MoveTo Component

A light-weight component that moves the owner object towards a single position.

The functionality of this component can only be controlled through (script) code. The component is given a single point in global space. When it is set to running it will move the owning object towards this point. Optionally it may use acceleration or deceleration and a maximum speed to reach that point.

Since the target position is given through code and can be modified at any time, this component can be used for moving objects to a point that is decided dynamically. For example an elevator can be moved to a specific height, depending on which floor was selected. Or an object could follow a character, by updating the target position regularly.

The component sends the event ezMsgAnimationReachedEnd and resets its running state when it reaches the target position.

Component Properties

• Running: Whether the component is currently moving the owner. Has to be set to true to start moving towards the target position. Setting this to false before the target was reached will interrupt the movement immediately.
• TranslationSpeed: The maximum speed at which to move towards the target.
• TranslationAcceleration: The acceleration to use to reach the translation speed.
• TranslationDeceleration: The deceleration to use to slow down when the target destination is being reached.

Component Script Functions

• SetTargetPosition(pos): Call this to change the target position. Nothing will happen, though, unless Running is also set to true.

See Also

• Follow Path Component
• Slider Component