PositionEntity

PositionEntity

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PositionEntity:Void entity:Int32, x:Float32, y:Float32, z:Float32, global:Int32=0

Parameter	Mode	Type	Default	Description
entity	In	Int32	required	Entity handle.
x	In	Float32	required	X position.
y	In	Float32	required	Y position.
z	In	Float32	required	Z position.
global	In	Int32	0	1 to use the world position instead of one relative to the parent. Defaults to 0.

Description

Puts an entity at a position. Without global the position is relative to the parent, or to the world when there is no parent. With global set to 1 it is a world position, whatever the parents are. New entities start at 0, 0, 0. X grows to the right, Y grows up and Z grows into the screen.

Examples

Graphics3D 320, 240, 0, 2
SetBuffer BackBuffer()
camera = CreateCamera()
PositionEntity camera, 0, 3, -9
RotateEntity camera, 15, 0, 0
light = CreateLight()
RotateEntity light, 45, 45, 0
For i = 0 To 6
	ball = CreateSphere(12)
	ScaleEntity ball, 0.4, 0.4, 0.4
	PositionEntity ball, i - 3, Sin(i * 50) * 1.5, i * 0.3
	EntityColor ball, 255 - i * 30, 90 + i * 20, 70
Next
RenderWorld
Flip
WaitKey

Media

Related Commands

CopyEntity, FreeEntity, HideEntity, MoveEntity, NameEntity, PaintEntity, PointEntity, RotateEntity

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