GetMatElement

GetMatElement

Command Index · Blitz3D · Entities

GetMatElement:Float32 entity:Int32, row:Int32, column:Int32

Parameter	Mode	Type	Default	Description
entity	In	Int32	required	Entity handle.
row	In	Int32	required	Row of the matrix, 0 to 3.
column	In	Int32	required	Column of the matrix, 0 to 2.

Returns: The value of the matrix element.

Description

Reads one number from the world transformation of the entity. Row and column count from 0. Columns 0 to 2 hold the axes of the entity with its scale, so (0, 0), (0, 1) and (0, 2) are the X axis; row 3 holds the position. It is mostly useful when you need the direction an entity faces without doing the angle math.

Related Commands

FreeEntity, GetChild, GetParent, HideEntity

Command Index · Blitz3D · Entities