Algodoo

Xray, algodoo is broken, i cant see the spring texture

MyNameIsThis -- Algodoo isn't broken. Either there's a problem with my scene, or there's a problem with your computer. But before I get all worked up about it, I want to first find out if anyone else is having the same issue as you are.

IS ANYONE ELSE NOT ABLE TO SEE THE SPRING TEXTURE IN THIS SCENE? PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN OR IF YOU CANNOT SEE THE TEXTURE BY LEAVING A COMMENT. THANKS!

I'm seeing red.

The spring's target length is really high for how close the endpoints are, if you reduce the target length the texture becomes coherent.

Thanks guys.

Hi Xray, I am kind of confused, you said I can't ask for help in a desciption, so am I meant to have no desc and write it in the comments? or is it that I had a blank scene?

You did it correctly in your current scene. You made a scene which has a technical problem and you explained what the problem is. Some people make the mistake of posting a text only scene, or a blank scene. We would rather people start asking for help with a partially working or non-working scene.

Ok. That makes sense.

The postStep just has a ? in it

JP -- That's because you selected the entire spring which will include the body of the spring and both endpoints. If you want to see the code that is only in the body, then you have to hold down the "Alt" key when you select it. That way, Algodoo will ignore the endpoints and show you just the script in the body portion of the spring.

Xray, what means " , , and "

I'm not 100% certain about any of these but I'll give you my best guesses:

means "I should have known that", or "Why didn't I think of that?"

means "I'm not sure."

means "I'm rolling my eyes". When a person rolls their eyes they are saying without using words "How can you be so stupid!" or "What you said is really dumb!"

means what I said was intended to be devilish or sarcastic. or it can also mean "Oh, you little devil!"

And what means " "
EDIT: i spelled means wrong >:(

Are you planning on asking me what all TWENTY EIGHT emojis mean? If you are, forget it! Besides, like I said, I am just guessing what they mean, and so if you want accurate definitions, you should do a little work and research them yourself. You can search "emoji meanings" or something like that on Google.

Hi Xray, how do you do a if with 2 conditions? for example if angle >1 or <1? I know there's the & thing you can put but I don't know what it means.

angle > 1.0 || angle < 1.0 ? {do this}:{else, do this}

Logical operands:

|| ... OR
&& ... AND
== ... EQUAL
!= ... not equal
<= ... LESS THAN OR EQUAL
>= ... GREATER THAN OR EQUAL

For Boolean results (true or false), it's a little different.

For example, scene.my.var can be true or false, and you need to do something if true, or NOT do something if false:

scene.my.var ? {do this if true}:{do this if false}
Note: Either bracket can be empty (do nothing) if desired.

You can also use the ! (NOT) in front of a variable like this:
!scene.my.var ? {}:{}
That says "If the opposite of scene.my.var is TRUE (in other words FALSE, {do this}:{}"

Hope this helps!

Thanks Xray. Very helpful.

the possibilites are endless

Well, technically not endless, but I know what you mean. A LOT!

The scenes spring is also completely red for me but I have seen that before so idk If there’s any problems

As I stated in the scene description the script is in the body of the spring. Because a spring has three components (a body and two endpoints) you need to select the body by itself in order to view or modify the script in the body. You must select the body by itself by holding down the Alt key when you select the body of the spring with your cursor. If you want to select either endpoint you do it the same way.

@Xray - Oh, I right-click it, then I see it. But, can I take a peek at the script if possible?

Listen carefully....

1. Hold down the Alt key with your non-cursor hand...

2. Left click the body of the spring with your cursor hand. The spring body should now be highlighted meaning that it is selected.

3. Right click the highlighted body of the spring. When the Edit panel shows, left click on "script menu". If you did all this correctly you will see all scripts that I entered.