how to make a laser beam turn on and off

allc1865

Trying to create a laser beam and I can't help but think this a very simple question and the answer is even easier...but, I cannot think of a way to have a laser beam come on and then turn off after a certain period of time, then come on again, and repeat that forever.
I've used timers and interpolation. No hope in those. Any help?

tatiang

Here's a demo.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ugk6704dsvu008r/switch timer.zip?dl=0

tatiang

Can you describe the cycle you want? Is it on for 5 seconds, off for 1 second, on for 5 seconds, off for 1 second, etc... or something else?

allc1865

@tatiang , Yep. That's the cycle.

allc1865

Brilliant, thank you so much! Now I shall keep that in mind when I want to do something else similarly... @tatiang

allc1865

I hate it when it takes the demo project away when you accept the answer @tatiang

tatiang

@allc1865 said:
I hate it when it takes the demo project away when you accept the answer tatiang

So do I.

I'll add a Dropbox link above.

Edit: that was weird. As soon as I edited that post, it brought the attachment back.