Controlling Animation Curves

[q-s]

Is there a way to connect a node to an animation curve to adjust the individual keys?

Example: I want to be able to have a key's position in X and Y on the graph be affected by the translate of a sphere in the modelview.

Is this possible?

[joojaa]

Sure! Just use the connection editor. But realy it depends a lot on what you want to do!

[q-s]

How do I see the individual points (keys) along the anim curve in the connection editor?

Is there an option I need to turn on?

[joojaa]

Umm sorry it appers that the the vakue pair isnt connectable, elementary (one can do it with a aexpression but its juts a bit wierd to do so). BUt the real question is why would you need it to be? You can do the exat same thing witha a path aniim curve (yews it can be a bspline).

[q-s]

here's an example:

• create a spotlight
• in the light effects section, click "create intensity curve"
• this creates an animation curve to control the intensity of the light along distance
• i want to put locators in the modelview to control the positions of the keys along the curve so that i can visually see in the modelview where light is going to start/end.

any ideas?

thanks

[joojaa]

Aaah use a ramp instead. Or then use a ramp that feeds the values to your fixed length ramp...

But whhat exactrly is wrong with using decay regions instead? they allready have ainbuild visialisation in the spotlight! jsut tyrn tool to show manipulator tool and click on the corner switch 4 times and they are there

[drblacksnake]

when You create intensity curve, open hypegraph and graph editor. From there You'll have to replace current animationCurve node by ramp. Ramp color inputs are managable. You'll just need to figura out distance value conversion network (e.g. setRange, multiplyDivide), since ramp's range is only [0.0,1.0].
Why ramp is good? It visually represents intensity pattern You are making, that's why.
goodluck.

[q-s]

I'll try using a ramp .. thanks guys!

I'd use decay regions if there was a way to fade them in and out .. is there a way?