make a picture appear

aja26's icon

does anyone know how i could make a picture appear if say a bang is triggered?

like a tick for example...

many thanks
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bkshepard's icon

send a message that says "hidden 1" to make an item invisible, and "hidden 0" to make it visible.

aja26's icon

im writing what your suggesting but it doesnt work? doesnt hide the item?

cheers

cap10subtext's icon

What item? Patch?

bkshepard's icon

This doesn't work?

Make sure the patcher window is locked.

Max Patch
Copy patch and select New From Clipboard in Max.

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aja26's icon

yer it works now, how about an item that starts off invisible but through a togle coming on turns visible?

cheers for the help everyone

cap10subtext's icon

[loadmess 1] ought to do the trick.

aja26's icon

how do i turn it on from a bang? lol im very new with max many apologies

bkshepard's icon

If you will work through the Max Tutorials, most of these types of questions will be answered for you. It really is the best way to get started with Max.

aja26's icon

lol i dont have time to go through all the tutorials i need to know, if u cant explain then thanks anyway

cap10subtext's icon

So you are saying you need a bang to turn on a toggle? I'm pretty sure the answer is in the question...

aja26's icon

... you showed me how to make a picture disapear by turning a togle on-what i want to know is how to make that picture appear by turning the toggle on. loadmess 1 doesnt seem to be able to connect to anything, maybe you could send a patch if im being completely silly?

sorry for my noobness!

Chris Muir's icon

I can explain it, but I can't be bothered.

cap10subtext's icon