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How to get position of a path node? Sounds easy but...

by Lee Latham · in Torque Game Engine · 02/08/2007 (2:03 am) · 4 replies

If you do %obj.currentNode.getPosition(), You'll get something like:

starter.fps/server/scripts/aiPlayer.cs (485): Unable to find object: '1' attempting to call function 'getPosition'

because %obj.currentNode yields the current node in the "node order", from 0 to whatever, and not the internal name (such as object #1352).

I'm trying to influence what the ai player does when he gets near a node by measuring the distance between him and the node. I can get his position fine, but...any ideas?
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Torque 3D Owner Vincent D
#1
02/08/2007 (2:43 am)
After a quik look in my vehicle AI script

function AIWheeledVehicle::moveToNode( %this, %index )
{   
   // Move to the given path node index
   %this.currentNode = %index;
   %node = %this.path.getObject(%index);
   %this.setMoveDestination( %node.getTransform(), %index == %this.targetNode );
}

thats how its done

Torque Owner Lee Latham
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#2
02/08/2007 (11:06 am)
Sorry, I think I wasn't clear. I'm looking to "do stuff" at a certain distance from the node (in addition to the path following, which is working fine).

Thus, I'm thinking to do a periodic distance test from the nodes, which would therefore require me to get the X Y Z location of the node.

Torque 3D Owner Vincent D
#3
02/08/2007 (11:11 am)
Its done in the above method

you will use:
%obj.currentNode = %index;   
   %node = %obj.path.getObject(%index);
   %pos = %node.getPosition();

and %pos will be the position of the current node

Torque Owner Lee Latham
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#4
02/08/2007 (11:20 am)
Doh! I see now--I am dense.

Thank you for your patience--it works great!