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limited random value generator with keyframes
I would like to have a random value generator that chooses between only specified values such as (-4,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,4) or (23,2,9,-13), I would also like it to choose a new value every 20 keyframes. bonus points if you can tell me how to do it where some values appear more often than others.
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6 Replies
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This would be my general approach:
f = 20; // frames
myArray = [23,2,9,-13];
seg = Math.floor((time-inPoint)/framesToTime(f));
seedRandom(seg,true)
myArray[Math.floor(random(myArray.length))];Weighting is a little trickier. A simple method would just be to put certain values in the array multiple times.
Dan
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This is very close to what I wanted but is there any way I can have the numbers change continuously. to be more specific my object jumps from one place to another right now, but I would like it to travel to those places rather than teleport.
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Something more like this maybe:
f = 20; // frames
myArray = [23,2,9,-13];
d = framesToTime(f);
seg = Math.floor((time-inPoint)/d);
t = (time-inPoint)%d;
seedRandom(seg+1,true);
v2 = myArray[Math.floor(random(myArray.length))];
seedRandom(seg,true);
v1 = myArray[Math.floor(random(myArray.length))];
linear(t,0,d,v1,v2)Dan
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This worked very well, thank you. bonus question: is there a way to limit how rapidly the values rise and sink? more specifically, I would rather it not jump from 0 to 360 immediately, so can I limit it to only change a maximum of ±180 at a time? I’m fine if this is not possible.
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So are you saying that at each 20 frame boundary, the value might land on something other than an entry in the array? I’m sure you can get the behavior you want, but you might need a different approach than what we have so far.
Dan
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thank you for the help dan.
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