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UNITY - Camera Orbit, move camera to some fixed positions

i have a scene in which i have a camera that is orbiting around a pivot in a 180° semisphere. All is working like intended but now i would like to point the camera to some fixed coordinates of the semisphere (possibily in a smooth way). Can someone give me some hints? I'll post the code i'm using right now.
public class CameraOrbitTouch : MonoBehaviour {
protected Transform _XForm_Camera;
protected Transform _XForm_Parent;
protected Vector3 _LocalRotation;
protected float _CameraDistance = 10f;
// The rate of change of the field of view in perspective mode.
public float perspectiveZoomSpeed = 0.2f;
public float OrbitDampening = 30f;
public float ScrollDampening = 18f;
public bool CameraDisabled = false;
public bool moving = false;
// Use this for initialization
void Start() {
this._XForm_Camera = this.transform;
this._XForm_Parent = this.transform.parent;
}
void LateUpdate() {
if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.LeftShift))
CameraDisabled = !CameraDisabled;
if (!CameraDisabled)
{
//Rotation of the Camera based on Mouse Coordinates
if (Input.touchCount == 1 && Input.GetTouch(0).phase == TouchPhase.Moved)
{
moving = true;
_LocalRotation.x += Input.touches[0].deltaPosition.x ;
_LocalRotation.y += Input.touches[0].deltaPosition.y;
//Clamp the y Rotation to horizon and not flipping over at the top
if (_LocalRotation.y < 0f)
_LocalRotation.y = 0f;
else if (_LocalRotation.y > 90f)
_LocalRotation.y = 90f;
}
//Zooming Input from our Mouse Scroll Wheel
if ((Input.touchCount == 2)&& (Input.GetTouch(0).phase == TouchPhase.Moved) && (Input.GetTouch(1).phase == TouchPhase.Moved))
{
moving = true;
// Store both touches.
Touch touchZero = Input.GetTouch(0);
Touch touchOne = Input.GetTouch(1);
// Find the position in the previous frame of each touch.
Vector2 touchZeroPrevPos = touchZero.position - touchZero.deltaPosition;
Vector2 touchOnePrevPos = touchOne.position - touchOne.deltaPosition;
// Find the magnitude of the vector (the distance) between the touches in each frame.
float prevTouchDeltaMag = (touchZeroPrevPos - touchOnePrevPos).magnitude;
float touchDeltaMag = (touchZero.position - touchOne.position).magnitude;
// Find the difference in the distances between each frame.
float deltaMagnitudeDiff = (prevTouchDeltaMag - touchDeltaMag);
//this._CameraDistance += deltaMagnitudeDiff * -1f;
this._CameraDistance += deltaMagnitudeDiff * perspectiveZoomSpeed;
this._CameraDistance = Mathf.Clamp(this._CameraDistance, 1.5f, 100f);
}
}
if (moving)
{
//Actual Camera Rig Transformations
Quaternion QT = Quaternion.Euler(_LocalRotation.y, _LocalRotation.x, 0);
this._XForm_Parent.rotation = Quaternion.Lerp(this._XForm_Parent.rotation, QT, Time.deltaTime * OrbitDampening);
if (this._XForm_Camera.localPosition.z != this._CameraDistance * -1f)
{
this._XForm_Camera.localPosition = new Vector3(0f, 0f,Mathf.Lerp(this._XForm_Camera.localPosition.z, this._CameraDistance * -1f, Time.deltaTime * ScrollDampening));
}
moving = false;
}
}
}
I tought i could use somethig like this
string selectedObj = "CameraPivot";
camera = GameObject.Find(selectedObj);
camera.transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(90.0f, 0.0f, 100.0f);
But i think is not the right waty to make it work...

Why the gameobject is not finish the rotation when entering another gameobject area?

This is my previous question: Previous question
The answer there was right and working.
Once the gameobject start entering the other gameobject area it does something.
This is the script i attached to the moving gameobject that check for colliding:
using UnityEngine;
public class CheckBaseCollider : MonoBehaviour
{
public GameObject baseCollider;
public GameObject objectToRotate;
public bool rotate = false;
private void OnTriggerEnter(Collider other)
{
if (other.gameObject == baseCollider)
{
Debug.Log("Entered");
rotate = true;
}
}
private void Update()
{
if (rotate == true)
{
var str = Mathf.Min(.5f * Time.deltaTime, 1);
objectToRotate.transform.rotation = Quaternion.Lerp(transform.rotation, Quaternion.identity, str);
}
}
}
I have two gameobjects. One is the Base(A Cube it's variable is baseTarget).
The "Base" is on the terrain.
I want that when the other GameObject that move start entering the "Base" it will also start to rotate. But for some reason the rotation start then stop and then after some seconds resume and finish. Not sure why it stop.
This is the script of the moving gameobject also attached to the moving gameobject:
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
public class ControlShip : MonoBehaviour
{
public float maxVel = 30; // cruise speed
public float startVel = 5; // speed at the starting point
public float stopVel = 0.5f; // speed at the destination
public float accDistance = 20; // acceleration/deceleration distance
public float factor = 0.25f; // max inclination
public float turnSpeed = 0.8f; // speed to turn/bank in the target direction
Vector3 lastPos; // used to calculate current velocity
Transform baseTarget;
private Rigidbody _rigidbody;
void Start()
{
_rigidbody = GetComponent<Rigidbody>();
baseTarget = GameObject.Find("Base").transform;
lastPos = transform.position;
StartCoroutine(Fly()); // demo routine
}
// calculate bank/turn rotation at Update
void Update()
{
// calculate the displacement since last frame:
Vector3 dir = transform.position - lastPos;
lastPos = transform.position; // update lastPos
float dist = dir.magnitude;
if (dist > 0.001f)
{ // if moved at least 0.001...
dir /= dist; // normalize dir...
float vel = dist / Time.deltaTime; // and calculate current velocity
// bank in the direction of movement according to velocity
Quaternion bankRot = Quaternion.LookRotation(dir + factor * Vector3.down * vel / maxVel);
Vector3 rotation = Quaternion.Lerp(transform.rotation, bankRot, turnSpeed * Time.deltaTime).eulerAngles;
rotation.x = 0;
transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(rotation);
}
}
bool flying = false; // shows when FlyTo is running
// coroutine that moves to the specified point:
IEnumerator FlyTo(Vector3 targetPos)
{
flying = true; // flying is true while moving to the target
Vector3 startPos = transform.position;
targetPos.y = startPos.y;
Vector3 dir = targetPos - startPos;
float distTotal = dir.magnitude;
dir /= distTotal; // normalize vector dir
// calculate accDist even for short distances
float accDist = Mathf.Min(accDistance, distTotal / 2);
do
{
float dist1 = Vector3.Distance(transform.position, startPos);
float dist2 = distTotal - dist1;
float speed = maxVel; // assume cruise speed
if (dist1 < accDist)
{ // but if in acceleration range...
// accelerate from startVel to maxVel
speed = Mathf.Lerp(startVel, maxVel, dist1 / accDist);
}
else
if (dist2 < accDist)
{ // or in deceleration range...
// fall from maxVel to stopVel
speed = Mathf.Lerp(stopVel, maxVel, dist2 / accDist);
}
// move according to current speed:
Vector3 pos = Vector3.MoveTowards(transform.position, targetPos, speed * Time.deltaTime);
//pos.y = lastPos.y;
transform.position = pos;
yield return 0; // let Unity breathe till next frame
} while (transform.position != targetPos); // finish when target reached
flying = false; // shows that flight has finished
}
// example routine: fly to 3 different points in sequence
IEnumerator Fly()
{
Vector3 p0 = baseTarget.position;
while (true)
{
StartCoroutine(FlyTo(p0));
while (flying)
{
yield return 0;
}
yield return new WaitForSeconds(5);
}
}
}

Rotating avatar at certain x coordinate Unity

I have a problem with turning my avatar at a certain position on the map. The character moves back and forth, but he doesn't want to rotate at coordinates i entered. What am i doing wrong?
this is my code:
sing System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
public class AvatarPingPong : MonoBehaviour {
// Use this for initialization
public float speed;
public float startXCord, endXCord;
float endTrunx, startTurnx;
public GameObject obj;
Vector3 EndPoint, StartPoint;
void Start () {
EndPoint = transform.position;
endXCord = EndPoint.x;
endTrunx = EndPoint.x - 2f;
StartPoint = transform.position;
StartPoint.x = startXCord;
startTurnx = StartPoint.x + 2f;
}
// Update is called once per frame
void Update () {
transform.position = new Vector3(PingPong (Time.time * speed, startXCord, endXCord ), transform.position.y, transform.position.z);
if (transform.position.x == startTurnx ) {
Debug.Log("start Check");
obj.transform.Rotate(0f, 180f, 0f);
}
if (transform.position.x == endTrunx ) {
obj.transform.Rotate(0f, 180f, 0f);
Debug.Log("einde check");
}
}
//function to change the default starting value of (0, 0, 0) to any value
float PingPong(float t, float minLength, float maxLength) {
return Mathf.PingPong(t, maxLength-minLength) + minLength;
}
}

I believe the problem is that you're trying to flip your avatar once he reaches a particular x-coordinate, but he may never reach that EXACT coordinate. if (transform.position.x == startTurnx) will only return true if the two values are EXACTLY the same, and your avatar isn't actually moving smoothly across the screen. He's actually jumping minute amounts every frame, so he may never land on exactly that point.
Instead, my recommendation would be to compare his new position against his old position to see which direction he's traveling in and flip him when he changes direction. Some code:
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
public class AvatarPingPong : MonoBehaviour {
// Use this for initialization
public float speed;
public float startXCord, endXCord;
float endTrunx, startTurnx;
public GameObject obj;
Vector3 EndPoint, StartPoint;
//I'm going to assume you start it moving left. You may have to change this
bool goingLeft = false;
void Start () {
EndPoint = transform.position;
endXCord = EndPoint.x;
endTrunx = EndPoint.x - 2f;
StartPoint = transform.position;
StartPoint.x = startXCord;
startTurnx = StartPoint.x + 2f;
}
// Update is called once per frame
void Update () {
float prevX = transform.position.x;
float newX = PingPong (Time.time * speed, startXCord, endXCord );
transform.position = new Vector3(newX, transform.position.y, transform.position.z);
if (newX > prevX) {
//avatar is moving to the right, check to see if that's the direction it was going last Update
if (goingLeft) {
Debug.Log("Flipping Right");
obj.transform.Rotate(0f, 180f, 0f);
goingLeft = false;
}
}else if (newX < prevX){
//avatar is moving to the left, check to see it that's the direction it was going last Update
if (!goingLeft) {
Debug.Log("Flipping Left");
obj.transform.Rotate(0f, 180f, 0f);
goingLeft = true;
}
}
}
//function to change the default starting value of (0, 0, 0) to any value
float PingPong(float t, float minLength, float maxLength) {
return Mathf.PingPong(t, maxLength-minLength) + minLength;
}
}

Moving player horizontally while in lerp jump Unity C#

The code I have allows a player object to move around the circumference of a circle and then "jump" to the center of that circle.
What I am trying to do is allow the player to continue their movement around the circle while jumping so that the player can alter their position while jumping.
This is the full code I have so far.
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
public class Movement : MonoBehaviour
{
//editable property if made public
public float playerSpeed = 20f;//This is how fast the player moves
float playerAngle = 0; //This is the players movement variable
float radius = 4f; //This is the radius of how big the circle is (Circumference track 2piRadius
float startTime; //This is the time the game started
float gameTime; //This will be player points BASE THIS OFF OF HOW LONG THE GAMES RUNNING
float playerRadius = .5f; //CHANGE TO THE PLAYER OBJECT VARIABLE, is how offset the player will be from the lvlradius.
private bool jumping = false; //This effects movement during the game
private Vector3 playerPosition; //This is the playerPosition in the game
void Start()
{
//Called at the start of the game
}
void Update()
{
if (jumping)
{
return;
}
else if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.LeftArrow) || Input.GetKey(KeyCode.RightArrow))
{
circularMove();
}
else if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space))
{
StartCoroutine(jumpPlayer());
}
}
void FixedUpdate()
{
//Called before performing physics calculations
}
void circularMove()
{
//player variables
//The angle the player is at is equal to the speed of the player divided by radius times time in the game and the addition of the left right keys
playerAngle += Input.GetAxis("Horizontal") * Time.deltaTime * (playerSpeed / radius);
//This is the movement on the x axis
float x = Mathf.Cos(playerAngle) * (radius - playerRadius);
//this is the movement on the y axis
float y = Mathf.Sin(playerAngle) * (radius - playerRadius);
//the player does not move forward at this time THIS WILL BE HOW TO MOVE THE PLAYER
float z = 0;
//move the player in the direction that they clicked but add the original coordinates to the players location
transform.position = new Vector3(x, y, z);
//Move the player;
playerPosition = transform.position;
}
private IEnumerator jumpPlayer()
{
Vector3 playerEndPos = new Vector3(0f, 0f, 0f);
Vector3 playerStartPos = playerPosition;
float i = 0.0f;
float rate = .1f / Time.deltaTime;
jumping = true;
while (i< 1.0)
{
i += Time.deltaTime * rate;
transform.position = Vector3.Lerp(playerStartPos, playerEndPos, i);
yield return null;
}
transform.position = playerEndPos;
i = 0.0f;
while (i < 1.0)
{
i += Time.deltaTime * rate;
transform.position = Vector3.Lerp(playerEndPos, playerStartPos, i);
yield return null;
}
transform.position = playerStartPos;
jumping = false;
yield break;
}
}

With the current Update your idea will never be possible, because if a user is jumping, you are ignoring the input of the left and right key.
By shifting the if(jumping) to the actual jump statement you could probably bypass this.
void Update()
{
if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.LeftArrow) || Input.GetKey(KeyCode.RightArrow))
{
circularMove();
}
else if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space))
{
if (!jumping)
StartCoroutine(jumpPlayer());
}
}

How do I jump a fix distance in Unity 3d?

I have a Controller which moves my object diagonally. The left arrow should move the player forward and to the left 45 degrees, and the right arrow the same to the right. I would like to move the player relatively to its current position. Right now it moves relatively to the point(0,0,0).
My code:
public class JollyJumper : MonoBehaviour {
protected CharacterController control;
public float fTime = 1.5f; // Hop time
public float fRange = 5.0f; // Max dist from origin
public float fHopHeight = 2.0f; // Height of hop
private Vector3 v3Dest;
private Vector3 v3Last;
private float fTimer = 0.0f;
private bool moving = false;
private int number= 0;
private Vector2 direction;
public virtual void Start () {
control = GetComponent<CharacterController>();
if(!control){
Debug.LogError("No Character Controller");
enabled=false;
}
}
void Update () {
if (fTimer >= fTime&& moving) {
var playerObject = GameObject.Find("Player");
v3Last = playerObject.transform.position;
Debug.Log(v3Last);
v3Dest = direction *fRange;
//v3Dest = newVector* fRange + v3Last;
v3Dest.z = v3Dest.y;
v3Dest.y = 0.0f;
fTimer = 0.0f;
moving = false;
}
if(Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.LeftArrow)){
moving = true;
direction = new Vector2(1.0f, 1.0f);
number++;
}
if(Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.RightArrow)){
moving = true;
direction = new Vector2(-1.0f, 1.0f);
number++;
}
if(moving){
Vector3 v3T = Vector3.Lerp (v3Last, v3Dest, fTimer / fTime);
v3T.y = Mathf.Sin (fTimer/fTime * Mathf.PI) * fHopHeight;
control.transform.position = v3T;
fTimer += Time.deltaTime;
}
}
}
How can resolve this? Any ideas? Thanks a lot!

The short answer is: you hard-coded two locations you want to jump to: points (1, 1) and (-1, 1). You should create new Vector each time you start jumping. Replace each
direction = new Vector2(1.0f, 1.0f);
with this line:
v3Dest = transform.position + new Vector3(1.0f, 0, 1) * fRange;
and it should work.
While I'm on it, there are some other things I want to point:
There is a lot of floating point error after each jump. Notice that in your code v3T will never be equal to v3Dest (you never actually reach your destination), because you switch the moving flag earlier. You should explicitly set your position to v3Dest when the jump is over.
You are checking jump timers etc. every frame. A more elegent solution is to start a coroutine.
You use a sinusoid as your jump curve, which looks ok, but using a parabola would be conceptually more correct.
Right now it is possible to start next jump mid-air (I'm not sure whether it is intended or not)
Here is some code you may use that avoids those problems:
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine;
public class Jumper : MonoBehaviour
{
#region Set in editor;
public float jumpDuration = 0.5f;
public float jumpDistance = 3;
#endregion Set in editor;
private bool jumping = false;
private float jumpStartVelocityY;
private void Start()
{
// For a given distance and jump duration
// there is only one possible movement curve.
// We are executing Y axis movement separately,
// so we need to know a starting velocity.
jumpStartVelocityY = -jumpDuration * Physics.gravity.y / 2;
}
private void Update()
{
if (jumping)
{
return;
}
else if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.LeftArrow))
{
// Warning: this will actually move jumpDistance forward
// and jumpDistance to the side.
// If you want to move jumpDistance diagonally, use:
// Vector3 forwardAndLeft = (transform.forward - transform.right).normalized * jumpDistance;
Vector3 forwardAndLeft = (transform.forward - transform.right) * jumpDistance;
StartCoroutine(Jump(forwardAndLeft));
}
else if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.RightArrow))
{
Vector3 forwardAndRight = (transform.forward + transform.right) * jumpDistance;
StartCoroutine(Jump(forwardAndRight));
}
}
private IEnumerator Jump(Vector3 direction)
{
jumping = true;
Vector3 startPoint = transform.position;
Vector3 targetPoint = startPoint + direction;
float time = 0;
float jumpProgress = 0;
float velocityY = jumpStartVelocityY;
float height = startPoint.y;
while (jumping)
{
jumpProgress = time / jumpDuration;
if (jumpProgress > 1)
{
jumping = false;
jumpProgress = 1;
}
Vector3 currentPos = Vector3.Lerp(startPoint, targetPoint, jumpProgress);
currentPos.y = height;
transform.position = currentPos;
//Wait until next frame.
yield return null;
height += velocityY * Time.deltaTime;
velocityY += Time.deltaTime * Physics.gravity.y;
time += Time.deltaTime;
}
transform.position = targetPoint;
yield break;
}
}