ropeCreate

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Description

Description:

Create a rope.

Groups:

Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:

ropeCreate [fromObject, fromPoint, toObject, toPoint, segments, (length)]

Parameters:

fromObject: Object - object where rope starts and which fly behavior will be affected

fromPoint: Array or String - specifies where on the object the rope should start, either a string (name of memory point) or an array of three numbers (vector in model coordinates).

toObject: Object - object which is automatically attached to other side of rope (can be objNull, rope will stay with free end)

toPoint: Array or String - specifies where on the object the rope should finish, either a string (name of memory point) or an array of three numbers (vector in model coordinates)

segments: Number - define number of segments to be created

length (Optional): Number - optional, rope length in meters

Return Value:

Object

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:

ropeCreate [fromObject, fromPoint, lenght, (segments, unroll)];

Parameters:

fromObject: Object - object where rope starts and which fly behavior will be affected

fromPoint: Array or String - specifies where on the object the rope should start, either a string (name of memory point) or an array of three numbers (vector in model coordinates)

segments: Number - define number of rope segments

length (Optional): Number - optional, rope length

unroll (Optional): Boolean - true if rope starts at one place and falls down unrolling itself, false to create it already in full length (default: false)

Return Value:

Object

Examples

Example 1:

myRope = ropeCreate [vehicle player, "slingload0", myCargo, [0, 0, 0], 10];

Example 2:

myRope = ropeCreate [vehicle player, "fastrope0", 10, 10, true];

Example 3:

myRope = ropeCreate [veh1, [0,0,-2], veh2, [0,0,0], 10]//A3 1.34

Additional Information

See also:

ropeDestroyropeDetachropeSetCargoMassropescanSlingLoadenableRopeAttachgetSlingLoadropeAttachedObjectsropeAttachToropeLengthropeUnwoundropeAttachedToropeAttachEnabledropeCutropeEndPositionropeUnwind

Notes

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Posted on November 8, 2014 - 14:57 (UTC)

Tajin

Doesn't work well for towing vehicles on the ground.
Their wheels don't turn freely and have a LOT of friction. You'll most likely end up flipping the vehicle over if you try to tow it.

Also note that ropes can be destroyed/cut by shooting at them.