’m beginning to wonder if ASOBO_GT_Knob_Infinite
is causing some interference somehow, it is all just extremely odd. Jerome

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@FlyingRaccoon @Boris I urgently need to get this working! Is there anything
you can recommend or suggest please to remedy this particular issue? Jerome

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Hello @PILOTS_Development , You should try to use a base template to create a
proper input event. Something like this :

                LIGHTING_Knob_Cabin_1
                LIGHTING_Knob_Cabin_1
                my_wwise_event
                Knob
            
            
                
                Short_Name_Knob
                (>L:TOTO)
                (L:TOTO)
                '%d°' @sprintf
                dnor
                3.6 /

Regards, Boris