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Summary
Function: llLookAt( vector target, float strength, float damping );| 0.0 | Forced Delay |
| 10.0 | Energy |
Cause object to point its' up axis (positive z) towards target
Continues to track target until llStopLookAt is called.
| • vector | target | |||
| • float | strength | |||
| • float | damping | – | seconds to critically damp in |
To change the position in the same manner use llMoveToTarget.
Specification
If the object isn't physical, the settings don't seem to have any effect except the force must be > 0. For physical objects, the strength seems to be something like viscosity, not the rotating strength, so the weaker it is the faster the rotation happens. The damping value controls how fast the rotation damps out. Low values relative to the strength make it bouncy, often overshooting the target, high values sluggish. The strength and damping values seem to have no relation to the mass of the object.
Caveats
- There is no guarantee that the host objects will wind up pointing at the target. Depending on the shape of the object, the strength and the damping, it may well settle out at a different rotation pointing in a different direction if the damping stops the rotation before the final position is reached.
- If the host object is physical and not symmetrical it may cause a recoil effect where the object winds up drifting away from it's original position as well as making the final rotation it settles on less accurate.
Examples
<lsl>//Causes Object to look at nearest Avatar. default {
state_entry()
{
llSensorRepeat("", "", AGENT, 20.0, PI, 0.2);
}
sensor(integer total_number)
{
llLookAt( llDetectedPos(0) + <0.0, 0.0, 1.0>, 3.0, 1.0 );
}
}</lsl>
See Also
Functions
| • | llRotLookAt | |||
| • | llStopLookAt |
Deep Notes
Signature |
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function void llLookAt( vector target, float strength, float damping ); |