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Z-Facing [message #256643]

Tue, 01 May 2007 12:20

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Is there a way to get the player's z facing since theres already a script which gets the players xy facing? Rocked Over

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Re: Z-Facing [message #256644 is a reply to message #256643]

Tue, 01 May 2007 12:26

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a100 wrote on Tue, 01 May 2007 13:20

Is there a way to get the player's z facing since theres already a script which gets the players xy facing? Rocked Over

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Re: Z-Facing [message #256647 is a reply to message #256643]

Tue, 01 May 2007 12:29

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Would you happen to know how? In Love

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Re: Z-Facing [message #256674 is a reply to message #256643]

Tue, 01 May 2007 15:17

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Isn't Commands->Get_Facing what you're looking for?

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Re: Z-Facing [message #256688 is a reply to message #256643]

Tue, 01 May 2007 15:50

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no that returns the xy(right/left) facing im looking for a way to get z(up/down) facing

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Re: Z-Facing [message #256692 is a reply to message #256643]

Tue, 01 May 2007 15:56

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Vector3 pos = Commands->Get_Position(obj);
//use pos.Z

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Re: Z-Facing [message #256693 is a reply to message #256643]

Tue, 01 May 2007 15:58

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But that doesnt return the z-facing it retruns where z is but not the z angle Wink

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Re: Z-Facing [message #256695 is a reply to message #256693]

Tue, 01 May 2007 16:01

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You mean the Y facing?

I don't think it is possible.

[Updated on: Tue, 01 May 2007 16:02]

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Re: Z-Facing [message #256698 is a reply to message #256643]

Tue, 01 May 2007 16:07

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Well i thought it would be the z facing i think, since z control's height so the pos.z would be relative to z angle

Thought it would be possible =\

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Re: Z-Facing [message #256700 is a reply to message #256643]

Tue, 01 May 2007 16:22

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Well, no because it would never change (unless you were in a vec).

Rotation or facing around a Z axis would turn it left and right.
Rotation or facing around a X axis would make it face up or down
Rotation or facing around a Y axis would make it lean to the left or right.

X == -----
Y == |
     |
     |
     |
Z == . (straight up)

Sorry about my post, i got it wrong. It's X not Y.

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Re: Z-Facing [message #256703 is a reply to message #256643]

Tue, 01 May 2007 16:29

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Ohh i see well thnx for the explanation Thumbs Up

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Re: Z-Facing [message #256713 is a reply to message #256643]

Tue, 01 May 2007 17:56

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You can get a Matrix3D which describes the position and facing from a object using PhysicalGameObj::Get_Transform (Note that this definition is only availible in a quite new version of scripts.dll). The return matrix should be read as

Matrix[0].x/y/z = X axis vector
Matrix[1].x/y/z = Y axis vector
Matrix[2].x/y/z = Z axis vector
Matrix[0].w = X pos
Matrix[1].w = Y pos
Matrix[2].w = Z pos

For more info on that I would suggest you to read about translation matrises or transformation matrix or something like that.

I'm not sure what you want to do with it, but to get the Matrix3D from the object you would use something like this:

Matrix3D* Matrix = ((PhysicalGameObj*)Object)->Get_Transform();
// Do something with Matrix[2].x, Matrix[2].y and Matrix[2].z

It's hard to explain exactly and I doubt you will be able to do anything with this info, but maybe it helped you or someone else in some way. Smile

(for a soldier the Z-vector always points straight upwards, vector (0,0,1), so if you want to use this on a soldier, don't even try Wink

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Re: Z-Facing [message #256717 is a reply to message #256643]

Tue, 01 May 2007 18:51

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Thank you it has infact helped me Big Ups

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Re: Z-Facing [message #256904 is a reply to message #256643]

Wed, 02 May 2007 23:34

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G-Facing:

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Re: Z-Facing [message #256940 is a reply to message #256643]

Thu, 03 May 2007 05:07

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