Make turret Point() to direction on y axis

[Slastraf]

 

Above some screenshots that are important to understand the problem.

 

function Script:UpdatePhysics()

self.entity:Point(self.target, 1, Time:GetSpeed() * self.rotSpeed)

 

end

 

This is a part of my code.

 

The first screenshot is what happens when i run the game.

The crawler runs around a path, the turret points at him but is rotated in negative y.

What can I do to prevent this ?

[f13rce]

Try something like this after calling Point:

 

Vec3 newRot = self.entity:GetRotation(true)
self.enitity:SetRotation( Vec3( newRot.x, -newRot.y, newRot.z ), true)

 

This will negate the Y rotation for you. If this rotates the turret on the wrong axis then you can try adding a - before newRot.x or newRot.z.

[Slastraf]

 self.vector = self.target:GetPosition(true)-self.entity:GetPosition(true)

self.entity:AlignToVector(self.vector:Normalize(),2)

local newRot = self.entity:GetRotation(true)

self.entity:SetRotation( Vec3( 90, -180+newRot.y, newRot.z ), true)

Try something like this after calling Point:

 

Vec3 newRot = self.entity:GetRotation(true)
self.enitity:SetRotation( Vec3( newRot.x, -newRot.y, newRot.z ), true)

 

This will negate the Y rotation for you. If this rotates the turret on the wrong axis then you can try adding a - before newRot.x or newRot.z.

That helped in parts, at the top my new script.

[holschuh]

Hi,

 

make an hidden helper sphere at cannon pos and point it to the target then get y-rotation from this helper sphere and put it to the cannon (maybe add 180 to flip)

tryed quick code down there but not tested carefull to free the helper...

 

helper = Model:Sphere()

helper:Hide()

helper:SetColor(0.0,1.0,1.0)

helper:SetPosition(self.entity:GetPosition(true),true)

helper:Point(self.target, 1, Time:GetSpeed() * self.rotSpeed)

self.entity:SetRotation(self.entity:GetRotation(true).x,self.helper:GetRotation(true).y+180 ,entity:GetRotation(true).z,true)

 

 

cu

Volker

[Slastraf]

Volker

I already got it working, above the script. But thanks anyway