speedometer
Version:
0.1
Date Updated:
07/04/2008 So simple!
It tells you the speed of the selected object in [km/h] if your scene in meter unit.
You can easily modify to [mph] or [m/s].
If you would like, upgrade it and share for all of us! ;)
GiaNT
Version Requirement:
I think all of Max | Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| speedometer.ms | 844 bytes |
Comments
Nice scripting Lutteral. I
Nice scripting Lutteral. I also beat my head some time ago on this issue. May seem easy at first sight, but calculating speed is much more complicated. 1st - if we check distance, we need to work with current and previous position, not interfere future position. Else, for example, if at frame 0 our object is not moving (there is our start), then the position distance between frame -1 and +1 will return some speed as it moved, and this will be wrong result, right? And second,- distance function is welcome for straight line moving calculations, so shortly, here needed to check length of the curve. Extract trajectory to spline and so on... Might be better someday I do write this script rather than post theory here.
my recent MAXScripts RSS (archive here)
Here's another version of a
Here's another version of a speed-o-meter. Comments welcome.
Units must be centimeters. If different, change the first line of code: Konstant = 0.036 to the corresponding value, e.g. 3.6 for meters.
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There is global variable
There is global variable FrameRate so change code to
v = (a*3.6*FrameRate)
-- and all done :)
my recent MAXScripts RSS (archive here)
for 30 FPS change it to v =
for 30 FPS change it to
v = (a*3.6*30)
and add
lbl3.text = (v as string)
right under it to see the speed in the script rollout instead of having to look at the listener.
very handy script thanks!
this is because of the 25
this is because of the 25 frame/second
thanks for your question !!!
at least one more people use my stuff
i will upload a newer version in a few minute :)
peace, Giant
Thank you for your script
Thank you for your script post! I am still trying to learn MAXScript.
I have one question: what does the 25 mean in v = (a*3.6*25) ?
a = change in distance position
3.6 = conversion of m/s to km/h
25 = ?
Thank you for your time.