Simple Waypoint System

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  Release Notes
  • Baroni  

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  v5.4.4 DOTween updated to 1.2.235 changed: local checkbox to dropdown, none/toPath/toObject. toPath is the same as enabling local in earlier versions. toObject can be used to let objects move on path formations from their local position minimum required Unity version: 2017.3.0
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  Closed Path Loop
  • mediadi  

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  Hello, for a closed loop you can either use the loop type Loop and check the "Closed" box, or place the last waypoint on top of the first. What's the issue I could help you with?
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  Trying to place a waypoint but couldn't find valid target
  • brent  

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  Hi Brent, thanks for registering! Could you let me know if the issue also occurs in one of the following scenarios? New scene in new project Different Unity version (e.g. 2018 if you have that installed) Unity 2019.1.8f1 on a Windows PC (if you have access to one) I will try to get similar setup like you, however I would like to avoid updating my Macbook to Mojave so that leaves me with downloading Unity 2019.1.8f1... If you finished testing the points above, which are possible to you, could you please send me a zipped up project that reproduces the issue to our email address? Our email is linked on our main website.
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  Unable to update to 5.4.4
  • andikm  

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  All good , deleted the entire SWS folder and reimported. Thanks so much for your help!
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  Object has wrong rotation when following path
  • blogsabout  

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  Thanks for joining the forums. The cause is that your model has a different "forward" rotation than the movement script / Unity is expecting. I'm not sure about Maya, but in Blender the object rotation needs to be "applied" to the model, for it to have any effect in Unity. Ultimately you have two options: go back in your modelling application and rotate the model there, or create a new gameobject in Unity, attach the movement script to this new gameobject and make your object a child of it. The movement script will now move the parent instead of your (child) model directly, so you can now rotate the child to the desired rotation.
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  Using SWS with Playmaker
  • Murray  

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  Don't call Stop() if you plan to let the movement script resume at some later point in time. Let your node call Pause() instead, and Resume() later. Stop () Disables any running movement routines. Pause (float seconds=0f) Pauses the current movement routine for a defined amount of time. Resume () Resumes the currently paused movement routine. https://www.rebound-games.com/docs/sws/splineMove.html
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  Warning from ver 5.4.4 update
  • MelloTouch  

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  Sure. Don't forget to set the default ease type in DOTweens settings to "Linear" and auto kill to enabled though (that's the default values SWS is using).
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  DotWeen Warning
  • MelloTouch  

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  It worked, no more warning! Thanks man,
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  Disable Gizmos
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  When adding points with P, they are way off.
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  I guess it happens when upgrading projects between Unity versions, some internal calculations could get corrupted... Nothing I could fix there, but glad it works out in the end :)
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  Saving and loading position of an object on a waypoint
  • cloverme  

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  It depends on where your object is, and where you want to start it from: Starting from a waypoint The current waypoint index is saved as "currentPoint" variable on the movement script. If you would like to set this as the starting waypoint later on, assign this number to the "startPoint" variable. Alternatively you could also call the GoToWaypoint method at any time. For a full list of public variables and methods please have a look at our scripting reference. https://www.rebound-games.com/docs/sws/splineMove.html Resuming in between waypoints Access the current path progress on the tween directly, via tween.fullPosition (on the splineMove script) and assign this time value later on, to place the object at the same spot. For more details on DOTween tween variables and methods please have a look at its documentation. http://dotween.demigiant.com/documentation.php#gettingData
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  Waypoint on Cars and Wheel Movements
  • Labarriere  

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  Hey there, thanks for joining the forum. I think you are overcomplicating things a bit regarding the wheel direction. For example if it's just about the rotating, you could simply rotate the wheel in the direction of the next waypoint with this pre-built script, where you only need to set the target (waypoint) value: Smooth LookAt If that's not what you're looking for, the current direction value is also calculated for animations already, in the MoveAnimator script. Now, cars are not animators... :) but you can have a look at the humanoid walkers in the sample scenes, and open their Animator view. The direction value is used for turning animations, so humanoids can "lean" into curves. The MoveAnimator script calculates another value: speed. With speed, the correct idle/walk/run animation is played back. Why am I telling you this? Because both of these values actually provide want you are looking for: direction, for rotating the wheel sideways speed, for rotating the wheel forwards The implementation of this would be up to you, but the input variables exist in there :)
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  Create a waypoint on spawn of object
  • TheKaijuGirl  

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  Hello & welcome to the forum. If you own SWS already, then you should definitely check out the runtime example scene, where a path is created via code at runtime. It does place multiple waypoints and "constructs" the path out of that, so yes, it is possible - waypoints are basically just game objects placed in the scene. To make it clear, you can use any (static) game object as a waypoint.
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  Feature Request: Spawn Multiple Instances along Path
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  Hello Manuel, of course - in the script, after it says "SpawnAtPos(tweenPath.PathGetPoint(perc));", you would just get a position further along the path e.g. using tweenPath.PathGetPoint(perc + 0.01f) and orient the object to that position.
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  How to get walker to look at the next waypoint
  • dustinb  

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  Please do not contact us on multiple channels with the same question. Copy pasting from our email conversation: You could try setting the "lookAhead" value in the movement script inspector to something very small to smooth it out, e.g. 0.02. Otherwise if you would like to control the rotation in more detail, please check out the waypoint rotation example scene.
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  [2D] - How do I create a path local to a gameobject so I can make multiple copie
  • divpud  

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  Hello Div, welcome to the forum. There is a "Local" path demo in the Advanced example scene, as well as a 2D sample. Ticking the "local" checkbox on the movement script is the first step, but both the moving object and the path also need to be parented to the same game object. In this scenario the parent game object can be moved too, with the child object moving locally. 3D or 2D does not make a difference in this regard.
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  Changing path doesn't start from current positon
  • brockinco  

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  Baroni - Thanks but I figured it out based upon your comment about the coordinates of parent object! I found a Z value of 2 units on a parent object that I did not expect. Once I zeroed it out, it works as expected. Thanks so much!
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  Adding methods to waypoint event dynamically.
  • salman32  

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  Hello, the events example scene has a sample on adding events to waypoints at runtime. The last waypoint of a path would be "path.waypoints.Length-1". What do you have issues with exactly?
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  Let an axis be controlled by rigidbody
  • editali  

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  Great, thanks a lot!  :) :D
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  StartPoint variable difference
  • hismaimai7777  

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  Why are you creating a new account with a fake email for each thread? This is the third thread now. The "start point" variable does what you said, starting at the defined waypoint index when the movement is triggered. For example if you enter "2" and let "OnStart" enabled, your object will start from the second waypoint. Note that on bezier paths this is the value for control points, not waypoints.