Rotate to Kinematic Object / Local Rotate

UnknownUser

Hi there people, im a noob at codding so i had a question. my scene is 3d, and obviously my character also 3d :# =)

But my character only move on the X axis, left and right. i handle that B) Problem is, whatever i did try, i couldn't rotate my character. its goin right direction cause i postion it face that direction, but when i want it go back, i mean left direction i wanna rotate 3d character so that animation also go with it and finaly it run back.

this is my code

extends KinematicBody


var direction= Vector3(0,0,0)
var gravity= 40
var jump= 14
onready var aniplayer = get_node("karakterMesh/AnimationPlayer")

func _ready():
	#set_physics_process(true)
	karakter = get_node(".")

func _physics_process(delta):
	# gravity
	if not is_on_floor():
		direction.y -= gravity* delta
	move_and_slide(direction,Vector3.UP)
	# left right movment
	if Input.is_action_pressed("ui_left"):
		direction.x = -9
		
		# this is the one i write down for rotation but it just doesn't work.
		rotate_object_local(Vector3(1,0,0),180)


		if is_on_floor():
			aniplayer.play("run")
	elif Input.is_action_pressed("ui_right"):
		direction.x = 9
		if is_on_floor():
			aniplayer.play("run")
	else:
		direction.x = lerp(direction.x, 0, 0.2)
		if is_on_floor():
			aniplayer.play("iddle")

TwistedTwigleg

I'm a little confused on what you are looking for, but if I understand correctly, you are wanting the player to look left when moving left and right when moving right. Your character already faces the right, so you just need to rotate the character by 180 degrees when moving left so it faces the left, right?

In that case, you probably just want to directly modify the rotation of the character, rather than applying additional rotation via the rotate_object_local function. I'd try something like this:

# For left movement:
# instead of rotate_object_local...
rotation_degrees = Vector3(180, 0, 0)

# For right movement, you need to undo the rotation:
rotation_degrees = Vector3.ZERO

UnknownUser

Thanks for repy and time bro, and yes, that is exactly what i want to tell. i did try it out your code, and it turn out like this

Well it says turn the 180 decree but work as vertical, because of that character turn upside down i think. and when character try to go right(direction), first its made a blink to foward.

all in all, do you have a link to a tutorial or somethink that i can learn how to use vectors. thank you.

`extends KinematicBody

var direction= Vector3( 0, 0, 0) var gravity= 40 var jump= 14 onready var aniplayer = get_node("karakterMesh/AnimationPlayer")`

`func _ready(): set_physics_process(true)

func _physics_process(delta):

gravity

if not is_on_floor(): direction.y -= gravity* delta move_and_slide(direction,Vector3.UP)

# left right movment
if Input.is_action_pressed("ui_left"):
	direction.x = -9
	
	rotation_degrees = Vector3( 180, 0, 0)
	
	if is_on_floor():
		aniplayer.play("kos")
elif Input.is_action_pressed("ui_right"):
	direction.x = 9
	
	rotation_degrees = Vector3.ZERO
	if is_on_floor():
		aniplayer.play("kos")
else:
	direction.x = lerp(direction.x, 0, 0.2)
	if is_on_floor():
		aniplayer.play("dur")
# jump
if Input.is_action_pressed("ziplaTus") and is_on_floor():
	direction.y = jump
	aniplayer.play("zipla")`

UnknownUser

SOLVED!!!

it was simple but, i was looking the wrong way :(

cause is holiday i work on it a few hours and check out the code step by step, i start a new project and use a simple cube insteed of a my 3d female character. and same code work on it without fail. so i notice that problem lay with models, not with the code.

a few test after i figure out why it is not working, because of Pivot Points, dang... it was simple but i did not pay attantion when i first export my objets from blender, so i got lost almost 2 week because of this little problem, i wanna cry.

anyway, first i did this:

all pivot points set to the origin, after that:

i made sure that Kinematic Body, Collision Shape and my character Mesh's positions set to the origin, (0,0,0) and boom, its work, simple but painful. dang :anguished:

TwistedTwigleg

Great! I'm glad you got it working! Understandable that it is frustrating though! Also: Sorry about not responding sooner, life got in the way.

Edit: Changed discussion to a question, removed "Solved" from the title, and marked the correct reply as the answer. Also, replaced swear words. In the future, please try to refrain from swearing as its against forum rules. Thanks!

UnknownUser

I am currently working on figuring out the jump mechanics. For loops calculate in nanoseconds. I thought of using a FOR LOOP when KEY_SPACE is press yet it instantly changes location. I know I have to add GRAVITY and JUMP_FORCE

I managed to move mesh with keyboard..

func _physics_process(delta):
	dir_z = get_transform().basis.z
	
	# gravity
	if not is_on_floor():
		direction.y -= gravity * delta
		move_and_slide(direction,Vector3.UP)

	if(Input.is_key_pressed(KEY_W)):
		#Forward
		movement = -dir_z * move_speed
		move_and_slide(movement)
		
	if(Input.is_key_pressed(KEY_S)):
		#Back
		movement =  dir_z * move_speed
		move_and_slide(movement)
		
	if(Input.is_key_pressed(KEY_A)):
		#Left
		movement = Vector3(-1 * move_speed, 0 , 0)
		rotate_object_local(Vector3(0, -1, 0), delta) 
		move_and_slide(movement)
		
	if(Input.is_key_pressed(KEY_D)):
		#Right
		movement = Vector3(1 * move_speed, 0, 0)
		rotate_object_local(Vector3(0, 1, 0), delta) 
		move_and_slide(movement)
	pass

Much help would be beneficial.

UnknownUser

Figured it out... the jump force was not strong enough to defy gravity.. The numbers were wrong. Also I have to pause character from moving with wasd to space that is jump still can move forward in mid air

var movement = Vector3(0,0,0)
var move_speed = 8
var dir_z = Vector3(0,0,0)

var direction = Vector3(0,0,0)
var gravity = 10
var jump = 360


# Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
func _ready():

	pass # Replace with function body
	
func _physics_process(delta):
	dir_z = get_transform().basis.z
	# gravity
	if not is_on_floor():
		direction.y -= gravity * delta
		move_and_slide(direction,Vector3.UP)
	if(Input.is_key_pressed(KEY_SPACE) and is_on_floor()):
		direction.y += jump * delta
		move_and_slide(direction,Vector3.UP)
		
	if(Input.is_key_pressed(KEY_W)):
		#Forward
		movement = -dir_z * move_speed
		move_and_slide(movement)
		
	if(Input.is_key_pressed(KEY_S)):
		#Back
		movement =  dir_z * move_speed
		move_and_slide(movement)
		
	if(Input.is_key_pressed(KEY_A)):
		#Left
		movement = Vector3(-1 * move_speed, 0 , 0)
		rotate_object_local(Vector3(0, -1, 0), delta) 
		move_and_slide(movement)
		
	if(Input.is_key_pressed(KEY_D)):
		#Right
		movement = Vector3(1 * move_speed, 0, 0)
		rotate_object_local(Vector3(0, 1, 0), delta) 
		move_and_slide(movement)
	pass