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Unity - how to make an object face the direction of its movement?

I'm trying to make a character prefab face the direction in which its moving. I've tired all sorts of things, with and without rigidbodies but nothing seems to work. The thing is, it does actually face in the correct direction. But once its there, it starts to rotate the whole prefab and it goes down into the ground.
The character holds a 3D shield, and goes towards a tower. So once it reaches the tower it raises the shield which in turn rotates the whole character down into the ground. I would like it to just rotate in the X and Z axis and never change the Y axis.
Here's my code:
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
public class BlockRadar : MonoBehaviour
{
// Start is called before the first frame update
public Transform Tower;
private GameObject[] multipleBlocks;
public Transform closestBlock;
public bool blockContact;
public float currentDistance;
public float stopDistance;
public Animator animator;
public int damage;
public float attackspeed;
private float canAttack;
public float moveSpeed = 5f;
public Vector3 distance;
private Vector3 movement;
void Start()
{
closestBlock = null;
blockContact = false;
}
// Update is called once per frame
void Update()
{
Vector3 pos = transform.position;
pos.y = 0;
pos.x = 0;
transform.position = pos;
closestBlock = getClosestBlock();
closestBlock.gameObject.GetComponent<Renderer>().material.color = new Color(1, 0.7f, 0, 1);
Vector3 direction = closestBlock.position - transform.position;
direction.Normalize();
movement = direction;
float dist = Vector3.Distance(closestBlock.position, transform.position);
if (dist <= 1.5f)
{
{
blockContact = true;
animator.SetBool("Moving", false);
Debug.Log("Now touching block");
if (attackspeed <= canAttack)
{
Attack();
canAttack = 0f;
}
else
{
canAttack += Time.deltaTime;
}
}
}
if (dist > 1.5f)
{
transform.forward = movement;
blockContact = false;
Debug.Log("Lost contact with block");
animator.SetBool("Moving", true);
moveCharacter(movement);
}
}
public void Attack()
{
Debug.Log("ATTACKING!");
Damage(closestBlock.transform);
animator.SetTrigger("Attacking");
}
private void FixedUpdate()
{
}
void moveCharacter(Vector3 direction)
{
transform.Translate(direction * moveSpeed * Time.deltaTime, Space.World);
}
void DistanceToTower()
{
if (Tower)
{
float dist = Vector3.Distance(Tower.position, transform.position);
if (dist <= 1)
{
{
blockContact = true;
Debug.Log("Now touching block");
if (attackspeed <= canAttack)
{
Attack();
canAttack = 0f;
}
else
{
canAttack += Time.deltaTime;
}
}
}
}
}
//when the object carrying this script is destroyed
private void OnDestroy()
{
if (closestBlock !=null)
{
closestBlock.gameObject.GetComponent<Renderer>().material.color = new Color(0, 0, 0, 0);
}
}
public Transform getClosestBlock()
{
multipleBlocks = GameObject.FindGameObjectsWithTag("Block");
float closestDistance = Mathf.Infinity;
Transform trans = null;
//finds all blocks in the scene
foreach (GameObject go in multipleBlocks)
{
currentDistance = Vector3.Distance(transform.position, go.transform.position);
if (currentDistance < closestDistance)
{
closestDistance = currentDistance;
trans = go.transform;
}
}
return trans;
}
void Damage(Transform block)
{
Tower_Stats e = block.GetComponent<Tower_Stats>();
if (e != null)
{
e.TakeDamage(damage);
}
}
}
I would be really, really grateful for any help. As I said before I used to have rigidbodies on the character, but I removed them since I thought maybe they were the fault. But doesnt seem like it. One other thing I've noticed is that when the prefab is instantiated, its children doesnt have the correct position values. Not sure why. But if that could be a clue I just thought I'd let you know.

Why when the camera is child of the character only when pressing on W to move forward the character is not moving and everything is stuttering?

This is the character settings and components :
The character don't move and everything stuttering only when the Camera is child of the character.
If the camera is not child of the character the character will move fine but I want the camera to follow the character.
Maybe I should edit and add the ThirdPersonCharacter script ? It's attached to the character. The script is a bit long.
There are 3 scripts they are all connected a bit long but they are all making the character controlling.
ThirdPersonUserControl :
using System;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityStandardAssets.CrossPlatformInput;
namespace UnityStandardAssets.Characters.ThirdPerson
{
[RequireComponent(typeof (ThirdPersonCharacter))]
public class ThirdPersonUserControl : MonoBehaviour
{
private ThirdPersonCharacter m_Character; // A reference to the ThirdPersonCharacter on the object
private Transform m_Cam; // A reference to the main camera in the scenes transform
private Vector3 m_CamForward; // The current forward direction of the camera
private Vector3 m_Move;
private bool m_Jump; // the world-relative desired move direction, calculated from the camForward and user input.
private void Start()
{
// get the transform of the main camera
if (Camera.main != null)
{
m_Cam = Camera.main.transform;
}
else
{
Debug.LogWarning(
"Warning: no main camera found. Third person character needs a Camera tagged \"MainCamera\", for camera-relative controls.", gameObject);
// we use self-relative controls in this case, which probably isn't what the user wants, but hey, we warned them!
}
// get the third person character ( this should never be null due to require component )
m_Character = GetComponent<ThirdPersonCharacter>();
}
private void Update()
{
if (!m_Jump)
{
m_Jump = CrossPlatformInputManager.GetButtonDown("Jump");
}
}
// Fixed update is called in sync with physics
private void FixedUpdate()
{
// read inputs
float h = CrossPlatformInputManager.GetAxis("Horizontal");
float v = CrossPlatformInputManager.GetAxis("Vertical");
bool crouch = Input.GetKey(KeyCode.C);
// calculate move direction to pass to character
if (m_Cam != null)
{
// calculate camera relative direction to move:
m_CamForward = Vector3.Scale(m_Cam.forward, new Vector3(1, 0, 1)).normalized;
m_Move = v*m_CamForward + h*m_Cam.right;
}
else
{
// we use world-relative directions in the case of no main camera
m_Move = v*Vector3.forward + h*Vector3.right;
}
#if !MOBILE_INPUT
// walk speed multiplier
if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.LeftShift)) m_Move *= 0.5f;
#endif
// pass all parameters to the character control script
m_Character.Move(m_Move, crouch, m_Jump);
m_Jump = false;
}
}
}
AICharacterControl :
using System;
using UnityEngine;
namespace UnityStandardAssets.Characters.ThirdPerson
{
[RequireComponent(typeof (UnityEngine.AI.NavMeshAgent))]
[RequireComponent(typeof (ThirdPersonCharacter))]
public class AICharacterControl : MonoBehaviour
{
public UnityEngine.AI.NavMeshAgent agent { get; private set; } // the navmesh agent required for the path finding
public ThirdPersonCharacter character { get; private set; } // the character we are controlling
public Transform target; // target to aim for
private void Start()
{
// get the components on the object we need ( should not be null due to require component so no need to check )
agent = GetComponentInChildren<UnityEngine.AI.NavMeshAgent>();
character = GetComponent<ThirdPersonCharacter>();
agent.updateRotation = false;
agent.updatePosition = true;
}
private void Update()
{
if (target != null)
agent.SetDestination(target.position);
if (agent.remainingDistance > agent.stoppingDistance)
character.Move(agent.desiredVelocity, false, false);
else
character.Move(Vector3.zero, false, false);
}
public void SetTarget(Transform target)
{
this.target = target;
}
}
}
ThirdPersonCharacter :
using UnityEngine;
namespace UnityStandardAssets.Characters.ThirdPerson
{
[RequireComponent(typeof(Rigidbody))]
[RequireComponent(typeof(CapsuleCollider))]
[RequireComponent(typeof(Animator))]
public class ThirdPersonCharacter : MonoBehaviour
{
[SerializeField] float m_MovingTurnSpeed = 360;
[SerializeField] float m_StationaryTurnSpeed = 180;
[SerializeField] float m_JumpPower = 12f;
[Range(1f, 4f)][SerializeField] float m_GravityMultiplier = 2f;
[SerializeField] float m_RunCycleLegOffset = 0.2f; //specific to the character in sample assets, will need to be modified to work with others
[SerializeField] float m_MoveSpeedMultiplier = 1f;
[SerializeField] float m_AnimSpeedMultiplier = 1f;
[SerializeField] float m_GroundCheckDistance = 0.1f;
Rigidbody m_Rigidbody;
Animator m_Animator;
bool m_IsGrounded;
float m_OrigGroundCheckDistance;
const float k_Half = 0.5f;
float m_TurnAmount;
float m_ForwardAmount;
Vector3 m_GroundNormal;
float m_CapsuleHeight;
Vector3 m_CapsuleCenter;
CapsuleCollider m_Capsule;
bool m_Crouching;
void Start()
{
m_Animator = GetComponent<Animator>();
m_Rigidbody = GetComponent<Rigidbody>();
m_Capsule = GetComponent<CapsuleCollider>();
m_CapsuleHeight = m_Capsule.height;
m_CapsuleCenter = m_Capsule.center;
m_Rigidbody.constraints = RigidbodyConstraints.FreezeRotationX | RigidbodyConstraints.FreezeRotationY | RigidbodyConstraints.FreezeRotationZ;
m_OrigGroundCheckDistance = m_GroundCheckDistance;
}
public void Move(Vector3 move, bool crouch, bool jump)
{
// convert the world relative moveInput vector into a local-relative
// turn amount and forward amount required to head in the desired
// direction.
if (move.magnitude > 1f) move.Normalize();
move = transform.InverseTransformDirection(move);
CheckGroundStatus();
move = Vector3.ProjectOnPlane(move, m_GroundNormal);
m_TurnAmount = Mathf.Atan2(move.x, move.z);
m_ForwardAmount = move.z;
ApplyExtraTurnRotation();
// control and velocity handling is different when grounded and airborne:
if (m_IsGrounded)
{
HandleGroundedMovement(crouch, jump);
}
else
{
HandleAirborneMovement();
}
ScaleCapsuleForCrouching(crouch);
PreventStandingInLowHeadroom();
// send input and other state parameters to the animator
UpdateAnimator(move);
}
void ScaleCapsuleForCrouching(bool crouch)
{
if (m_IsGrounded && crouch)
{
if (m_Crouching) return;
m_Capsule.height = m_Capsule.height / 2f;
m_Capsule.center = m_Capsule.center / 2f;
m_Crouching = true;
}
else
{
Ray crouchRay = new Ray(m_Rigidbody.position + Vector3.up * m_Capsule.radius * k_Half, Vector3.up);
float crouchRayLength = m_CapsuleHeight - m_Capsule.radius * k_Half;
if (Physics.SphereCast(crouchRay, m_Capsule.radius * k_Half, crouchRayLength, Physics.AllLayers, QueryTriggerInteraction.Ignore))
{
m_Crouching = true;
return;
}
m_Capsule.height = m_CapsuleHeight;
m_Capsule.center = m_CapsuleCenter;
m_Crouching = false;
}
}
void PreventStandingInLowHeadroom()
{
// prevent standing up in crouch-only zones
if (!m_Crouching)
{
Ray crouchRay = new Ray(m_Rigidbody.position + Vector3.up * m_Capsule.radius * k_Half, Vector3.up);
float crouchRayLength = m_CapsuleHeight - m_Capsule.radius * k_Half;
if (Physics.SphereCast(crouchRay, m_Capsule.radius * k_Half, crouchRayLength, Physics.AllLayers, QueryTriggerInteraction.Ignore))
{
m_Crouching = true;
}
}
}
void UpdateAnimator(Vector3 move)
{
// update the animator parameters
m_Animator.SetFloat("Forward", m_ForwardAmount, 0.1f, Time.deltaTime);
m_Animator.SetFloat("Turn", m_TurnAmount, 0.1f, Time.deltaTime);
m_Animator.SetBool("Crouch", m_Crouching);
m_Animator.SetBool("OnGround", m_IsGrounded);
if (!m_IsGrounded)
{
m_Animator.SetFloat("Jump", m_Rigidbody.velocity.y);
}
// calculate which leg is behind, so as to leave that leg trailing in the jump animation
// (This code is reliant on the specific run cycle offset in our animations,
// and assumes one leg passes the other at the normalized clip times of 0.0 and 0.5)
float runCycle =
Mathf.Repeat(
m_Animator.GetCurrentAnimatorStateInfo(0).normalizedTime + m_RunCycleLegOffset, 1);
float jumpLeg = (runCycle < k_Half ? 1 : -1) * m_ForwardAmount;
if (m_IsGrounded)
{
m_Animator.SetFloat("JumpLeg", jumpLeg);
}
// the anim speed multiplier allows the overall speed of walking/running to be tweaked in the inspector,
// which affects the movement speed because of the root motion.
if (m_IsGrounded && move.magnitude > 0)
{
m_Animator.speed = m_AnimSpeedMultiplier;
}
else
{
// don't use that while airborne
m_Animator.speed = 1;
}
}
void HandleAirborneMovement()
{
// apply extra gravity from multiplier:
Vector3 extraGravityForce = (Physics.gravity * m_GravityMultiplier) - Physics.gravity;
m_Rigidbody.AddForce(extraGravityForce);
m_GroundCheckDistance = m_Rigidbody.velocity.y < 0 ? m_OrigGroundCheckDistance : 0.01f;
}
void HandleGroundedMovement(bool crouch, bool jump)
{
// check whether conditions are right to allow a jump:
if (jump && !crouch && m_Animator.GetCurrentAnimatorStateInfo(0).IsName("Grounded"))
{
// jump!
m_Rigidbody.velocity = new Vector3(m_Rigidbody.velocity.x, m_JumpPower, m_Rigidbody.velocity.z);
m_IsGrounded = false;
m_Animator.applyRootMotion = false;
m_GroundCheckDistance = 0.1f;
}
}
void ApplyExtraTurnRotation()
{
// help the character turn faster (this is in addition to root rotation in the animation)
float turnSpeed = Mathf.Lerp(m_StationaryTurnSpeed, m_MovingTurnSpeed, m_ForwardAmount);
transform.Rotate(0, m_TurnAmount * turnSpeed * Time.deltaTime, 0);
}
public void OnAnimatorMove()
{
// we implement this function to override the default root motion.
// this allows us to modify the positional speed before it's applied.
if (m_IsGrounded && Time.deltaTime > 0)
{
Vector3 v = (m_Animator.deltaPosition * m_MoveSpeedMultiplier) / Time.deltaTime;
// we preserve the existing y part of the current velocity.
v.y = m_Rigidbody.velocity.y;
m_Rigidbody.velocity = v;
}
}
void CheckGroundStatus()
{
RaycastHit hitInfo;
#if UNITY_EDITOR
// helper to visualise the ground check ray in the scene view
Debug.DrawLine(transform.position + (Vector3.up * 0.1f), transform.position + (Vector3.up * 0.1f) + (Vector3.down * m_GroundCheckDistance));
#endif
// 0.1f is a small offset to start the ray from inside the character
// it is also good to note that the transform position in the sample assets is at the base of the character
if (Physics.Raycast(transform.position + (Vector3.up * 0.1f), Vector3.down, out hitInfo, m_GroundCheckDistance))
{
m_GroundNormal = hitInfo.normal;
m_IsGrounded = true;
m_Animator.applyRootMotion = true;
}
else
{
m_IsGrounded = false;
m_GroundNormal = Vector3.up;
m_Animator.applyRootMotion = false;
}
}
}
}
In the script ThirdPersonCharacter there is no Update function at all.
In the AICharacterControl there is Update I tried to change it to FixedUpdate but it didn't fix the problem.
In the script ThirdPersonUserControl there is Update but it's only for Jump and there is also FixedUpdate so I didn't try to change anything in that script.

Try using FixedUpdate() instead of Update() and see. Also, you should at least post the relevant bit of code.

Unity3D - Rotate image in XY axis when mouse over

I want to find out how to rotating image when it is hovered like this:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=14_fxL8snv71yTd3F80Z6CsPeLKUQoco0
https://i.stack.imgur.com/CJu9S.jpg
I tried a lot of different options, but it works wrong.
Coroutine lastRoutine = null;
public void OnPointerEnter(PointerEventData data)
{
lastRoutine = StartCoroutine(Test());
}
IEnumerator Test()
{
while (true)
{
Vector3 mousePos = Input.mousePosition;
mousePos.z = 0f;
Vector3 objectPos = Camera.main.WorldToScreenPoint(transform.position);
mousePos.x = objectPos.x - mousePos.x;
mousePos.y = objectPos.y - mousePos.y;
float angle = Mathf.Atan2(mousePos.y, mousePos.x) * Mathf.Rad2Deg;
transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(new Vector3(angle, angle, 0));
yield return null;
}
}
public void OnPointerExit(PointerEventData data)
{
StopCoroutine(lastRoutine);
}

So here is how I would approach what you are trying to do:
public class MouseEffect : MonoBehaviour
{
public float zOffset = -2f;
public Vector2 tolerance = Vector2.one;
Quaternion originalRotation;
private void OnMouseEnter()
{
// Storing the original rotation so we can reset to it when we aren't hovering anymore
originalRotation= transform.rotation;
}
private void OnMouseOver()
{
Vector3 localOffset = Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(Input.mousePosition) - transform.position;
// Multiplying by a adjustable tolerance, this is just a matter of preference if you want more rotation on the xAxis/yAxis or not.
localOffset.x *= tolerance.x;
localOffset.y *= tolerance.y;
Vector3 worldOffset = transform.position + localOffset;
// Setting a zOffset it will be really weird to adjust the rotation to look at something on the same Z as it.
worldOffset.z = transform.position.z + zOffset;
// Transform.LookAt for simplicity sake.
transform.LookAt(worldOffset);
}
private void OnMouseExit()
{
// This can cause a bit of a twitching effect if you are right on the edge of the collider.
transform.rotation = originalRotation;
}
}

Pushes the object on the axes

I have a problem that I can not solve. I have an object, and I want when I click somewhere near him to move with some force. something like the picture below.
I'd even want some idea!!!
Help!!!
public float speed;
public GameObject player;
Vector3 target;
private void Update()
{
if (Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0))
{
var mouseClick = Input.mousePosition;
mouseClick.z = player.transform.position.z - Camera.main.transform.position.z;
target = Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(mouseClick);
var distanceToTarget = Vector3.Distance(player.transform.position, target);
if (distanceToTarget > 2)
{
target.z = 0;
player.GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>().AddForce(target * speed);
}
else
print("travelling COMPLETE");
}
}

Using the code you provided in your answer...
public float speed;
public GameObject player;
Vector3 directionVector;
private void Update()
{
if (Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0))
{
// Input.mousePosition is already in pixel coordinates so the z should already be 0.
Vector3 mouseWorldPosition = Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(Input.mousePosition);
// Now that the mouse is a world position lets set his z to the same as the player
mouseWorldPosition.z = player.transform.position.z;
// Gives us a direction from the mouse to the player. So think of it as Player <- Mouse remove the < and you have the equation
directionVector = player.transform.position - mouseWorldPosition;
}
else
{
directionVector = Vector3.zero;
}
}
// Physics based movement should be done in FixedUpdate
private void FixedUpdate()
{
player.GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>().AddForce(directionVector.normalized * speed);
}

Unity3D smooth camera movement and lookAt

Got stuck with camera movement in my Unity3D C# project.
What I have:
some objects on the scene
a camera, which would fly from any object's poition or from it's own current position
What I need:
smooth rotare camera to one of the object's origin
fly to the spot near the object (there is an empty, so I fly to empty's coords)
Algorithm: rotate to the object's origin, when rotation finishes, start to fly to the empty's position. while flying, look at object's origin.
The problem is that it's not smooth, the camera "jumps" at the end of the movement.
My C# code (attached to the camera):
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
public class testMove : MonoBehaviour {
public GameObject startObj;
public GameObject endObj;
public float speed = 1.0F;
private float startTime;
private float journeyLength;
private string endObjName;
private GameObject endObjLookAt;
void Start () {
startTime = Time.time;
if (startObj) {
} else {
startObj = this.gameObject;
}
journeyLength = Vector3.Distance(startObj.transform.position, endObj.transform.position);
endObjName = endObj.name;
endObjLookAt = GameObject.Find(endObjName + "LookAt");
}
void Update () {
if (endObj) {
float distCovered = (Time.time - startTime) * speed;
float fracJourney = distCovered / journeyLength;
tweenLook(endObjLookAt, fracJourney);
float angle = Quaternion.Angle(transform.rotation, Quaternion.LookRotation(endObjLookAt.transform.position - transform.position));
if (angle <= 0.0001) {
Debug.Log("rotation finished");
tweenPos(startObj, endObj, fracJourney);
transform.LookAt(endObjLookAt.transform.position);
}
}
}
private void tweenPos(GameObject startObj, GameObject endObj, float fracJourney) {
Vector3 newposition = Vector3.Lerp(startObj.transform.position, endObj.transform.position, fracJourney);
transform.position = newposition;
}
private void tweenLook(GameObject endObjLookAt, float fracJourney) {
Quaternion newrotation = Quaternion.LookRotation(endObjLookAt.transform.position - transform.position);
transform.rotation = Quaternion.Slerp(transform.rotation, newrotation, fracJourney);
}
}

Since what you're trying to achieve implies doing actions one after another, I'd recommend using a Coroutine:
public class testMove : MonoBehaviour
{
public Transform startObj;
public Transform endObj;
private Transform endObjLookAt;
public float rotationDuration;
public AnimationCurve rotationCurve;
public float movementDuration;
public AnimationCurve movementCurve;
private IEnumerator moveAndRotateCameraIEnumerator;
void Start()
{
// If you want to do it on start just call MoveAndRotateCamera() here, else call if from anywhere you want (a script, a game button, ...)
}
void Update()
{
if(Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space))
{
MoveAndRotateCamera();
}
}
public void MoveAndRotateCamera(Transform startTransform = null, Transform endTransform = null)
{
if(startTransform)
{
startObj = startTransform;
}
else
{
startObj = this.transform;
}
if(endTransform)
{
endObj = endTransform;
}
endObjLookAt = GameObject.Find(endObj.name + "LookAt").transform;
if(moveAndRotateCameraIEnumerator != null)
{
StopCoroutine(moveAndRotateCameraIEnumerator);
}
moveAndRotateCameraIEnumerator = MoveAndRotateCameraCoroutine();
StartCoroutine(moveAndRotateCameraIEnumerator);
}
private IEnumerator MoveAndRotateCameraCoroutine()
{
//ROTATION
Vector3 startEulerAngles = transform.eulerAngles;
transform.LookAt(endObjLookAt);
Vector3 deltaEulerAngles = new Vector3(Mathf.DeltaAngle(startEulerAngles.x, transform.eulerAngles.x), Mathf.DeltaAngle(startEulerAngles.y, transform.eulerAngles.y), Mathf.DeltaAngle(startEulerAngles.z, transform.eulerAngles.z));
Debug.Log("Starting rotation...");
float timer = 0.0f;
while(timer < rotationDuration)
{
timer += Time.deltaTime;
transform.eulerAngles = startEulerAngles + deltaEulerAngles * rotationCurve.Evaluate(timer / rotationDuration);
yield return new WaitForEndOfFrame();
}
transform.eulerAngles = startEulerAngles + deltaEulerAngles;
Debug.Log("Rotation done!");
//----
//MOVEMENT
Vector3 startPosition = transform.position;
Debug.Log("Starting movement...");
timer = 0.0f;
while(timer < movementDuration)
{
timer += Time.deltaTime;
transform.position = Vector3.Lerp(startPosition, endObj.position, movementCurve.Evaluate(timer / movementDuration));
transform.LookAt(endObjLookAt);
yield return new WaitForEndOfFrame();
}
transform.position = endObj.position;
transform.LookAt(endObjLookAt);
Debug.Log("Movement done!");
//----
}
}
Please note a few things here:
Changed your GameObject variables to Transform ones because you always used them to get to the Transform component so you can use it directly instead
Added a time notion instead of a speed notion for rotation and movement (you can also use speed instead: simply multiply the Time.deltaTime by your speed factor)
Using AnimationCurve allows you to adjust the way the rotation/movement will occur: simply set the curve in Inspector (curve must start at (0, 0) and end at (1, 1))
Hope this helps,