[RELEASE] Composition spawning

[M1ke_SK 230]

I created simple functions to spawn editor placed objects. It captures objects around source object and collect offset and direction for objects for composition. I hope this will find use in Arma 3 community.

 

Usage:

 

1. place player unit in editor (must be set direction to 0 (true north))

2. create composition around player

3. call function

_composition = [player, 100] call MY_fnc_get_composition;

it will return array of objects and offsets of composition of 100m radius from source (player)

it will be also in copy/paste clipboard

 

4. call function  (in editor you can set source to player to spawn composition around player's position)

null = [_source, _composition] call MY_fnc_set_composition;

5. Profit

 

 

6. Will add demo version later ...

 

 

 

Code here:

 

fn_get_composition.sqf

private _source = _this select 0;
private _radius = _this select 1;

_objArray = []; 
_sourcePos = getPos _source; 
_sourceDir = getDir _source; 
{ 
    if !(_x isEqualTo _source && _x isEqualTo player) then 
    { 
        _pos = getPos _x;
        _dir = getDir _x;
        _type = typeOf _x;
        _offset = [(_pos select 0) - (_sourcePos select 0),(_pos select 1) - (_sourcePos select 1),(_pos select 2) - (_sourcePos select 2)]; 
        _dirOffset = (_dir + 360 - _sourceDir) % 360; 
        _objArray pushBack [_type, _offset, _dirOffset];
}; 
} forEach nearestObjects [_source, [], _radius]; 
copyToClipboard str _objArray;

_objArray

fn_set_composition.sqf

private _source = _this select 0;
private _composition = _this select 1;

{
_type = _x select 0;
_offset = _x select 1;
_newDir = _x select 2;
_obj = createVehicle [_type, [0,0,0], [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
_obj allowDamage false;
[_source, _obj, _offset, _newDir, true, true] call BIS_fnc_relPosObject;
} forEach _composition;

 

[davidoss 550]

You could also add a possibility to spawn composition as simpleObjects.

[baton1990 30]

Hellow, are there any demo for this script ?

[M1ke_SK 230]

Put those codes into files and then call them from debug console.