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A collection of movement components and classes
Contained components:
- PathMover
- WheelMover
- SimpleRotator
- SimpleBuzzer
Contained classes:
For a description of these classes have a look at their class
documentation.
Example Usage
The following example show the usage of most of the components in
this file (for an example how to use the WheelMover, see the
TorrentOpenGLGUI example):
points = [(3,3,-20),
(4,0,-20),
(3,-3,-20),
(0,-4,-20),
(-3,-3,-20),
(-4,0,-20),
(-3,3,-20),
(0,4,-20),
(3,3,-20),
]
path = LinearPath(points, 1000)
cube1 = SimpleCube(size=(1,1,1)).activate()
pathmover = PathMover(path).activate()
pathmover.link((pathmover,"outbox"), (cube1,"position"))
cube2 = SimpleCube(size=(1,1,1)).activate()
simplemover = SimpleMover().activate()
simplemover.link((simplemover,"outbox"), (cube2,"position"))
cube3 = SimpleCube(size=(1,1,1), position=(-1,0,-15)).activate()
rotator = SimpleRotator().activate()
rotator.link((rotator,"outbox"), (cube3,"rel_rotation"))
cube4 = SimpleCube(size=(1,1,1), position=(1,0,-15)).activate()
buzzer = SimpleBuzzer().activate()
buzzer.link((buzzer,"outbox"), (cube4,"scaling"))
Axon.Scheduler.scheduler.run.runThreads()
PathMover(...) -> A new PathMover object.
PathMover can be used to move a 3d object along a path.
It can be controlled by sending commands to its inbox. These commands
can be one of "Play", "Stop", "Next", "Previous", "Rewind", "Forward"
and "Backward".
If the pathmover reaches the beginning or the end of a path it
generates a status message which is sent to the "status" outbox. This
message can be "Finish" or "Start".
Keyword arguments:
- path -- A path object (e.g. LinearPath) or a list of points
- repeat -- Boolean indication if the Pathmover should repeat the path
if it reaches an end (default=True)
Inboxes
- control : ignored
- inbox : Commands are received here
Outboxes
- status : Used to send status messages
- outbox : Outbox for sending Control3D commands
Methods defined here
Warning!
You should be using the inbox/outbox interface, not these methods
(except construction). This documentation is designed as a roadmap as to
their functionalilty for maintainers and new component developers.
__init__(self, path[,
repeat])
x.__init__(...) initializes x; see x.__class__.__doc__ for
signature
main(self)
SimpleBuzzer(...) -> A new SimpleBuzzer component.
A simple buzzer component mostly for testing. Changes the scaling of
OpenGLComponents it connected to their "scaling" boxes.
Inboxes
Outboxes
Methods defined here
Warning!
You should be using the inbox/outbox interface, not these methods
(except construction). This documentation is designed as a roadmap as to
their functionalilty for maintainers and new component developers.
main(self)
SimpleMover(...) -> A new SimpleMover component.
A simple mover component mostly for testing. Moves OpenGLComponents
between the specified borders if connected to their "position" boxes.
The amount of movement every frame and the origin can also be
specified.
Keyword arguments:
- amount -- amount of movement every frame sent
(default=(0.03,0.03,0.03))
- borders -- borders of every dimension (default=(5,5,5))
- origin -- origin of movement (default=(0,0,-20))
Inboxes
Outboxes
Methods defined here
Warning!
You should be using the inbox/outbox interface, not these methods
(except construction). This documentation is designed as a roadmap as to
their functionalilty for maintainers and new component developers.
__init__(self[, amount][, borders][,
origin])
x.__init__(...) initializes x; see x.__class__.__doc__ for
signature
main(self)
SimpleRotator(...) -> A new SimpleRotator component.
A simple rotator component mostly for testing. Rotates
OpenGLComponents by the amount specified if connected to their
"rel_rotation" boxes.
Keyword arguments:
- amount -- amount of relative rotation sent
(default=(0.1,0.1,0.1))
Inboxes
Outboxes
Methods defined here
Warning!
You should be using the inbox/outbox interface, not these methods
(except construction). This documentation is designed as a roadmap as to
their functionalilty for maintainers and new component developers.
__init__(self[, amount])
x.__init__(...) initializes x; see x.__class__.__doc__ for
signature
main(self)
WheelMover(...) -> A new WheelMover component.
A component to arrange several OpenGlComponents in the style of a big
wheel rotating around the X axis. Can be used to switch between
components.
Components can be added and removed during operation using the
"notify" inbox. Messages sent to it are expected to be a dictionary of
the following form:
{
"APPEND_CONTROL" :True,
"objectid": id(object),
"control": (object,"position")
}
for adding components and:
{
"REMOVE_CONTROL" :True,
"objectid": id(object),
}
for removing components.
If components are added when the wheel is already full (number of
slots exhausted) they are simply ignored.
The whole wheel can be controlles by sending messages to the "switch"
inbox. The commands can be either "NEXT" or "PREVIOUS".
Keyword arguments:
- steps -- number of steps the wheel is subdivided in
(default=400)
- center -- center of the wheel (default=(0,0,-13))
- radius -- radius of the wheel (default=5)
- slots -- number of components which can be handled (default=20)
Inboxes
- control : ignored
- switch : For reception of switching commands
- inbox : not used
- notify : For appending and removing components
Outboxes
- outbox : Outbox for sending position updates
Methods defined here
Warning!
You should be using the inbox/outbox interface, not these methods
(except construction). This documentation is designed as a roadmap as to
their functionalilty for maintainers and new component developers.
__init__(self[, steps][, center][,
radius][, slots])
x.__init__(...) initializes x; see x.__class__.__doc__ for
signature
main(self)
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