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2d sprite questions...

by Christopher Hernandez · in Torque Game Builder · 11/09/2006 (10:11 pm) · 4 replies

What exactly is the correct syntax to have another object from your library "spawned" into the level?

Also, how do I assign a datablock through code to this new object?

Thanking all in advance.
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Torque Owner Ben R Vesco
#1
11/09/2006 (11:35 pm)
You will have to have your t2dSceneGraph named t2dScene for this code to work exactly, but here's how to spawn a new object and have it use a datablock.

%myNewObject = new t2dStaticSprite(aSprite)
{
    scenegraph = t2dScene;
    config = "myConfigDatablock";
}

Associate David Higgins
DPHCoders.com
#2
11/10/2006 (6:48 am)
If your "spawning", I assume your sprite already exists in the level somewhere -- somewhere most likely off screen ... in this case, you could do something like Ben suggested, but slightly modified:

%myNewObject  new t2dStaticSprite(spawnedCopy: originalCopy)
{
  config = "myConfigDataBlock";
};

This would copy all the settings from the sprite named "originalCopy" to the sprite named "spawnedCopy", and assigned the "myConfigDataBlock" to it --

Torque Owner Christopher Hernandez
#3
11/10/2006 (9:56 am)
Cool guys, thank you for your respones. I'll give both of your suggestions a try.

Torque 3D Owner Matthew Langley
Torque
#4
11/10/2006 (10:03 am)
You can also use the clone() command on the object you want to copy which will return the ID of the new object instance.