Visualize the worlds axis!

[Bjarne BZR]

After trying to place a spawned model correctly over a clip I had to hide in an SP map I'm making into OBJ, I got this elegant idea:



...I used spawned func_beams to visualize the X Y and Z axis in the world, and suddenly it took no tima at all to place the model, because by looking at the 3 lines I can pretty quickly say if it should be moved about -50 in X, and +30 in Y

Not really any rocket science, but very useful if you like scripting stuff into a map.

The code:

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debug_draw_axis local.origin:
	
	local.beam_end = ( local.origin + ( 100 0 0 ) )
	local.beam = spawn func_beam origin local.origin endpoint local.beam_end maxoffset 0
	local.beam doActivate
	local.beam color (1 0 0)
	
	local.beam_end = ( local.origin + ( 0 100 0 ) )
	local.beam = spawn func_beam origin local.origin endpoint local.beam_end maxoffset 0
	local.beam doActivate
	local.beam color (0 1 0)
	
	local.beam_end = ( local.origin + ( 0 0 100 ) )
	local.beam = spawn func_beam origin local.origin endpoint local.beam_end maxoffset 0
	local.beam doActivate
	local.beam color (0 0 1)
end

And how to draw it:

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thread debug_draw_axis ( 0 0 0 )

No need to place it in ( 0 0 0 ), in the image above I used:

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thread debug_draw_axis ( -2801.40 -3280.21 259.46 )

[Elgan]

im pretty sure their is a cvar for this sowwy. ive seen cvars that spawn random lines and arrows but they always crash mohaa when u reoad so script can be better. nice lil thing though. nice work:P cudnt u put lil x,y's and z's on em:D for show:P

[Pollo_Expresss]

Hey, that?s great.

Recently i?ve been spawning models in stock maps and now I?ll be faster when doing the job, hehe.

Great idea Bjarne, thanks for sharing it.

Well, now I have a question that have to do with that.

You called the thread giving it an argument. Can I do the same but giving a thread three arguments?

I mean if I want to spawn three models of the same .tik file, will this work?

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spawn_bikes local.originx local.originy local.orignz:

    local.bike = spawn models/vehicles/bmw.tik
    local.bike.origin = ( local.originx local.originy local.originz )
    blah blah blah and scale, hide or solid stuff

And then call it like that:

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thread spawn_bikes 1200 -300 35

Well, just now I?ve noticed that I should try it and then ask it, but hehe, if someone had tried it before he could tell us.

Thanks again Bjarne.

[Bjarne BZR]

Sure you can have 3 parameters to a function, but in this particular case it is not nessesary. You can just send the locatin as a vector like I did:

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spawn_bike local.origin:
    local.bike = spawn models/vehicles/bmw.tik
    local.bike.origin = local.origin
    // blah blah blah and scale, hide or solid stuff
end

... but there is no problem doing it like you sugggested either:

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spawn_bike local.X local.Y local.Z:
    local.bike = spawn models/vehicles/bmw.tik
    local.bike.origin = ( local.X local.Y local.Z )
    // blah blah blah and scale, hide or solid stuff
end

Calling difference is small, but I think mine:

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thread spawn_bikes ( 1200 -300 35 )

...is more obvious as to what the parameter is ( a vector ) than your version:

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thread spawn_bikes 1200 -300 35

But they both do the exact same thing.

[Bjarne BZR]

cudnt u put lil x,y's and z's on em:D for show:P

Yes I could, and arrows at the end of the lines, and a sparkling blue star at the worlds origin

But I made it to save time, not to waste it by winning an art award...

[Elgan]

lol

[Pollo_Expresss]

Sorry about refreshing this post, but I have a question that have to do with this, hehe.

Is there anyway for giving a script_object a color like in Bjarne?s code he did with func_beam?

I tryed something like that:

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local.mywall = spawn script_object
local.mywall = blah, blah, origin and setsize stuff
local.mywall color (1 0 0)

And like that:

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local.mywall = spawn script_object
local.mywall = blah, blah, origin and setsize stuff
local.mywall.color = (1 0 0)

And it doesn?t seem to work, I guess it?s possible that what I ask can?t be done, but if someone knows the answer it?ll be apreciated.

Thanks.

[Bjarne BZR]

I dont think there is anything in a script_object that you can give a color... The beam has shaders attached to it and can be colored or textured.

Not saying it is impossible, just that I don't know how to do it.

[Grassy]

Sorry about refreshing this post, but I have a question that have to do with this, hehe.
Is there anyway for giving a script_object a color like in Bjarne?s code he did with func_beam?

Dont think so, but you could apply a light to it.

local.ent light 0 0 1 50 // = blue
local.ent lighton