SSE Making a book or note open when player picks it up.

[antstubell]

I have a 'loose' idea of how to go about what the title says but need some help.

I'm guessing OnItemAdded is the event. Then something along the lines of Game.GetPlayer().EquipItem(MyBook, 1)

Am I on the right path?

[Omegacron]

When the player picks it up, or when the player reads/examines the inventory item? The latter is easy - just duplicate an existing book or note and use your modified mesh. In the vanilla game, books open when you read them and then you have the option of either just closing it or taking/stealing it.

 

If you want the book to flop open upon clicking it (while still on the table/desk), you probably need to make it an activator or container. The opening animation would play on activation. IIRC, the Black Books in Dragonborn work that way.

[antstubell]

According to Wiki it is...

; Play the "flip" animation on the switch
Switch.PlayAnimation("flip")

 

But I don't know what animation to call. Open?

[Ghaunadaur]

Why not just activate the book?

MyBook.Activate(Game.GetPlayer())