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setElementBonePosition

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This function sets the position of a bone to the specified coordinates. Currently the Player and Ped element types are accepted.

Note

You need to use this function together with onClientPedsProcessed .

Tip

If you want to attach an element to a bone, see attachElementToBone .

Syntax 

bool setElementBonePosition ( element theElement, int bone, float x, float y, float z )
Required Arguments
  • theElement: the element to set the bone position on.
  • bone: the ID of the bone to set the position of. See Bone IDs .
  • x: The X coordinate of the destination.
  • y: The Y coordinate of the destination.
  • z: The Z coordinate of the destination.

Returns

  • bool: value

Returns true if the function was successful, false otherwise.

Code Examples

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This example shows a surprised CJ with a long neck

local bones = {
    [4] = Vector3(0, 0, 0.15),
    [5] = Vector3(0, 0, 0.15),
    [6] = Vector3(0, 0, 0.13),
    [7] = Vector3(0, 0, 0.13),
    [8] = Vector3(0, 0, 0.1),
}
function updatePed()
    for bone,v in pairs(bones) do
        local pos = localPlayer:getBonePosition(bone)+v
        setElementBonePosition(localPlayer, bone, pos)
    end
end
addEventHandler("onClientPedsProcessed", root, updatePed)

See Also

Element Functions
Element Events
Reference