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Debugging Animations

This page is designed help solve and problems you may run into when creating Animations.

Train Does Not Move From Stop​

Train does not move from it's current spot

Solutions​

  • If stopWhenDirectionChanges is flagged in the SimulationState, check if the train moves in the direction you want the to move.

Rollbacks​

Train rolls back, does not make it up a hill, in a place where it's supposed to.

Solutions​

  • Check if the section Start and End positions

    • If using a Train midpoint other than 0.5, check if the position, plus or minus half of the train's total length will fit it.
      • For lifts, this may mean extending it past where the actual chain since it will still be pulling the rest of the cars after the first one exits or will not be engaged until the first one enters.
    • See Train Model Setup for more information about the MidPoint

  • Check if the Type actually moves the train

  • Check if the Acceleration or Deceleration is a non-zero value

  • Increase the Acceleration or Deceleration

Train Zooming​

Train zooms around the track, or gets to a certain part then zooms around the track.

It's a combination of two things:

Direction changing means the train rolls back somewhere along the track

PhysicsSimulator.simulate will return the reason why the simulation was stopped. Type of StopPosition.DirectionChanged means the train has rolled back/switched move directions

Solutions​

  • Double check your TrackSectionsData for that section
  • If train is meant to rollback, un-flag stopWhenDirectionChanges or use two simulation pass-throughs, one before and one after the rollback.