10-05-2021, 06:31 PM
Just a follow up to this......so this has actually been the case (flow doesn't reset while animation is playing and changes are made to input objects) for a very long time. I think maybe you hadn't noticed, because the rule doesn't apply to operator settings (only input objects). So, for example, if you playback a flow and tweak an operator parameter, the flow will update during playback and you'll see the change right away. But if you tweak a spacewarp or force object parameter during playback, the flow won't reset.
I believe I implemented this a long time ago because certain objects in max send rogue/improper reset notifications during playback...so disabling playback resets was my workaround. If this is a really important feature for you, I could consider adding a setting somewhere to disable this behavior and allow force object changes during playback. Alternatively you could simply disable flow caching while you're making these types of realtime tweaks...because all that's happening is the cache is not being cleared during playback when a change is detected, so with no cache being saved, your real-time changes will apply.
I believe I implemented this a long time ago because certain objects in max send rogue/improper reset notifications during playback...so disabling playback resets was my workaround. If this is a really important feature for you, I could consider adding a setting somewhere to disable this behavior and allow force object changes during playback. Alternatively you could simply disable flow caching while you're making these types of realtime tweaks...because all that's happening is the cache is not being cleared during playback when a change is detected, so with no cache being saved, your real-time changes will apply.