Editor Objects
Spinner
Spinner
Spinners are an object that spins when the ball hits it.
Spinner Button
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| First Lets Create a Spinner:If you don't have a table already opened File / New to open a new Table. | Click on the Spinner button | Move Cursor towards the table you are building.It should turn into a Spinner cursor, click this where you would like your Spinner placed. | and you get a Spinner. |
Now that we have a Spinner Created we can look at the Spinner Option Properties.
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| Click on options in the ToolBar | and select the Spinner by clicking on it. |
Doing this will show us the Spinner properties.
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Spinner - Name for type of object you have selected. Name - Spinner1 The name of the Spinner, you can change this to whatever you want. Tip I usually don't rename the Spinner. The name is used to address the object through the script. ------Color & Formatting Front Image - Select an image for the front of the spinner. Back Image - Select an image for the back of the spinner. Color - Change the color of the Spinner. Cast Shadow of the Spinner , checked by default. ------Position X - Shows The X position of the Spinner on the table. Y - Shows The Y position of the Spinner on the table. Lenght - Changes the Top Lenght of the Spinner. Default is 80 Height - Changes the Bottom Height of the Spinner. Default is 60 Rotation - Turns the Spinner's angle. Overhang - Changes the lenght of the wire holding the Spinner. Surface - Selects a surface for the spinner to be placed on. -----Physics Friction - Higher Number Tightens (Spin Less) or Lower Number Loosens(Spins More)the Spinner ------Misc
Timer Enabled - Unchecked is default. The Timer is off. He can be activated in the script and called by the procedure SpinnerName_Timer() Timer Interval - If enabled will call SpinnerName_Timer() in the script .Unchecked is default. This option defines the time befor the procecedure is started 1000=1 second. UserValue - This Variable is userdefined and can be use for wathever you want. I use it often as event flag in the script.
Note:: You
will need a graphic program to make Images. I usually make Spinner
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Spinner Script
Using demo4rampspinner.zip
Spinners are pretty simple to get working. In the above example you can open it up & check the spinner out, in action. The script for the Spinner is at the bottom of the script in this demo.
Note:A spinner uses Spinner1_Spin() not Spinner1_Hit()
| '************************** Spinner1
Sub Spinner1_Spin() PlaySound "swish" End Sub '************************** Spinner1 Ends here |
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