rotate side to side

tim13211

how can i make an actor rotate from side to side like this:

mangaroo

if actor at angle M interprolate to angle N
otherwise interprolate to angle M

he'll need to start at one of those angles...or be rotated to it for it to work

tenrdrmer

the easiest would be to just use three images and animate it. other wise it will take some math to make it rotate from the end like that.

JohnPapiomitis

open gamesalad ,hit the new tab ,search waving ,and double click the demo to open it. That will help you alot

cheers

calvin9403

tenrdrmer said:
the easiest would be to just use three images and animate it. other wise it will take some math to make it rotate from the end like that.

I do that with my game to

tenrdrmer

you can get the math from the example rotations demo. you should be able to pick that apart enough to get the part you need.

tim13211

i actually dont need it to rotate at the bottom, the center will due. Im trying what mangaroo said, i just need to get the angle right. its being a bit of a problem

tim13211

i got it!! I tried "45 to 315" but it was rotating the wrong way. but it worked when i did "45 to -45"

tenrdrmer

tim13211 said:
i actually dont need it to rotate at the bottom, the center will due. Im trying what mangaroo said, i just need to get the angle right. its being a bit of a problem

You will most likely need a rule for each side of the rotating not just an otherwise. The otherwise with no rule will mean the interpolate will keep setting back as soon as it tries to move.

JohnPapiomitis

look at the demo i told you to search. It has the math u need and lets u set a wave span attribute for how much it rocks back and forth, and a speed attribute

tenrdrmer

JohnPapiomitis said:
look at the demo i told you to search. It has the math u need and lets u set a wave span attribute for how much it rocks back and forth, and a speed attribute

Thats a cool demo john.

tim13211

tim13211 said:
i got it!! I tried "45 to 315" but it was rotating the wrong way. but it worked when i did "45 to -45"

I got it guys

tenrdrmer said:
You will most likely need a rule for each side of the rotating not just an otherwise. The otherwise with no rule will mean the interpolate will keep setting back as soon as it tries to move.

yup, thats exactly what I did.

Thanks guys!!!