Spawn Model in front of player

[Loveboy]

Hello Guys
I want to spawn a model in front of player, but I have got a problem.
The angles are not the problem, they are showing the same angles like the player (mode.angles = playerangles)
The problem is, I want to spawn a model, which is in front of the player, but it doesn't work.
I tried to do the origin of the player [X] + 30 (doesn't worked), then [Y] + 30 (doesn't worked too) and [Z] will go up.

Here is a picture what describes what I mean:


I hope you can help me in this

Thank you!

[Tally]

		model = spawn( "script_model", self.origin + maps\mp\_utility::vectorScale( anglesToForward( self.angles ), 50 ) ); // 50 is the distance in front of you. Increase or decrease it depending on how far or near you want the model 
	

[Loveboy]

Hmm It still does not work correctly

Here the script:

	sentrygun_stand = spawn("script_model", self.origin + maps\mp\_utility::vectorScale(anglesToForward(self.origin), 50));
	sentrygun_stand setModel("xmodel/sentrygun_stand");
	sentrygun_stand.angles = (int(self.angles[0]), int(self.angles[1]), 0);
	sentrygun_gun = spawn("script_model", self.origin + (0, 0, 47) + maps\mp\_utility::vectorScale(anglesToForward(self.origin), 50));
	sentrygun_gun setModel("xmodel/sentrygun_gun");
	sentrygun_gun.angles = (int(self.angles[0]), int(self.angles[1]), 0);

How it does look ingame:

[Tally]

It appears your sentry_stand model has its origin off-centre. And because it is off-centre, you are going to have to re-position the origin in Maya/Blender so that it is perfectly centred.

Or, you can off-set the player origin to compensate for the model's off-centre:

		origin = ( self.origin + ( 0, -30, 0 ) );
model = spawn( "script_model", origin + maps\mp\_utility::vectorScale( anglesToForward( self.angles ), 50 ) ); 
	

(0,-30,0) is just an example. You will need to play around with it to see which works best. I have no idea which direction you will need to move the off-set because I don't have your model to test with, and so I can't actually show you.

Please do not post back and say "It still isn't working". No one can make it work for you. You are going to have to test, and test, and test again. And if you can't do it by script, you really are going to have to re-position the point of origin in the models.

[serthy]

sentrygun_stand = spawn("script_model", self.origin + maps\mp\_utility::vectorScale(anglesToForward(self.origin), 50));

should'nt this be either self getPlayerAngles() or self.angles - like Tally said (I was too slow)?

[Loveboy]

This sentrygun has got two models, so the gun will only move. I want that the player can see something while he is seaching for a place, where he can place his sentry gun. So the sentrygun should be a bit in the front of him, not in his origin.

Like in this picture (click [or copy and paste] on the link to see the picture): http://img.youtube.com/vi/NjfZdjk0O_o/0.jpg

Surely the models are in the middle:

[Tally]

should'nt this be either self getPlayerAngles() or self.angles - like Tally said (I was too slow)?

Well spotted! That's why the model is off-centre: because he is vectoring the origin again, instead of the angles.

this is what it should be:

		    sentrygun_stand = spawn("script_model", self.origin + maps\mp\_utility::vectorScale(anglesToForward(self.angles), 50));
    sentrygun_stand setModel("xmodel/sentrygun_stand");
    sentrygun_stand.angles = (int(self.angles[0]), int(self.angles[1]), 0);
    sentrygun_gun = spawn("script_model", self.origin + (0, 0, 47) + maps\mp\_utility::vectorScale(anglesToForward(self.angles), 50));
    sentrygun_gun setModel("xmodel/sentrygun_gun");
    sentrygun_gun.angles = (int(self.angles[0]), int(self.angles[1]), 0); 
	

I wish people would learn to READ!!!!! Saves people a lot of bother.

[Loveboy]

Works fine, thank you Tally!