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This function will smoothly move an object from its current position to a specified rotation and position.

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• Method:object:move(...)

Syntax

bool moveObject ( object theObject, int time, float targetx, float targety, float targetz, float moverx, float movery, float moverz, string strEasingType, float fEasingPeriod, float fEasingAmplitude, float fEasingOvershoot )

Required Arguments

• theObject: the object that will be moved.
• time: the time in milliseconds the object will arrive at the destination.
• targetx: the X value of the target position
• targety: the Y value of the target position
• targetz: the Z value of the target position
• moverx: the rotation along the X axis relative to its current rotation, which is its starting angle.
• movery: the rotation along the Y axis relative to its current rotation, which is its starting angle.
• moverz: the rotation along the Z axis relative to its current rotation, which is its starting angle.
• strEasingType: the easing function to use for the interpolation (default is "Linear")
• fEasingPeriod: the period of the easing function (only some easing functions use this parameter)
• fEasingAmplitude: the amplitude of the easing function (only some easing functions use this parameter)
• fEasingOvershoot: the overshoot of the easing function (only some easing functions use this parameter)

Returns

• bool: value

Code Examples

Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Example 4

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Example 1:This example moves every object in the game up 100 units in ten seconds.

allObjects = getElementsByType ( "object" )
for key, theObject in ipairs ( allObjects ) do
  local origX, origY, origZ = getElementPosition ( theObject ) --get the original position
  local newZ = origZ + 100 -- make a new z position
  moveObject ( theObject, 10000, origX, origY, newZ ) --move the object to this position in 10 seconds.
end

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Example 2:This example created a model (of a bed) near a player calledsomeguy, if they exist in the game. It will then move the model towards the player over 3 seconds.

-- Find a player called 'someguy'
someGuy = getPlayerFromName ( "someguy" )
-- If a player called someguy was found then
if ( someGuy ) then
  -- Get the player's position
  x, y, z = getElementPosition ( someGuy )
  -- Create a bed (1700) object near to the player
  bed = createObject ( 1700, x + 5, y, z )
  -- Move the bed towards the player over 3 seconds (3000 milliseconds)
  moveObject ( bed, 3000, x, y, z )
  -- Tell the player in the chat box
  outputChatBox ( "Moving a bed towards you!", someGuy )
else
  -- Tell everyone that a player called 'someguy' could not be found
  outputChatBox ( "Player someguy doesn't exist" )
end

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Example 3:This example creates a ball moving (in front of CJ's house in Grove Street) using easing functions. Test command is "/smove" for instance "/smove OutBounce". This example is a serverside code but the same could be done clientside (adapting the command handler)

local START_POS = {2497.203125, -1672.4864501953, 12.640947341919}
local STOP_POS = {2480.2595214844, -1666.521484375, 12.640114784241}
local MOTION_DURATION = 5000
local WAIT_DURATION = 1000

addCommandHandler("smove",
function (player, cmd, strEasingType, period, amplitude, overshoot)
  local x, y, z = unpack(START_POS)
  local object = createObject(1598, x, y, z)
  x, y, z = unpack(STOP_POS)

  period = period or 0.3
  amplitude = amplitude or 1.0
  overshoot = overshoot or 1.70158

  outputChatBox(string.format("Server Easing %s %s %s %s", strEasingType, tostring(period), tostring(amplitude), tostring(overshoot)))
  moveObject(object, MOTION_DURATION, x, y, z, 0, 0, 360, strEasingType, period, amplitude, overshoot)
  setTimer(destroyElement, MOTION_DURATION+WAIT_DURATION, 1, object)
end)

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Example 4:This example move a gate with easing.

local x,y,z = 2096.3, 1721, 12.7
local easing = "OutBounce"
local time = 2000
local gate = createObject(980, x,y,z, 0, 0, 63)
local marker = createMarker(x,y,z, "cylinder", 12, 0, 0, 0, 0)

function moveGate(hitPlayer, matchingDimension)
        moveObject(gate, time, x+4.9, y+9.6, z, 0, 0, 0, easing)
end
addEventHandler("onMarkerHit", marker, moveGate)

function moveBack()
    moveObject(gate, time, x, y, z, 0, 0, 0, easing)
end
addEventHandler("onMarkerLeave", marker, moveBack)

Issues

ID	Description
549	Object rotation is wrong after moveObject serverside

See Also

Object Functions

• breakObject
• createObject
• getObjectMass
• getObjectProperty
• getObjectScale
• isObjectBreakable
• isObjectMoving
• isObjectRespawnable
• moveObject
• respawnObject
• setObjectBreakable
• setObjectMass
• setObjectProperty
• setObjectScale
• stopObject
• toggleObjectRespawn

Object Events

• onClientObjectBreak
• onClientObjectDamage
• onClientObjectMoveStart
• onClientObjectMoveStop

Reference

• Scripting Functions