Position of rotation
virinder01
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The default rotation of an actor is in the middle of it. Is it possible to change where it rotates for example the middle of the left side of a rectangle. Thanks
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Plenty of examples in this thread.
http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/37884/question-how-to-rotate-an-actor-on-an-offset
Found by searching in the forums
There is a new (much easier) way now. Just use Center of Mass.
Thank you for answering. But when I change the center of mass the whole actor orbits the point like earth around the sun. I need it like a clock hand rotating on its right endpoint (landscape) on a clock. Is this possible? thanks
Yes -- it can rotate like a clock hand.
Perhaps you put in the wrong coordinates?
The 0,0 point is the center of the actor. So if your clock hand is 100px long and 10px high, the X,Y coordinates for the left end would be -50,0 .
Thank you again I did have the cords wrong and it worked with the clock hand that is rotating normaly but I also have another clock hand that has this programming
Constrain: self.rotation to: (111sin( *44))+(66cos( 27))+(221sin( 33))+(111cos( 34)+66)+(33cos( 211)-22)+(112sin( *33)+180)
Which makes the clock hand rotate randomly in both clockwise and counter clock wise motions. And I made clock hand have he same dimensions as the other hand (100,10) and the same center of mass (-50,0) but it still rotates from the middle. Is there any way to make this work like the other clock hand but with the random rotations? thank you for all your help.
EDIT [RThurman's correction below includes the missing self.times]
In your other clock actor (the one without the random bidirectional rotation), how are you rotating the clock hand (by that I mean, which behaviour are you using) ?
Hmm..... it seems that the constrain behavior does not (yet) play fair with the new center of mass system.
I would suggest that you use a rotate behavior and put your formula into the "speed". To get both clockwise and counterclockwise you will need to modify the formula by removing the last "+180" from the equation. Would look like this:
(111*sin(self.Time*44))+(66*cos(self.Time*27))+(221*sin(self.Time*33))+(111*cos(self.Time*36)+66)+(33*cos(self.Time*221)-22)+(112*sin(self.Time *33))In my first clock hand it is just a timer rotating the clock hand clockwise at 150 speed every 0.01 seconds.
When I put the formula back into the speed it just rotates at a speed slower than 150.
Here is an example:
Are you able to say how are you rotating the clock hand (by that I mean, which behaviour are you using) . . . ?
By the way there is a fair bit of duplication in his equation, you could reduce it a little, like this:
33 *cos(self.Time *221)
+66 *cos(self.Time *27)
+111 *cos(self.Time *36)
+111 *sin(self.Time *44)
+333 *sin(self.Time *33)
+224
Thank you so much! It worked!
You are welcome. Glad its working.
Trig Magic! You Wizard!
I just added up the angles that were progressing at the same speed and totalled all the +X and -X stuff, just a bit of equation housekeeping stuff. By the way I'm not sure the idea of removing the last "+180" from the equation (when used as the speed for Rotation to ensure CCW and CW movement) makes sense as where it is in the formula means it's just an offset, it just means the starting angle is different, there will still be the same amount of CW and CWW movement (unless I misunderstood and you are seeing a fixed starting angle). Anyhow nice and straightforward solution regardless, reminds me of your orbiting actor thinking, taking a bunch of constrains and trigonometry and replacing them all with a simple move+rotate !
It is best to avoid using the constrain behavior on any actor attribute that is involved with physics. It seems to me that constrains should only be used for attributes which only secondarily play into physics attributes. (But I've certainly broken that general rule many times in the past.)