setVectorDir - Revision history

BrettMayson at 05:42, 2 January 2026

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	\|p1= object: [[Object]]		\|p1= object: [[Object]]

	\|p2= vectorDir: ~~[[Array]] format~~ [[Vector3D]]		\|p2= vectorDir: [[Vector3D]]

	\|r1= [[Nothing]]		\|r1= [[Nothing]]

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	\|descr= Set object's direction vector. Up vector will remain unchanged.		\|descr= Set object's direction vector. Up vector will remain unchanged.

	\|pr= The effect is {{Icon\|localeffect\|32}} when using [[setVectorDir]] on a mine. Use a position modification to broadcast [[setVectorDir]]'s change (see {{~~HashLink~~\|#Example 2}}).		\|pr= The effect is {{Icon\|localeffect\|32}} when using [[setVectorDir]] on a mine. Use a position modification to broadcast [[setVectorDir]]'s change (see {{Link\|#Example 2}}).

	\|s1= object [[setVectorDir]] vectorDir		\|s1= object [[setVectorDir]] vectorDir

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	\|pr= The effect is {{Icon\|localeffect\|32}} when using [[setVectorDir]] on a mine. Use a position modification to broadcast [[setVectorDir]]'s change (see {{HashLink\|#Example 2}}).		\|pr= The effect is {{Icon\|localeffect\|32}} when using [[setVectorDir]] on a mine. Use a position modification to broadcast [[setVectorDir]]'s change (see {{HashLink\|#Example 2}}).

	\|s1= object [[setVectorDir]] ~~[x,y,z]~~		\|s1= object [[setVectorDir]] vectorDir

	\|p1= object: [[Object]]		\|p1= object: [[Object]]

	\|p2= ~~[x,y,z]~~: [[Array]] format [[Vector3D]]		\|p2= vectorDir: [[Array]] format [[Vector3D]]

	\|r1= [[Nothing]]		\|r1= [[Nothing]]

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	\|timestamp= 20090303210600		\|timestamp= 20090303210600
	\|text= [[setVectorDir]] can only influence an object's pitch. It can not influence bank. Example:		\|text= [[setVectorDir]] can only influence an object's pitch. It can not influence bank. Example:
	<~~code~~>player setVectorDir [0,0,1]</~~code~~>		<sqf>player setVectorDir [0,0,1];</sqf>
	*If the player is facing 0 degrees (north), then this will do NOTHING.		*If the player is facing 0 degrees (north), then this will do NOTHING.
	*If the player is facing 90 degrees (east), then this will make him pitch 90 degrees up.		*If the player is facing 90 degrees (east), then this will make him pitch 90 degrees up.

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	\|r1= [[Nothing]]		\|r1= [[Nothing]]

	\|x1= <~~code~~>[[player~~]] [[~~setVectorDir]] [5,6,1];</~~code~~>		\|x1= <sqf>player setVectorDir [5,6,1];</sqf>

	\|x2= <~~code~~>~~{{cc\|~~provided _myMine is local}}		\|x2= <sqf>
	_myMine [[setVectorDir]] [0.3, 1, 0];		// provided _myMine is local
	_myMine [[setPosWorld~~]] [[~~getPosWorld]] _myMine;</~~code~~>		_myMine setVectorDir [0.3, 1, 0];
			_myMine setPosWorld getPosWorld _myMine; // synchronises the mine's direction over the network (special case)
			</sqf>

	\|seealso= [[vectorDir]] [[vectorUp]] [[setVectorUp]] [[setVectorDirAndUp]] [[vectorDiff]] [[vectorAdd]] [[vectorMultiply]] [[vectorCrossProduct]] [[vectorDistance]] [[vectorMagnitudeSqr]] [[vectorDistanceSqr]] [[vectorCos]] [[vectorMagnitude]] [[vectorDotProduct]] [[vectorNormalized]] [[vectorFromTo]]		\|seealso= [[vectorDir]] [[vectorUp]] [[setVectorUp]] [[setVectorDirAndUp]] [[vectorDiff]] [[vectorAdd]] [[vectorMultiply]] [[vectorCrossProduct]] [[vectorDistance]] [[vectorMagnitudeSqr]] [[vectorDistanceSqr]] [[vectorCos]] [[vectorMagnitude]] [[vectorDotProduct]] [[vectorNormalized]] [[vectorFromTo]]
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	examples:		examples:
	<~~code~~>~~{{cc\|~~0 degrees (north)}}		<sqf>
	[[player~~]] [[~~setVectorDir]]		// 0 degrees (north)
			player setVectorDir
	[		[
	[[sin]] 0, ~~{{cc\|~~equals 0}}		sin 0, // equals 0
	[[cos]] 0, ~~{{cc\|~~equals 1}}		cos 0, // equals 1
	1		1
	];		];
	~~{{cc\|~~45 degrees (north-east)}}		// 45 degrees (north-east)
	[[player~~]] [[~~setVectorDir]]		player setVectorDir
	[		[
	[[sin]] 45, ~~{{cc\|~~equals 0.707}}		sin 45, // equals 0.707
	[[cos]] 45, ~~{{cc\|~~equals 0.707}}		cos 45, // equals 0.707
	1		1
	];</~~code~~>		];
			</sqf>
	If you are doing trigonometric calculations, it may be better to use [[setVectorDir]] rather than [[setDir]], since sine and cosine have already been calculated and will not need to be re-calculated		If you are doing trigonometric calculations, it may be better to use [[setVectorDir]] rather than [[setDir]], since sine and cosine have already been calculated and will not need to be re-calculated
	(also, [[setDir]] probably uses [[setVectorDir]] anyway.)		(also, [[setDir]] probably uses [[setVectorDir]] anyway.)
	}}		}}

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