Is there a quick/easy/intuitive way to assign a variable
the frame number that is being work on in an
animation? I would like on work on a few things
by frame count.
Any ideas?
Mr. Art

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>Is there a quick/easy/intuitive way to assign a variable
>the frame number that is being work on in an
>animation? I would like on work on a few things
>by frame count.
>Any ideas?


Yes.

#declare FrameNumber = clock/clock_delta;

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On Sun, 7 Nov 1999 22:05:09 -0500, TonyB wrote:
>#declare FrameNumber = clock/clock_delta;

Assuming your clock starts at zero and the first frame is numbered
zero, this is correct.  The more general formula is 

#declare Initial_Clock=(whatever is in your INI file);
#declare Initial_Frame=(whatever is in your INI file);

#declare FrameNumber = (clock-Initial_Clock)/clock_delta + Initial_Frame;

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Nathan has added an ini_option command to set an ini option from the pov
code.
  How about a reverse operation, ie. functions that return some values set
in the ini file (or wherever)? This way you could type:

#declare Initial_Clock = initial_clock();

or something like that.

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