getting position in Alice 3

eric921025 · **getting position in Alice 3 -** 04-06-2014, 10:35 AM

i wonder that how can i get an object's position in Alice 3?

i found that Alice 2 has a function supporting this but not Alice 3

Game master · **objects positon -** 04-07-2014, 07:27 AM

You can get an objects position by clicking an object in the scene, and you can see its X, Y, Z positions,
or you can use the drop down menu of all the objects, and click on them to get the same coordinates.
the boxes for XYZ coordinates can be seen in the Scene view editor, and is based on the objects center.
You can change their positions simply by changing the #s so you can put them in exact points you want them to be

MrMoke · 07:47 AM

Yes, you can view it's static position in a scene before it starts, but Not During the animation, as far as I can tell.
There is a function called getVantagePoint(), that is supposed to return a variable of type vantagePoint, but available documentation would indicate that neither the type, nor the function() is currently operational in Alice3.
Depending on your need, however, there are numerous ways to track and follow an object using the available functions.

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eric921025 Junior Member Status: Offline Posts: 1 Join Date: Apr 2014	getting position in Alice 3 - 04-06-2014, 10:35 AM i wonder that how can i get an object's position in Alice 3? i found that Alice 2 has a function supporting this but not Alice 3

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Game master Junior Member Status: Offline Posts: 2 Join Date: Apr 2014	objects positon - 04-07-2014, 07:27 AM You can get an objects position by clicking an object in the scene, and you can see its X, Y, Z positions, or you can use the drop down menu of all the objects, and click on them to get the same coordinates. the boxes for XYZ coordinates can be seen in the Scene view editor, and is based on the objects center. You can change their positions simply by changing the #s so you can put them in exact points you want them to be

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MrMoke Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 501 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Austin, Texas	Not Exactly - 04-07-2014, 08:03 AM Yes, you can view it's static position in a scene before it starts, but Not During the animation, as far as I can tell. There is a function called getVantagePoint(), that is supposed to return a variable of type vantagePoint, but available documentation would indicate that neither the type, nor the function() is currently operational in Alice3. Depending on your need, however, there are numerous ways to track and follow an object using the available functions. Last edited by MrMoke; 04-08-2014 at 07:47 AM.