Having problem with holstered gun

[NawaliaTrea]

Hi again,

I am stumble on another problem...again...;D ...so i am trying to do a draw/holster script...but now i am stuck on the holstered gun. so far i have no problem with the script when the gun is not linked to the holster. but when i linked the gun to the holster that gun just wont leave the holster ( the gun is a multi prims and the holster is a single prim object. i know i have to make some changes for the setlinkalpha parts but honestly i don't know what command needed for this and tried to browsed the wiki but couldn't find any that can explain about this. maybe i can get some tips from you all ...;D

Thank you sooo much

[ellestones]

assuming this is about transparent/opaque then we could set the holster as the root prim, then in root:

holster_gun(integer show)
{
    llSetLinkAlpha(LINK_ALL_OTHERS, (float)show, ALL_SIDES);
}


// test
holster_gun(1);  // show the gun and holster
holster_gun(0);  // hide the gun, showing empty holster 

 

[NawaliaTrea]

31 minutes ago, ellestones said:

assuming this is about transparent/opaque then we could set the holster as the root prim, then in root:

holster_gun(integer show)
{
    llSetLinkAlpha(LINK_ALL_OTHERS, (float)show, ALL_SIDES);
}


// test
holster_gun(1);  // show the gun and holster
holster_gun(0);  // hide the gun, showing empty holster 

 

okay..so the script is in the root prim instead of the former root prim in the gun since that prim already become first child prim. thank you i'll try this command for the setlinkalpha... i use the sling draw script i am working on right now on my sorority paddle linked with a bunch of spikes around it then linked it to a scooter (the scooter act like a holster) when i type the chat trigger the paddle got alpha but all the spikes stay there lol.... ;D thanks so much for your help.

Edited June 28, 2018 by NawaliaTrea

[NawaliaTrea]

1 hour ago, ellestones said:

assuming this is about transparent/opaque then we could set the holster as the root prim, then in root:

holster_gun(integer show)
{
    llSetLinkAlpha(LINK_ALL_OTHERS, (float)show, ALL_SIDES);
}


// test
holster_gun(1);  // show the gun and holster
holster_gun(0);  // hide the gun, showing empty holster 

 

Hi....apparently i am still stuck ;D ..so i revised the script and the part look like this there's must be a mistake i made but can't figure out what it is yet ;D

 if (chan == ChatChan) {
            if (llToLower(msg) == llToLower(DrawCmd)) {
                if (IsLeg) {
                    if (llGetLinkNumber() == LINK_ROOT)
                        llSetLinkAlpha(LINK_ALL_OTHERS, 1.0, ALL_SIDES);
                    else
                        llSetAlpha(1.0, ALL_SIDES);
                } else {
                    if (llGetLinkNumber() == LINK_ROOT)
                        llSetLinkAlpha(LINK_ALL_OTHERS, 0.0, ALL_SIDES);      // this was originally LINK_SET, 0.0, ALL_SIDES
                    else
                        llSetAlpha(0.0, ALL_SIDES);
                }

[ellestones]

when we know that the root prim will always show and the others will hide/show on command then the root prim script

if (chan == ChatChan) 
{
   if (llToLower(msg) == llToLower(DrawCmd)) 
   {
       if (isLeg) // when isLeg == TRUE show the gun
             llSetLinkAlpha(LINK_ALL_OTHERS, 1.0, ALL_SIDES);
       else  // hide the gun
             llSetLinkAlpha(LINK_ALL_OTHERS, 0.0, ALL_SIDES);
   }
}

we can reduce this code down a bit by using IsLeg as an argument for the function

if (chan == ChatChan) 
{
   if (llToLower(msg) == llToLower(DrawCmd)) 
   {
       llSetLinkAlpha(LINK_ALL_OTHERS, (float)isLeg, ALL_SIDES);
   }
}

if isLeg should change when we issue the command to draw/holster (for use elsewhere in the script) then

if (chan == ChatChan) 
{
   string m = llToLower(msg);
   if ((m == DrawCmd) || (m == HolsterCmd)) // we expect DrawCmd/HolsterCmd to already be lowercased previously in the script 
   {
      isLeg = (m == HolsterCmd);
      llSetLinkAlpha(LINK_ALL_OTHERS, (float)isLeg, ALL_SIDES);
   }
   // else { handle any other commands here }

}

 

[NawaliaTrea]

ahhhh okay....thanks so much ;D