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Signal Emitters in edit mode?

Discussion in 'Timeline' started by Aaron-Meyers, Sep 23, 2019.

  1. Aaron-Meyers

    Aaron-Meyers

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    Is there any way to get signals to emit on the timeline in edit mode? For objects that are designated as [ExecuteInEditMode], it would be majorly helpful. Because you can't modify timelines at runtime, I find it much more effective to iterate on the timings of a sequence while in edit mode, but without having signal emitters be able to function while in edit mode, I'm missing out on a lot of functionality that they unlock in this workflow.
     
    Aaron-Meyers, Sep 23, 2019
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  2. seant_unity

    seant_unity

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    Actually you can. Changing a timeline in playmode causes the changes to be applied.

    Unfortunately, not without scripting it explicitly.
     
    seant_unity, Sep 23, 2019
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  3. Aaron-Meyers

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    Awesome... in the past I have had some pretty mixed results rearranging things on the timeline at runtime, but I just tested moving/adding signals while it was running and it worked so that is great! Thank you!
     
    Aaron-Meyers, Sep 23, 2019
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  4. ewanuno

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    can't you just set the signal reciever to "runtime and editmode"?
     
    ewanuno, Sep 24, 2019
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  5. MXZEHN

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    Yes you can, however it doesn't change anything
     
    MXZEHN, Mar 11, 2021
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  6. landosilva

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    What do you mean by "scripting it explicitly"?
     
    landosilva, Sep 10, 2022
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