I want to be able to roll a crate in all direction the problem is when i tilt it forwards the try and tilt its sideways its roll has change...

Is there a way to pan, tilt & roll a model Absolutey rather than reletivly?

Do you mean how to rotate it relativly (I believe the word is arbitrary rotation, IDK).

Rotating absolutely/directly is done by changing pan/tilt/roll

relative rotation is done through things such as ang_rotate()/c_rotate(.., use_axisr);

i'm not sure which i should use...

i need it to rotate even if its pan, tilt and roll has change..

if i tilt the the crate by +90 and its x + 32 it should tilt forward or down right?

//if i move the crate down
if(crateangle < 90) ///this is some of my code
{
my.tilt += 1.5;
crateangle += 1.5;
my.x += 1;
}
///then after, if i move the crate to the side

if(crateangle < 90) ///note the var "crateangle" is set back to 0;
{
my.roll += 1.5;
crateangle += 1.5;
my.y += 1;
}

///!!! it does a sort of pan rather than a roll and slides along the floor

does anyone know which should i use???

hello

//if he move the crate down
if(crateangle < 90)
{
c_rotate(me, vector(0,1.5*time,0),use_aabb);
crateangle += 1.5;
my.x += 1;
}
///then after, if he move the crate to the side

//crateangle = 0;//note the var "crateangle" is set back to 0;

if(crateangle < 90)
{
c_rotate(me, vector(0,0,1.5*time),use_aabb);
crateangle += 1.5 *time;
my.y += 1 *time;
}

this is the last time that i write this last line besaucause i am getting it in my acc

every help is welcome even the stupid one like mine >><<
i dont know if this works but maby it helps you

Thanks for your help...

But it has not made a difference they still rotate the wrong way, depanding on there rotation,

for instance if I roll the crate left it rolls left, but if I tilt the crate forward and then roll it left, it roll on its side making it apear as if its is paning insted, how can i make it ignore all of its previous rotations???

if you want to rotate an object absolutely, around an absolute axis, you would need to use quaternions (or at least, that's the easiest way). lite-C's the easiest way to do it (check in the User Contributions (Lite-C Section) if you start using it) but even then it's still a little complicated.

someone has done a demonstration of quaternions in C-script, and it's probably under the other User Contributions forum if you do a search. it's a lot more complicated though.

julz

Thanks for your help I'm sure that would or but its a bit too comlicated for me i may have to resort to it in the end though...

but what if i use vec_rotate to let the rotation depend on xyz, would that work?
because i just want it ro rotate in the direction its moving...

ive tried myself but it might just me my error that stops it from working..

try something like this:

Code:

---

 
vec_set(my.skill30,vector(0,0,0));
my.skill30 = 2*(key_q - key_w);
my.skill31 = 2*(key_a - key_s);
my.skill32 = 2*(key_y - key_x);
ang_add(my.skill30,my.pan);
vec_set(my.pan,my.skill30);
 

---

Thanks, but it still tends rotates depending on its pan, tilt and roll values.

what about changing its defult angles every time it moves...

or what if i give my modle frames that show it set at every possible angle

rotate;
change frame;
set all angle to 0;

that should work shouldn't it?

maybe you could do it with bones?

look in the manual about bones functions. it could be helpful.

i don't know anything about a6/a7 bones, so i can't be more specific.

julz