Moving Objects

Kill Joy · Post by **Kill Joy** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 11:31 pm

So i heard you can have objects moving. how do you do this?

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 5:50 pm

no, you can have objects that move the tank with Physics drivers, they do not move themeslevs.

BIYA · Post by **BIYA** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 4:58 am

Can you tell me how to make a moving sidewalk? Please!!! Darn im asking alot of questions.

RPG · Post by **RPG** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 5:08 am

Moving sidewalk:

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physics
name moving_sidewalk
linear 10 0 0
end

That makes the sidewalk move at 10 units forward. It is relatively slow.

Here is the object:

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meshbox
name sidewalk
position 0 0 0
size 10 100 1
phydrv moving_sidewalk
end

BIYA · Post by **BIYA** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 5:45 am

Thanks... im guessing the 10 in linear means how many units?

Tested it and now theres another problem.... How do I cange the direction of the way it travels?

sid6.7 · Post by **sid6.7** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 6:07 am

BIYA wrote:Thanks... im guessing the 10 in linear means how many units?

Tested it and now theres another problem.... How do I cange the direction of the way it travels?

its a guess but liner # # # forward /backwards /up?

or would you use negative numbers to change the direction?

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 7:06 am

it's an X Y Z vector in world coordinates..

seting it to 1 1 0 would move the tank 1 unit in X per second, 1 unit in Y per second, and 0 units in Z per second. AKA a 45 degree angle from 0. An object dosn't care what direction your "facing" so there is no concept of "forward"

BIYA · Post by **BIYA** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 8:57 pm

Okay its like changing the positon of the movment. I SEE.

But this moves the tank but how do I get it to look like a escalator? The moving incline.

And also. What if you want multiple things to move in the same direction but each of the objects have a different rotation. How do I get them all to move the same way?

Scorch · Post by **Scorch** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 12:48 am

texture matrix for the looks of moving.

Kill Joy · Post by **Kill Joy** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 1:56 am

owww i tried that while using the caution texture. that hurt my eyes.

Scorch · Post by **Scorch** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 1:01 pm

oh hehe, put a caution texture with a texture matrix 1 1 0 on a sphere with 8 divisioins, it is so cool!

ok back on topic: if you mean like those ramps on jpa's maps im not absolutely positive but im pretty sure that those use spin.