setVelocity

1.80

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Description

Description:

Set velocity (speed vector) of a vehicle. Units are in metres per second.

Groups:

Object Manipulation

Syntax

Syntax:

vehicleName setVelocity [x, y, z]

Parameters:

vehicleName: Object

[x, y, z]: Array

Return Value:

Nothing

Examples

Example 1:

_truck1 setVelocity [20, 0, 0];

Example 2:

Advanced method used for relative acceleration: _vel = velocity _vehicle; _dir = direction _vehicle; _speed = 10; comment "Added speed"; _vehicle setVelocity [ (_vel select 0) + (sin _dir * _speed), (_vel select 1) + (cos _dir * _speed), (_vel select 2) ];

Additional Information

See also:

velocityvelocityModelSpacesetVelocityModelSpacesetVelocityTransformationspeed

Notes

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Posted on 20 Jun, 2014 - 16:50

ffur2007slx2_5

(ArmA3 1.22) setVelocity will be affected by setDir and setVectorDirAndUp, so use it after them.