Question about ModuleDataTransmitter

[JoePatrick1]

what do DeployFxModules and ProgressFxModules do?

[NathanKell]

I believe they let you key animations to the deployment phase, and to the transmission (i.e. a progress animation).

[Mecripp]

what do DeployFxModules and ProgressFxModules do?

Might help to know what you want to do, If you wanted a stock game and the Antenna to stay deployed after you transmit data you can use this

@PART[commDish]
{
     @[ModuleAnimateGeneric]
      {
       @name = ModuleAnimateGeneric
        !isOneShot = DELETE
      }

     @MODULE[ModuleDataTransmitter]
     {
	@name = ModuleDataTransmitter

	!DeployFxModules = DELETE
     }

}

@PART[mediumDishAntenna]
{
     @[ModuleAnimateGeneric,0]
      {
       @name = ModuleAnimateGeneric
        !isOneShot = DELETE
      }

     @MODULE[ModuleDataTransmitter]
     {
	@name = ModuleDataTransmitter

	!DeployFxModules = DELETE
     }

}

@PART[longAntenna]
{
     @[ModuleAnimateGeneric]
      {
       @name = ModuleAnimateGeneric
        !isOneShot = DELETE
      }

     @MODULE[ModuleDataTransmitter]
     {
	@name = ModuleDataTransmitter

	!DeployFxModules = DELETE
     }

}

and if your using RT

MODULE
	{
		name = ModuleRTAntenna
		[COLOR="#FF0000"]Mode[COLOR="#0000FF"]0[/COLOR]DishRange = 0    <------ you could change this to like 5000 then you would have 5k retracted
		Mode[COLOR="#0000FF"]1[/COLOR]DishRange = 50000000[/COLOR]      <------------ Ranges  
		EnergyCost = 0.82
		MaxQ = 6000
		DishAngle = 45.0

		[COLOR="#FF0000"]DeployFxModules = [COLOR="#0000FF"]0[/COLOR]    <------ this tell what range you are using
		ProgressFxModules = [COLOR="#0000FF"]1[/COLOR][/COLOR]

		TRANSMITTER
		{
			PacketInterval = 0.3
			PacketSize = 2
			PacketResourceCost = 15.0
		}
	}

Edited November 1, 2014 by Mecripp2

[JoePatrick1]

I believe they let you key animations to the deployment phase, and to the transmission (i.e. a progress animation).

That's what I thought, but how? How do you define which animation to run?

[Mecripp]

Editted the post here http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/98683-Question-about-ModuleDataTransmitter?p=1513116&viewfull=1#post1513116 for the stock Antenna they now will transmit in what ever state they are in at the time of transmit so they will transmit Extend or Retracted.