4.7.2
I have a GDscript attached to a DirectionalLight3D that sets its rotation values at runtime based on date/time/location parameters (see screenshot below).
Is it possible to set the rotation values via script directly in the editor?
What I would like to happen is to see the light orientation update along with a parameter value change while I’m editing the scene (for example: setting a different hour of the day immediately changes the light orientation)
Use a tool script. Those run in the editor.
I thought about it, but wouldn’t the script need to be executed manually (maybe I can add a button in the interface to call the script in order to make changes)? Is there any way to skip this operation and have changes happening in real time?
How about @exports with setters in your tool script?
Yes, just implement _process() and that will be called automatically every frame or put update code in setters. Those will run when you change the corresponding property in the inspector.
@hatmix @normalized thank you for your suggestions! @export with setters did the trick. The only caveat is that, since angles must be computed from all inputs, I have to call the same setAngles function from all setters. This is how things look like now:
@tool
extends DirectionalLight3D
var angles : Vector2
@export var latitude : float = 42.5:
set(value):
latitude = value
setAngles(year,month,day,hour,minutes,UTC,latitude,longitude)
@export var longitude : float = 11.7:
set(value):
longitude = value
setAngles(year,month,day,hour,minutes,UTC,latitude,longitude)
@export var year : int = 2026:
set(value):
year = value
setAngles(year,month,day,hour,minutes,UTC,latitude,longitude)
@export_range(1,12) var month : int = 11:
set(value):
month = value
setAngles(year,month,day,hour,minutes,UTC,latitude,longitude)
@export_range(1,31) var day: int = 20:
set(value):
day = value
setAngles(year,month,day,hour,minutes,UTC,latitude,longitude)
@export_range(8,22) var hour : int = 9:
set(value):
hour = value
setAngles(year,month,day,hour,minutes,UTC,latitude,longitude)
@export_range(0,59) var minutes : int = 0:
set(value):
minutes = value
setAngles(year,month,day,hour,minutes,UTC,latitude,longitude)
@export_range(-11,11) var UTC : int = 1:
set(value):
UTC = value
setAngles(year,month,day,hour,minutes,UTC,latitude,longitude)