hello forum,

is it possible to get gem to 'draw' like an etch-a-sketch? i would like to have a series of numbers that control things like left/right and up/down.

ive looked at particles but they seem random, and they die. can you have one 'line' that starts at a a given point and 'grows' like using an etch-a-sketch?

thanks

You could send a {buffer 1} message to the [gemwin] so it never clears frames, then set up a metro on [gemhead] to control frame rate. Then you can just move a any shape around the screen using [translateXYZ] and it will create a line, so if you use a very small square or whatever then it would be just like an etch-a-sketch. Sending a bang to [gemwin] will clear the screen, like shaking the etch-a-sketch.
hope that helps you

PS...anyone who has any other ways of doing this please reply as im intersted in a way to do it without turning the buffer off......

thats great, works perfectly. thanks!
yes, id be interested in other ways of achieving this as well.

thanks again