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VehicleObjectType

by Howard Dortch · in Torque Game Engine · 01/13/2009 (7:31 pm) · 3 replies

I am using the raycast with this mask and can't strike a vehicle

%searchMasks = $TypeMasks::StaticShapeObjectType | $TypeMasks::VehicleObjectType;

// cast ray starting at startPoint ending at endPoint with mask, ignoring %player
%scanTarg = ContainerRayCast (%startPoint, %endPoint, %searchMasks, %player);

Standing looking at a vehicle this ray never hits the vehile.
Anyone have a solution to this?
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Torque Owner Rex
BrokeAss Games
#1
01/14/2009 (9:19 am)
Does your vehicle object have a LOScol mesh in it? To catch the castRay? If not, try adding one or more of this type of 'collision' mesh to get ray casts connecting with something.

Torque 3D Owner Howard Dortch
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#2
01/14/2009 (11:52 am)
I have other objects like a box StaticShapeObjectType that raycast hits and it only has Collision-1 listed but a box is not a vehicle.
I thought there might be something about a vehicle that raycast can't see but it's mObjectType is set to VehicleObject in the code.
When I build the vehicle I should create an invisible box along with the Collision-1 and call it LOSCol ? So create 2 collision boxes?

Torque Owner Rex
BrokeAss Games
#3
01/14/2009 (12:04 pm)
Yes, create another 'type' of collision mesh, LOScol, starting at -9. So try putting a mesh named "LOScol-9" and see what happens.