Set attribute based on current Frame and hold value

[benttoenail]

Simple problem, cannot find the solution.

I need to set an attribute based on the current frame, something like this:

if(@Cd.r >= 0.9){

   f@t = @Frame;

}

...and I need @t to hold that value, and not change along with the current frames.

Why I need this:  I'm trying to control the offset of animated redshift instances by starting the animation once @Cd.r passes a certain threshold.  Once the animation starts, the counter for that specific instanced object needs to start at 0, and increase along with the time slider, like so:

@f = @Frame - @t;

string frameNumber = sprintf("%g%", @f);

s@instancefile = concat("$HIP/filepath.", framenumber, ".rs");

 

Any idea on how to do this?

Edited September 6, 2019 by benttoenail

[Atom]

What I have done before is to pre-generate the start and end frame, then only generate a valid s@instancefile, when I am within that frame range. Use a null based geo file to reference in all other cases.

if((@Frame>@start) && (@Frame<@end)){
    int current_frame = @Frame-@start;                                
    s@instancefile = sprintf("myfile_%02d.rs",current_frame);
} else {
    s@instancefile = "my_blank.rs";
}

 

Edited September 6, 2019 by Atom

[tamagochy]

use sop solver to hold this value by checking if @t already >0

[Dubtronics]

Hey did you manage to get a system working for this? I am trying out the two suggestions above.