Time offset in Geometry Nodes?

Question

I'm looking for a way to time things that happen in a geometry node setup.

The idea is to have things happen sequentially. I've seen Scene Time but can't figure out how to use it to count frames for like a holdout timer.

Example: I have a rotation (Simulation Zone) that should be generated after the buildup Sim Zone and a finishing setup that should be created after it.

Setups |  (intro) > (rotation) > (ending)
Frames |    48f        120f        48f

https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/260744/how-to-randomly-delay-animation-for-geometry-node-instances — Harry McKenzie, Aug 23 '23 at 02:54
@harry-mckenzie Thanks, that helped with another issue I had. — Voodoopants, Aug 26 '23 at 01:35
@e3-productions indeed it is. Now I have another option for timed builds. Thank you. — Voodoopants, Aug 26 '23 at 01:36

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 23 '23 at 09:41

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Every simulation zone starts at frame $1$, therefore You can't chain simulation zones. Instead, use a single simulation zone, with multiple layers, and a switch - or multiple switches as I show in the example:

answered Aug 23 '23 at 09:41

Markus von Broady

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That's genius! Clean and flexible. Thank you! – Voodoopants Aug 26 '23 at 01:24

Time offset in Geometry Nodes?

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