Camerapick Problem

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amitjf

(Posted 2006) [#1]

I have problem with the camerapick function.
I wrote this code:
If mousehit(1)
camerapick(camera,mousex(),mousey())
positionentity pgopoint,pickedx#(),-25,pickedz#()
end if
And everywhere i am clicking it's positioning it on 0,-25,0
Why???
(sorry about my english if there is problam with her)

WolRon

(Posted 2006) [#2]

Description
Picks the entity positioned at the specified viewport coordinates.

Returns the entity picked, or 0 if none there.

An entity must have its EntityPickMode set to a non-0 value value to be 'pickable'.

amitjf

(Posted 2006) [#3]

Thanks for the quick reply, but is there any way that i would know where i clicked on the viewport?
I am trying to create a strategy game using mouse to move the player. so what i was trying do is to place a sphere on the viewport and then using point entity to the character and moving him to the sphere. is there a way tot do that?
(again sorry about my english)

degac

(Posted 2006) [#4]

try something like this

Graphics3D 640,480,32,0
SetBuffer BackBuffer()
camera=CreateCamera()
terreno=CreatePlane()
pla=CreateCube()
EntityColor pla,255,0,0
lit=CreateLight()
PositionEntity lit,10,10,10

PositionEntity pla,0,2,0
PositionEntity camera,0,5,-8

PointEntity camera,pla

EntityPickMode terreno,2

pivot_target=CreatePivot()

Repeat
Cls

If MouseHit(1)
CameraPick(camera,MouseX(),MouseY())
pick=PickedEntity()
If pick=terreno
   move=1
   tx#=PickedX()
   ty#=PickedY()
   tz#=PickedZ()
   PositionEntity pivot_target,tx#,ty#,tz#
   PointEntity pla,pivot_target
   Else
   move=0
End If
End If
If move=1

   MoveEntity pla,0,0,.1
   ;here you need to check the movement / the reaching of target of pla
End If
UpdateWorld
RenderWorld
Flip
Until KeyDown(1)
End

the above example doesn't check if the player reach the destination, you can use EntityDistance to do this.
Hope this helps
byez

Ross C

(Posted 2006) [#5]

Where you click on the viewport, will be the mouseX and mouseY co-ords.