koobas.hobune.stream
Transform.Rotate irrespective of local rotation?
Hello,
I am having slight difficulty implementing a simple linear projectile like motion for a moving transform. During the time the transform is in the air I want to slowly adjust its rotation so it will gradually face the ground during the motion rather than flying up and falling backwards. Here is what I have so far:
if (!rwc.isGrounded) {
currentAir += Time.deltaTime;
transform.Rotate (0.5f, 0, 0); //0.5 deg a frame
}
This works well for a jump where the transform rotation doesn't change however if I jump at an angle the transform will rotate respective of its local "down" rotation and not the global down rotation I would like - this gives a curved jump motion.
Is there any way I can adjust the x rotation in this way?
It sounds like you're manually moving the object forwards, something like transform.Translate(0,0,1);. That won't give "real" jumping motion. It will be more like a swim$$anonymous$$g.
$$anonymous$$ost jumping either uses the gravity code from the charController scripts, or a rigidbody, which runs all the math for you.
You will never match the rotation to the movement using this method. It's better to adjust the object orientation to direction it's moving, like this:
Vector3 lastPos;
void Start(){ lastPos = transform.position; }
void Update(){ Vector3 dir = transform.position - lastPos; if (dir.magnitude > 0.2f){ // update direction/lastPos only after at least 0.2 distance transform.forward = dir.normalized; // point the movement direction lastPos = transform.position; // update lastPos } } This will make the object set its forward direction always to where it's moving. If you want to align other directions, change the transform vector (use transform.up, for instance).
NOTE: If you want to control the object rotation anyway, define the world space in Rotate, like this:
transform.Rotate (90 * Time.deltaTime, 0, 0, Space.World); // 90 degrees per second
and multiply the angle by Time.deltaTime, so the rotation speed will be constant and expressed in degrees per second, no matter which's the framerate.
