Custom hour hand behavior

Good morning all! I’ve been working on a watch face and I can’t quite get the hour hand to work the way I want it to. Is it possible for the hours to go from 1-12 not in a continuous circle? After it reaches the 12th hour, it should skip a whole section of the face and go back to 1. I thought this would be possible but it seems I can’t figure it out. Attached is the face I made so you can get a better idea of what I’m doing.

Thanks!

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A mathematician would say I use too many () . That is how I work . The trick is to find the start and end angle of the move . I use a test formula for that and the time machine slider .

[HOUR_0_23_MIN]*15

So this formula is a smooth version .

(190+((([HOUR_0_11_MIN])/11)*242))

Just say if you want it to step hour to hour .
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You may want the Hand stepped . Your Dial is not perfect but that may not matter .
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(190+((([HOUR_1_12])/11)*242))

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Thank you so much! This is exactly what I was looking for. How do I make the hand stepped?

EDIT: for anyone else confused, the “tags” button was in the rotation text field.

Where do I add formulas like this? That would open up this program quite a bit for me! And yes, the dial needs some work. Just trying to get the face working and I’ll go back to tighten it up

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Yes Sorry these formulas go in the ANGLE field of the layer . The last formula I posted is for steps by the hour .

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Is that on the new WFS 1.8.7 ?

No, its screenshot from my 1.3.13.
Actually it would not work well the way I captured on my screen.

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I see the Jump Hour settings in the Preset Analogue Hands . I just can not get it to start at the angle indicated by @pjsamuel91 . I am looking at 1.7.13 right now . I do not often use the Presets . I have spent too much time working with tags in the other Place as you know .
I see inn the New 1.8.7 the analogue hands have been deprecated . The can be used with Rotation Tags again .

That background image is really uneven, there are maybe 20 ticks for 12h etc.
The hand could jump with rotation properties turned off, based on rotate field expression like 190+ [HOUR_1_12]*260/12

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Yeah . I gave a similar formula earlier .
They are changing thing back a bit I think .
Peter do I guess you are still on 1.3.13 to send stuff to Tizen watches .
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Peter, thanks so much for your help! The only problem I’m having is that Rotation properties gets disabled when I put the formula in the angle field.

EDIT: I see what you meant now, the _MIN is what allows smooth movement. Thanks again!

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No, WFS (even in older version) is just backup for me, I wanted to stay a bit in touch for the case my Tizen watch would die someday. WFS can not provide anything for my current watch. I wanted to see where it is going and maybe suggest things. There was a little chance back then some ideas may be forwarded, but since Ron retired, I do not see this forum having slightest influence anymore.
Its like throwing peas at a wall, they wont stick…

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If you help one person along the way U think that is a good job Done . I am always very Glad you are About .

Worked on the dial a bit and refined some things!

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Well done good to have the Angles Right . Good Job .