Align 3D Model's rotation to where the camera is pointing
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xyz Of course! here's the movement code script:
func _physics_process(delta):
if Input.is_action_pressed("CROUCH"):
CURRENT_SPEED = crouch_spd
else:
CURRENT_SPEED = walking_spd
# Add the gravity.
if not is_on_floor():
velocity.y -= gravity * delta
# Handle Jump.
if Input.is_action_just_pressed("ui_accept") and is_on_floor():
velocity.y = JUMP_VELOCITY
# Get the input direction and handle the movement/deceleration.
# As good practice, you should replace UI actions with custom gameplay actions.
var input_dir = Input.get_vector("LEFT", "RIGHT", "UP", "DOWN")
var direction = (neck.transform.basis * Vector3(input_dir.x, 0, input_dir.y)).normalized()
if direction:
velocity.x = direction.x * CURRENT_SPEED
velocity.z = direction.z * CURRENT_SPEED
if Input.is_action_pressed("RUN"):
velocity.x *= sprint_spd
velocity.z *= sprint_spd
else:
velocity.x = move_toward(velocity.x, 0, CURRENT_SPEED)
velocity.z = move_toward(velocity.z, 0, CURRENT_SPEED)
move_and_slide()and here's the scene hierarchy as well (above is the ground and below is the player)
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xyz i used the ~~~ but it acted strange, when i tried to pin the print of my scene hierarchy it didn't quite work so well, like it just came the link of the image, not the image itself.
Oh, and no, now the problem is related to something else entirely. I want to rotate the 3D model to align with the X rotation of the camera, and i can't find a way to do that in first person, everything is zeroed out already.
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xyz parent the characterbody to the camera? already tried that, even tried parenting to the neck, it always gives an error, like the following: "Attempt to call function 'rotate_y' in base 'null instance' on a null instance."
It always says the error is directly coming from this line: "neck.rotate_y(deg_to_rad(-event.relative.x * mous_sens))" in the camera part of the code of the player script.
I can't really put my finger why it isn't following the camera and how i could do that without errors, it's really bugging me out
xyz I don't really remember now any reference, but picture that: As you are walking, not only can you see your surroundings but you can also see through your vision part of the character that you are controlling, so if you actually look down you can see the rest of his body, and furthermore when i add walking animation, you can see your character actually moving its arms while walking and whatnot...i hope you could get it
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CaioM Then the character's mesh shouldn't rotate around x (sideways) axis, only around y (up) axis. Isn't that what you already have?
But anyway, It's hard to give a specific advice if you can't clearly and precisely formulate what type of movement/behavior you want to have.
The generalized answer to your questions is: if you want to align orientation of one node with some other node, simply align their global bases. That's all there is to it.
xyz why should it rotate around y axis? i am actually fair new to 3d games but, i think the character model rotating up and down is not the desired result, at least that's what i think. It should simply rotate to where the camera is pointing at, if it's pointing to a rock or tree for example, the character model will too point directly to where the camera is looking at, and be limited only to the X axis, so it doesn't rotate in a way that could awkwardly make it position in Y axis.
What i'm trying to say is, i only want for the 3D model to look directly to where the camera is pointing at. It really don't need to go further than that, everything beyond is just details. I guess it shouldn't be hard, i just don't really know how to do this. I already tried to parent the characterbody (that uses the 3D model i'm working with here) to the camera or the neck and it does nothing but give the error that i already mentioned...
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CaioM I don't see any meshes parented to character body in your setup.
The simplest setup should be something like this:
- CharacterBody
- Camera
- Mesh
- Collider
Now orient the camera using the mouse and wasd the character body along camera's basis x and z axes projected onto horizontal plane in global space.
....if you could provide with an example it would be much appreciated- Edited
extends CharacterBody3D
func _input(event):
if event is InputEventMouse:
$camera.rotation.y -= event.relative.x * .01
$camera.rotation.x -= event.relative.y * .01
$mesh.rotation.y = $camera.rotation.y
func _physics_process(delta):
var input = Input.get_vector("ui_left", "ui_right", "ui_up", "ui_down")
var forward = $camera.global_transform.basis.z
var right = $camera.global_transform.basis.x
forward.y = 0.0
right.y = 0.0
velocity = (right.normalized() * input.x + forward.normalized() * input.y ) * 5.0
move_and_slide()xyz Thanks, with your help and this simple line of code "$mesh.rotation.y = $camera.rotation.y" i could finally wrap my head around a logic, that was so simple, but i tried and definitely did it wrong.
Only thing i needed to do is do this "mesh.rotate_y(deg_to_rad(-event.relative.x * mous_sens))", defining the mesh as the 3Dmodel of my character, rotating a little so it matches the camera, zeroing out it's rotation and voilá, problem solved. It's not perfect, sure, but it's of my taste.
I really appreciate you for helping me on 2 different occasions, and if that's not a problem to you, i will probably require some of your help in the future, as you definitely are my main guide in problem solving lol...Thanks for everything