Controling fan rotation using LUA

[PapaXpress]

I am trying to find a way to spin the radiator fan fast if the RPMs go up. I heard this can be done but so far Google is failing me. Does anyone know?

[Chacal]

Don't quote me on this, but I would make different animations with different speeds, then activate the desired animation in lua based on the engine RPM control value.

[PapaXpress]

The only problem with that idea, is that the blueprint can only reference one animation file.

[BNSFdude]

I need the same, as well as the whole shutter idea. I'll drop reppo an email again.

[Chacal]

Here are two in the Britkits Alco S3 engine blueprint:

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               <AnimSet>
                  <iAnimObjectRenderBlueprint-cAnimation d:id="34383200">
                     <AnimationID d:type="cDeltaString">Wipers</AnimationID>
                     <AnimationName d:type="cDeltaString">BritKits\Alco\RailVehicles\Diesel\RS3\Default\Engine\RS_wipers</AnimationName>
                     <AnimateInEditor d:type="cDeltaString">eTrue</AnimateInEditor>
                  </iAnimObjectRenderBlueprint-cAnimation>
                  <iAnimObjectRenderBlueprint-cAnimation d:id="34724200">
                     <AnimationID d:type="cDeltaString">Windows</AnimationID>
                     <AnimationName d:type="cDeltaString">BritKits\Alco\RailVehicles\Diesel\RS3\Default\Engine\RS_windows</AnimationName>
                     <AnimateInEditor d:type="cDeltaString">eTrue</AnimateInEditor>
                  </iAnimObjectRenderBlueprint-cAnimation>
               </AnimSet>


In this case, each animation is triggered by a control value set by pressing a key, but the control value could be set by the lua script.

[PapaXpress]

So something like:

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   speed = Call( "GetSpeed" )
   if speed < 0.0 then
      speed = -speed;
    end

   Call ( "Fan_Exhaust_1:SetAnimationValue", speed * 10);