setVelocity

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Description

Description:

Sets velocity vector of an object in m/s.

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Since 2.06 each velocity component is limited to the range +-5000 m/s.

Groups:

Object Manipulation

Syntax

Syntax:

object setVelocity vector

Parameters:

object: Object

vector: Array format Vector3D

Return Value:

Nothing

Examples

Example 1:

_truck1 setVelocity [20, 0, 0];

Example 2:

Advanced method used for relative acceleration:

_vel = velocity _vehicle; _dir = getDir _vehicle; _additionalSpeed = 10; // in m/s _vehicle setVelocity [ (_vel select 0) + (sin _dir * _additionalSpeed), (_vel select 1) + (cos _dir * _additionalSpeed), (_vel select 2) // horizontal only ];

Additional Information

See also:

velocity velocityModelSpace setVelocityModelSpace setVelocityTransformation speed

Notes

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ffur2007slx2_5 - c

Posted on Jun 20, 2014 - 16:50 (UTC)

1.22 setVelocity will be affected by setDir and setVectorDirAndUp, so use it after them.