Xmodel Moving

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		//ingame the only diff. between a misc_model and a misc_brushmodel is their classname
//but you can handle them as the same 'model'
//just gather all the party of your object and move them at the same time in the same way
init()
{
    level thread move_brushmodel();
    level thread move_brushmodels();
    level thread move_xmodel();
    level thread move_xmodels();
    level thread move_xmodel_and_brushmodel_1();
    level thread move_xmodel_and_brushmodel_2();
    level thread move_trigger();
    level thread link_trigger_and_move();
}

/* gather a brushmodel and move it */
move_brushmodel()
{
    brushmodel = getEnt( "brushmodelname" , "targetname" );

    if( isDefined( brushmodel ) )    //if there is nothing to move, skip
        brushmodel thread moveMe();
}

/* gather an array of misc_brushmodels with the same 'targetname' and move them */
move_brushmodels()
{
    brushmodel_array = getEntArray( "brushmodelname" , "targetname" );

    if( isDefined( brushmodel_array ) && brushmodel_array.size > 0 )    //if there is nothing to move, skip
    {
        for( index = 0 ; index < brushmodel_array.size ; index++ )
        {
            brushmodel = brushmodel_array[index];

            if( isDefined( brushmodel ) )    //if there is nothing to move, skip
                brushmodel thread moveMe();
        }
    }
}
/* see there is no difference between a misc_model and a misc_brushmodel */
/* gather a misc_model and move it */
move_xmodel()
{
    xmodel = getEnt( "xmodelname" , "targetname" );

    if( isDefined( xmodel ) )    //if there is nothing to move, skip
        xmodel thread moveMe();
}

/* gather an array of misc_models with the same 'targetname' and move them */
move_brushmodels()
{
    xmodel_array = getEntArray( "xmodelname" , "targetname" );

    if( isDefined( xmodel_array ) && xmodel_array.size > 0 )    //if there is nothing to move, skip
    {
        for( index = 0 ; index < xmodel_array.size ; index++ )
        {
            xmodel = xmodel_array[index];

            if( isDefined( xmodel ) )    //if there is nothing to move, skip
                xmodel thread moveMe();
        }
    }
}
/* move your object made out of 1 misc_brushmodel and 1 misc_model */
move_xmodel_and_brushmodel_1()
{
    xmodel = getEnt( "xmodelname" , "targetname" );
    brushmodel = getEnt( "brushmodelname" , "targetname" );

    if( isDefined( xmodel ) )    //if there is nothing to move, skip
        xmodel thread moveMe();

    if( isDefined( brushmodel ) )    //if there is nothing to move, skip
        brushmodel thread moveMe();
}

/* move your object made out of misc_brushmodels and misc_models */
move_xmodel_and_brushmodel_2()
{
    entity_array = getEntArray( "entity_name" , "targetname" );

    if( isDefined( entity_array ) && entity_array.size > 0 )    //if there is nothing to move, skip
    {
        for( index = 0 ; index < entity_array.size ; index++ )
        {
            entity = entity_array[index];

            if( isDefined( entity ) )    //if there is nothing to move, skip
                entity thread moveMe();
        }
    }
}

/* since you can only move script_origins, script_models, and script_brushmodels, you have to link your trigger to one of them before it will move! 
   or you will get an error like the following:
   'entity 123 is not a script_brushmodel, script_model, or script_origin: (file 'serthy/_test.gsc', line 217)  >> self movez( 1000.0 , 5.0 , 5.0 );'
*/

link_trigger_and_move()
{
    trigger = getEnt( "triggername" , "targetname" );
    linker = getEnt( "linkername" , "targetname" );

    if( !isDefined( trigger ) )    //if there is nothing to move, skip
        return;

    if( !isDefined( linker ) )//spawn a helper to move the trigger if there is none
        linker = spawn( "script_origin" , trigger.origin );

    trigger enableLinkTo();
    trigger linkTo( linker );
    linker thread moveMe();
}

moveMe()
{
    if( !isDefined( self ) )    //if there is nothing to move, skip
        return;

    self moveTo( self.origin + ( 0 , 0 , 1000 ) , 10.0 , 5.0 , 2.0 );    //move 1000 in Z direction
} 
	

this is how I move my triggers, i implemented this in my _utility.gsc, you can do it for rotating etc. as well

		moveTriggerTo( point , time , acceleration*_time , deceleration_time )
{
    if( !isDefined( self ) )
        return;

    if( !isDefined( self.linkObject ) )
        self.linkObject = spawn( "script_origin" , self.origin );

    if( !isDefined( self.enableLinkTo ) )
    {
        self enableLinkTo();
        self.enableLinkTo = true;
    }

    self linkTo( self.linkObject );

    self moveTo( point , time , acceleration*_time , deceleration_time );
} 
	

trigger enableLinkTo(); is only required by triggers, you don't need to call it on other entities