Timelines

Setting Up Door Functions & Timelines

• Custom Events & Functions Created

• Events

  OpenDoor (custom event) CloseDoor (custom event)

• Functions

  UnlockDoor LockDoor

  • “Planning ahead for needed functionality”

• Timeline System

• Purpose

  Changes property over set time Accessed through timeline node

• Control Options

  Play: continues from current position Play from Start: restarts timeline Stop: halts timeline Reverse: plays backwards Reverse from End: reverses from end point

• Timeline Track Setup

• Float Track Creation

  Named “position” Uses pins to create movement curve

  • Shift + left click adds pins
  • Time/Value adjustable
    • First pin: 0 time, 0 value
    • Second pin: 1 second, 1 value
• Normalized Graph

  “0 to 1 over 1 second” Length changed from 5s to 1s

  • “Normalized means length of 1”
  • Easily scalable with multiplication

• Timeline Properties

• Multiple Track Types Available

  Vector Events Color

• Output Pins

  Update Finished execute Direction enumeration Position

Timelines serve as the core mechanism for smooth door movement, using normalized values for flexible scaling. The system provides precise control over property changes over time through a visual graph interface.