Moving Objects Along Paths

Waypoint

make these and then tell any object to move to them using the appropriate properties

Waypoint object - just create these using the Add menu.

Using the PropertyEditor, change the names of say 3 waypoints to be "A", "B:,"C" etc. Set Position and Rotation as appropriate.

CurrentWaypointName - text

MovingToWaypoint - checkbox

NextWaypointNames - text

PauseHereForSeconds - number

There are options for time to reach the targeted position TimeToTranslate and time to reach target rotation TimeToRotate - these control how fast the go to that waypoint and how fast it will turn to the target orientation.

SmoothRotation - checkbox

SmoothVelocity - checkbox

TimeIntoWaypointMove - number

TimeToTranslate - number

TimeToRotate - number

The NextWaypointNames property controls which waypoint the object will go to after it reaches the current waypoint. You can easily make a loop by specifying the next waypoint as being the starting waypoint etc.

Moving objects using waypoints

PropertyEditor for a cube object

On all objects there is a MovingToWaypoint checkbox and a CurrentWaypointName field. Set those appropriately and it will move. They can also be controlled by wiring.

TimeIntoWaypointMove - number Does something...

WarpMarker

click on this and be transported there and reparented