OR Helper
The OR Helper allows you to do binary arithmetic between
two or more input data streams. OR is a logic function that generates
a True condition (binary = 1) output stream when one or more input data
streams are evaluated as True (1). If all of the inputs are false (binary
= 0), the Out output data stream will also be false.
This is a handy way of checking multiple conditions to see if any of them
are true. For instance, you may want to check to see if a particle in
a specified group is a certain age or has made a collision with a selected
object. Using the OR Helper, you'd pipe in the Out output data streams
from both of the other rules to check for their validation. If either
of the rules send a true condition, the OR Helper would
output a True condition. This information could be used as a "test"
to trigger another event or rule.
Operator Inputs
ON - (Bool) This input data
stream determines whether the operator is considered 'on' or 'off'. You
can connect other operators to this input channel such as a Bool
Helper to activate/deactivate the whole operator.
In - (Bool) This input data stream takes in the Out output data
stream condition from another operator or rule to see if it returns a
True condition (Binary = 1), or a False condition (Binary = 0).
In - (Bool) This input data stream takes in the Out output data
stream condition from another operator or rule to see if it returns a
True condition (Binary = 1), or a False condition (Binary = 0).
All additional In input data streams will read in the same Boolean information
to determine if all of the output streams that are fed in are true.
Operator Outputs
Out - (Bool) This output
data stream sends the true or false state to other node input data streams
regarding the results from the OR test. If any of the In input data streams
return a True condition (Binary = 1), then the OR Helper will send out
a True condition. If all of the In input data streams return a False condition
(Binary = 0), then the OR Helper will send out a False condition.
Rollout Menu
Num OR - This spinner lets you set the amount of input data stream
connectors that should be created and used to perform the logical OR operation.
Be aware that by default, the spinner value is set to 1, which means,
compare one value with ONE additional value. A spinner value of 3 would
yield a total of 4 In input data streams; 1 value plus 3 more to compare
it with.