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Rotate towards 3d vector
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2019 00:38
by Extex
How would rotate an entity to face a 3d vector?
I know how to do this in 2d but I don't know how to do it in a 3d world
Re: Rotate towards 3d vector
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2019 19:35
by Krock
Since the X axis is flipped in Minetest, you need to inverse this axis:
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yaw = math.atan2(-my_vector.x, my_vector.z) -- radians!
And pitch will be probably calculated similar to this:
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pitch = math.atan2(-my_vector.y, math.sqrt(my_vector.x^2 + my_vector.z^2))
roll = 0
I'm not familiar with the rotation calculations, so you might not need to invert the Y axis here. At least for the player view that's inverted as well.
Re: Rotate towards 3d vector
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2019 19:15
by Termos
Extex wrote:How would rotate an entity to face a 3d vector?
One possible solution
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function dir_to_rot(v,rot)
return {x = (v.x==0 and v.y==0 and v.z==0) and rot.x or math.atan2(v.y,vector.length({x=v.x,y=0,z=v.z})),
y = (v.x==0 and v.z==0) and rot.y or minetest.dir_to_yaw(v),
z=rot.z}
end
Current rotation is passed in case some components are zero, to avoid abruptly setting default yaw and pitch.
Also there's the case of collisions to consider, when direction changes abruptly.