How do I make actors move to a random position without overlapping?

lollipoppy811228

I'm trying to create a scene where 6 actors are gathered in the center and then scatters to random positions after 1 second without overlapping the original positions and each other.
I've figured out the timer part.
but I'm confused about the position part.
I've used change attribute - self.position.x to random
but how can I make them not overlap their original position?
Please help

tatiang

One technique is to move the actor to a new random position if it overlaps or touches another actor. You can use actor tags to simplify the rule if desired.

lollipoppy811228

@tatiang said:
One technique is to move the actor to a new random position if it overlaps or touches another actor. You can use actor tags to simplify the rule if desired.

Thank you for the comment!
I've made a rule with a collision condition and the random position behavious under the rule as you said.
but it seems not working as it should be.
Is there a way to repeat the repositioning part until they don't overlap?

• How can I make them not to leave the screen area?

tatiang

You may need to place the overlap rule inside an every 0 seconds Timer. Theoretically, it should work without one but when I tested it (as you did), it required a timer/loop.

When you set the actors' positions, add/subtract half of their size:

Change attribute self.Position.X to random(0+self.Size.Width/2, 568-self.Size.Width/2)

The 568 represents the scene width. You'll need to do the same with the Y position, adding/subtracting half the height of the actor from the scene height.

lollipoppy811228

@tatiang said:
You may need to place the overlap rule inside an every 0 seconds Timer. Theoretically, it should work without one but when I tested it (as you did), it required a timer/loop.

When you set the actors' positions, add/subtract half of their size:

Change attribute self.Position.X to random(0+self.Size.Width/2, 568-self.Size.Width/2)

The 568 represents the scene width. You'll need to do the same with the Y position, adding/subtracting half the height of the actor from the scene height.

Thank you! It helped a lot!