trigger timer component on user event (boolean?)

Hi,

I hoping to get some insight as to how can I run the timer component based on an user event (button pressed, boolean, etc) or if there is a similar component to timer that will make other components fire at a specific time/event.

I currently have the UDP sender(gHowl node) broadcasting messages at a set intervals set in the timer component, however it would be best if I could only broadcast when the user has change something in the model rather then send it all the time.

Is this something possible?

Thank you

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by David Rutten on July 6, 2017 at 1:12pm

It's possible, certainly, but any specific code would really depend on the sort of change you wish to respond to. Can you narrow it down to one specific example?

Permalink Reply by Guille on July 6, 2017 at 2:36pm

Thank you, yes.

This is what I currently have . Ideally the Boolean received from the udp listener would trigger or fire the runtime component. I guess what I'm asking is for a mechanism to fire or make the UDP component to run once or for x mount of time

Permalink Reply by Guille on July 7, 2017 at 9:12pm

Another example could be that the UDP component only runs when the geometry has changed or modified.

I would really appreciate your help.

Thanks

Permalink Reply by Guille on July 10, 2017 at 3:08pm

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated!

Permalink Reply by Ortler Mark on July 11, 2017 at 1:23am

hold on. i guess i have a Solution for this. im using something similar packed in a Plug-in i'm developing... some time is needed to extract the code...

Permalink Reply by Anders Holden Deleuran on July 11, 2017 at 3:05am

Here's a simple script for toggling the "Locked" flag on all timers on the canvas (which will enable/disable the timers updating using a Boolean toggle). Might help..

Attachments: