Difference between revisions of "getPos"

Revision as of 15:49, 21 August 2013

Posted on 16 Feb, 2007
Dr_Eyeball: getPos obj select 2 might return the vertical position above ground level, but for a stacked object, it returns the vertical position above the object beneath it. The same problem exists for getPosASL. There was a discussion thread in the BIS forums which suggested the use of the command modelToWorld instead to get around this issue where an absolute vertical position is required. ArmA Ver 1.02.; Posted on 14 Dec, 2010
disat: This command returns a PositionAGL. Apparently, Position and PositionAGL are the same thing.; Posted on 6 Feb, 2011
Hduregger: The z height returned changes dynamically with the height of waves beneath the object, if the object is located over sea. The z height returned by getPosATL and getPosASL does not change like this. This was tested by continuously retrieving the position of a static object, like the cross in the empty/corpses category, placed over sea or land. getPos behaves similar to _obj modelToWorld [0.0, 0.0, 0.0] but it does not give the same result, therefore (_obj modelToWorld [0.0, 0.0, 0.0]) != (getPos _obj).; Posted on 23 Nov, 2011
Tankbuster: You can use getPos and setPos on triggers.

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-| Returns the object position in format [[Position]].  |= Description
+| Returns the object position in format [[Position]].
+This returns exactly the same result as [[getPosATL]] command. |= Description
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