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Spawning a prefab X units in 1 direction from an object
Hi,
I'm trying to spawn a prefab explosion at the end of a cannon when i click.
I have:
void OnMouseUp () {
Instantiate(BlueExplosionPrefab, transform.position, Quaternion.identity);
}
This of course spawns the explosion at the origin of the Cannon. How do I make it do something like spawn the explosion at the origin+X units on a given axis?
Thank You.
why not just put an empty game object at the spot you want it to spawn at, and instantiate it there?
I honestly don't even know how to get that position. I've been using unity for about 3 days now and I've never programmed anything ha. I'll try to look that up.
O$$anonymous$$! I got it thanks! I had previously tried something like that but in my noob fashion did transform.position.spawnpoint ins$$anonymous$$d of spawnpoint.transform.position
Follow Lo0NuhtiK's advice, in his comment, or, if you want to mantain your method, do the following:
pos = transform.position;
Instantiate(BlueExplosionPrefab, Vector3(pos.x + 5, pos.y ,pos.z), Quaternion.identity);
This will instantiate the explosion in the same point as the origin, but with an offset of 5 units on the X axis.
Ahah! Thanks Lo0Nuthi$$anonymous$$! ;)
PS: Glad to see you again here...^_^
You can always do what LoONuhtiK said but to answer your question in the way you want to do it... just add a Vector3 addition to your code:
Instantiate(BlueExplosionPrefab, transform.position + Vector3(10,0,0), Quaternion.identity);
That's the simplest explanation. That will instantiate the prefab 10 units to the right on the X axis. Make sense? Just alter the code to fit your needs.
like loonuhtik says, you could just place an empty object exactly where you want the explosion, that would be the easiest way:
var explosion : Transform;
void OnMouseUp () {
Instantiate(BlueExplosionPrefab, explosion.position, Quaternion.identity);
}
or, to answer the original question, you would say:
void OnMouseUp () {
var newPosition = transform.position; newPosition.x += (whatever number here); Instantiate(BlueExplosionPrefab, newPosition, Quaternion.identity); }
