Animating a clock using MEL script?

[yuyukan]

can anyone please help me animate a clock using MEL script for loop?
the animation should be 12:00 to 1:30 and it should be real time when played.

[qu-ck]

Use node Multiple-Divide for clock hands rotation.

[bitepeb599]

You need to follow these code:

`// Variables for time settings
float $startHour = 12.0;
float $endHour = 1.5; // 1:30 in decimal
float $fps = 24; // Assuming 24 frames per second

// Calculate the total frames for real-time playback
float $totalTime = ($endHour - $startHour) * 3600; // Convert hours to seconds
int $totalFrames = $totalTime * $fps;

// Animate the hour hand
for ($frame = 0; $frame <= $totalFrames; $frame++) {
float $currentHour = $startHour + (($frame / $fps) / 3600);
float $rotation = $currentHour * 30; // 30 degrees per hour
currentTime $frame;
setAttr "hourHand.rotateZ" $rotation;
setKeyframe "hourHand.rotateZ";
}

// Repeat for the minute hand similarly
`
I also check this: https://forum.highend3d.com/t/animating-a-clock-using-mel-scriptgolang

[harryarlie11-gmail-com]

can anyone please help me animate a clock using MEL script for loop? the animation should be 12:00 to 1:30 and it should be real time when played.

The animation is supposed to represent the hands of the clock moving from 12:00 to 1:30, where 90 minutes in clock time equals 90 seconds of real-time playback at 24 fps. I’ve set up the hands with their pivot points at the clock’s center and written a for loop to keyframe the rotations.

[samiishaq236-gmail-com]

You need to follow these code:

`// Variables for time settingsfloat $startHour = 12.0;float $endHour = 1.5; // 1:30 in decimalfloat $fps = 24; // Assuming 24 frames per second

// Calculate the total frames for real-time playbackfloat $totalTime = ($endHour - $startHour) * 3600; // Convert hours to secondsint $totalFrames = $totalTime * $fps;

// Animate the hour handfor ($frame = 0; $frame <= $totalFrames; $frame++) { float $currentHour = $startHour + (($frame / $fps) / 3600); float $rotation = $currentHour * 30; // 30 degrees per hour currentTime $frame; setAttr "hourHand.rotateZ" $rotation; setKeyframe "hourHand.rotateZ";}

// Repeat for the minute hand similarly`I also check this: https://forum.highend3d.com/t/animating-a-clock-using-mel-scriptgolang

Welcome! I follow the provided code, calculating the total frames for real-time playback based on the given time settings.