create3DENEntity

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Description

Description:

Create new Eden Entity. Used for creating individual entities; to create a composition (e.g., infantry squad), use create3DENComposition.

This is the only way how to add new editable entities to Eden Editor scenario. Other 'create' commands like createVehicle or createUnit will still work, but the resulting entity won't be editable.

Groups:

Eden Editor

Syntax

Syntax:

create3DENEntity [mode, class, position, isEmpty]

Parameters:

mode: String - can be "Object", "Trigger", "Waypoint", "Logic" or "Marker"

class: String - entity class, defined in one of the following classes:

• CfgVehicles - objects and logic entities
• CfgNonAIVehicles - triggers
• CfgWaypoint - waypoints
• CfgMarkers - markers

position: Array of Position

isEmpty: Boolean - (Optional, default false) true to create vehicle without crew

Return Value:

Eden Entity

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:

group create3DENEntity [mode, class, position, (isEmpty)]

Parameters:

group: Group - group in which an AI character or waypoint is created.

• When missing for AI characters, new group is created for them
• When missing for waypoints, an error is logged and nothing is created
• When used on any other mode, group is ignored and entity is created as usual

mode: String - can be "Object", "Trigger", "Waypoint", "Logic" or "Marker"

class: String - entity class

position: Array in format Position

isEmpty: Boolean - (Optional, default false) true to create vehicle without crew

Return Value:

Eden Entity

Examples

Example 1:

dude1 = create3DENEntity ["Object","B_Soldier_F",screenToWorld [0.5,0.5]];

Example 2:

dude2 = (group dude1) create3DENEntity ["Object","B_Soldier_AR_F",screenToWorld [0.5,0.5]];

Example 3:

myMarker = create3DENEntity ["Marker","mil_warning",position player];

Example 4:

mytrigger = create3DENEntity ["Trigger","EmptyDetectorArea10x10",position player];

Example 5:

Create shape marker (since Arma 3 v2.05.147769)m = create3DENEntity ["Marker", "", position player]; // default rectangular marker m set3DENAttribute ["markerType", 1]; // 0 - rectangle; 1 - ellipse m set3DENAttribute ["brush", "DiagGrid"];

Additional Information

See also:

create3DENComposition delete3DENEntities

Notes

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Posted on June 14, 2016 - 18:45 (UTC)

Gippo

Mode can also be "Logic". Not sure if it is a replacement for "System" or a it is a completely separate mode.

Posted on September 6, 2019 - 08:33 (UTC)

R3vo

To create a waypoint use the alternative syntax and pass the group to it which should receive it.