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wizzie Baldwin

Registered User

Join date: 23 May 2004

Posts: 52

07-13-2004 19:35

From: someone

Originally posted by Eggy Lippmann
This forum is too empty. I want more posts to read damn it!
Somebody get some noobies to ask scripting questions or something.
It's all your fault, cat. You and that blasted wiki of yours! Now the noobies have no questions to ask anymore!

OK! Here's a simple question.
I'm tinkering with a simple elevator.

so far i have been able to create one that responds to simple stuff like init, up, down, stop, d20 (set distance to 20) etc.

Here's some code snippets.

From: someone

integer distance = 10;
//initially i set the distance to some number
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.
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// this initial code to configure the elevator object
bottom = llGetPos();

top = bottom + <0,0,distance>;

llSetStatus(STATUS_PHYSICS,TRUE);
llSleep(0.1);
llMoveToTarget(bottom, 0.1);
llWhisper(0,"ready"

;
.
.
.
if(message == "up"

{
llMoveToTarget(top, 0.5);
}

everything works just fine... except that i can't put any value greater than 50 or 55 for distance. If i do then nothing happens.

Is there a limitation to how far llMoveToTarget can go?

I've seen elevators go much higher than 50 or so meters so perhaps someone could tell me where my approach is incorrect.

thanks ever so much =)
wizzie

Reitsuki Kojima

Witchhunter

Join date: 27 Jan 2004

Posts: 5,328

07-13-2004 20:33

Move to target is limited to around there, yes.

Wednesday Grimm

Ex Libris

Join date: 9 Jan 2003

Posts: 934

07-14-2004 07:38

The problem is that all objects have a certian amount of "energy" in them. The bigger and object is, the more energy it has.

When an object tries to do something physical (move itself, move something else), it uses up some energy. If an object does not have enough energy in it when it tries to do something. Nothing happens.

So, when you call move to target with a large distance, the object tries to throw itself over there in the time you specified, and it does not have enough energy to do it.

The solution is to cover the distance in smaller steps. The will look better too, since the speed will be more even.

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Adam Zaius

Deus

Join date: 9 Jan 2004

Posts: 1,483

07-14-2004 08:16

Exact distance your encountering is the 64m limit.

-Adam

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wizzie Baldwin

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Join date: 23 May 2004

Posts: 52

hey all

07-14-2004 19:45

hi =)
wow thanks for the replys.. i did some research and saw the limit after i wrote the question.

thanks...
wizzie

problems with a limitation using llMoveToTarget
wizzie Baldwin Registered User Join date: 23 May 2004 Posts: 52	07-13-2004 19:35 From: someone Originally posted by Eggy Lippmann This forum is too empty. I want more posts to read damn it! Somebody get some noobies to ask scripting questions or something. It's all your fault, cat. You and that blasted wiki of yours! Now the noobies have no questions to ask anymore! OK! Here's a simple question. I'm tinkering with a simple elevator. so far i have been able to create one that responds to simple stuff like init, up, down, stop, d20 (set distance to 20) etc. Here's some code snippets. From: someone integer distance = 10; //initially i set the distance to some number . . . // this initial code to configure the elevator object bottom = llGetPos(); top = bottom + <0,0,distance>; llSetStatus(STATUS_PHYSICS,TRUE); llSleep(0.1); llMoveToTarget(bottom, 0.1); llWhisper(0,"ready"; . . . if(message == "up" { llMoveToTarget(top, 0.5); } everything works just fine... except that i can't put any value greater than 50 or 55 for distance. If i do then nothing happens. Is there a limitation to how far llMoveToTarget can go? I've seen elevators go much higher than 50 or so meters so perhaps someone could tell me where my approach is incorrect. thanks ever so much =) wizzie
Reitsuki Kojima Witchhunter Join date: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 5,328	07-13-2004 20:33 Move to target is limited to around there, yes.
Wednesday Grimm Ex Libris Join date: 9 Jan 2003 Posts: 934	07-14-2004 07:38 The problem is that all objects have a certian amount of "energy" in them. The bigger and object is, the more energy it has. When an object tries to do something physical (move itself, move something else), it uses up some energy. If an object does not have enough energy in it when it tries to do something. Nothing happens. So, when you call move to target with a large distance, the object tries to throw itself over there in the time you specified, and it does not have enough energy to do it. The solution is to cover the distance in smaller steps. The will look better too, since the speed will be more even. _____________________ Sarcasm meter: *0 \|------------------------\| 10** Rating: Awww Jeeze!
Adam Zaius Deus Join date: 9 Jan 2004 Posts: 1,483	07-14-2004 08:16 Exact distance your encountering is the 64m limit. -Adam _____________________ Co-Founder / Lead Developer GigasSecondServer
wizzie Baldwin Registered User Join date: 23 May 2004 Posts: 52	hey all 07-14-2004 19:45 hi =) wow thanks for the replys.. i did some research and saw the limit after i wrote the question. thanks... wizzie

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