Grasshopper timer | Python

Is it possible to Activate and Deactivate grasshopper timers with a Python Script.

I have the following formfinding process for an active membrane structure.

the workflow is as follows. Membrane formfinding in Kangaroo --> Formfinding of support beams with Karamba --> Membrane formfinding in Kangaroo with new support positionresulting from Karamba (Loop)

Need deactivating the timer attached to Kangaroo before sending the data to Karamba and then activating it again to send the data from Karamba again to Kangaroo.

Thanks

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Permalink Reply by Vicente Soler on December 1, 2012 at 9:35am

The timers are used with Kangaroo to be able to play with the simulation in real time.

If you want to automate this process, instead of using a timer, what I usually do is input a list of two values "true, false" in the simulationreset input and set the desired number of iterations in the subiterations input of the kangaroo settings component.

Alternatively you can input a list of many true,false,false,false,false values but it will generate intermediate geometry (consuming unnecessary memory, unless you want to use this geometry).

Permalink Reply by Manuel Sotomayor Millan on December 1, 2012 at 7:56pm