Switch a laser by collide

[Thooto]

Hello,

I wanted to know if we can, by scripting with on collide, switch a laser. For example; you create a box, and when an other object collide this box, a laser can be switched on.

Thank you for answering, and I hope that despite my bad english you'll understand my question!

[Someone Else]

Hmm... Try changing the color of the box.

If color == [0, 0, 0, 0], the laser will pass right through it.
If color == [1, 1, 1, 1], the laser will be blocked.

Make sure you attach the laser TO the box. And the box's refractiveIndex = 1.

[Kilinich]

don't listen him

1) create scene.my. variable (open console with ~ key and type scene.my.laser := 0)
2) set laser maxRays property to {scene.my.laser}
3) set onCollide script of one of the boxes to (e) = {scene.my.laser = 1}

[Someone Else]

don't listen him

I try to not use scene.my wherever possible.

Thus, I think that blocking the laser is the way to go. It's phunlet-safe and can be used multiple times within a scene.

[Thooto]

Ok thank you for your answers!

I'll try to use the two ideas you told me!

By the way, thank you two, you gave me many ideas!

[Kilinich]

don't listen him

I try to not use scene.my wherever possible.

Thus, I think that blocking the laser is the way to go. It's phunlet-safe and can be used multiple times within a scene.

oh, sorry, now I've got your point.

btw not only [0, 0, 0, 0] color is transparent, actually any color with zero alpha will fit.

[Someone Else]

I know. [0, 0, 0, 0] and [1, 1, 1, 1] are easy to remember.

And glad I could help.