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UFollowPathMode

FollowPathMode: This mode performs simple movement of the associated actor, attempting to interpolate through a series of locations.

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FollowPathMode: This mode performs simple movement of the associated actor, attempting to interpolate through a series of locations. There are variety of settings that affect behavior, such as speed and looping.

   
Name UFollowPathMode
Type class
Header File /Engine/Plugins/Experimental/MoverExamples/Source/MoverExamples/Public/MovementBases/FollowPathMode.h
Include Path #include "MovementBases/FollowPathMode.h"

Syntax

UCLASS (Blueprintable, BlueprintType)  
class UFollowPathMode : public UBaseMovementMode

Inheritance Hierarchy

Constructors

Name Remarks Include Path Unreal Specifiers

UFollowPathMode ( const FObjectInitializer& ObjectInitializer
)

   MovementBases/FollowPathMode.h  

Variables

Public

Name Type Remarks Include Path Unreal Specifiers
BehaviourType EInterpToBehaviourType Method of path-following. MovementBases/FollowPathMode.h
  • EditAnywhere
  • BlueprintReadWrite
  • Category=Pathing
ControlPoints TArray< FInterpControlPoint > List of ordered path locations to visit. MovementBases/FollowPathMode.h
  • EditAnywhere
  • BlueprintReadWrite
  • Category=Pathing
Duration float Time (in seconds) required to move from the first point to the last (or vice versa) MovementBases/FollowPathMode.h
  • EditAnywhere
  • BlueprintReadWrite
  • Category=Pathing
  • Meta=(UIMin=0.1f, ClampMin=0.1f, ForceUnits=s)
RotationType EFollowPathRotationType Method of rotating the actor during path-following. MovementBases/FollowPathMode.h
  • EditAnywhere
  • BlueprintReadWrite
  • Category=Pathing

Protected

Name Type Remarks Include Path Unreal Specifiers
ControlPointPathTangents TArray< FVector >   MovementBases/FollowPathMode.h  
TimeMultiplier float   MovementBases/FollowPathMode.h  
TotalDistance float   MovementBases/FollowPathMode.h  

Functions

Public

Name Remarks Include Path Unreal Specifiers

virtual void GenerateMove_Implementation ( const FMoverTickStartData& StartState,
const FMoverTimeStep& TimeStep,
FProposedMove& OutProposedMove
) const

   MovementBases/FollowPathMode.h  

virtual void SimulationTick_Implementation ( const FSimulationTickParams& Params,
FMoverTickEndData& OutputState
)

   MovementBases/FollowPathMode.h  

Protected

Name Remarks Include Path Unreal Specifiers

float CalculateNewPathPct ( float InPathPct,
float InDirectionMod,
float InDeltaSecs,
bool& OutStopped,
float& OutTimeRemainder,
float& OutNewDirectionMod
) const

 Based on current path pct + direction + time step, find the next path pct, possibly stopping or changing direction mid-step. MovementBases/FollowPathMode.h  

FVector ComputeInterpolatedTangentFromPathPct ( const float PathPct
) const

   MovementBases/FollowPathMode.h  

FVector ComputeMoveDelta ( const FVector CurrentPos,
const FVector BaseLocation,
const float TargetPathPos
) const

 Find the necessary move delta to get onto path at a certain pct, based on current location. MovementBases/FollowPathMode.h  

FRotator ComputeMoveOrientation ( const float TargetPathPos,
const FVector& BaseLocation,
FRotator DefaultOrientation
) const

   MovementBases/FollowPathMode.h  

FVector ComputeTangentFromPathPct ( const float PathPct,
const FVector& BaseLocation
) const

   MovementBases/FollowPathMode.h  

virtual void UpdateControlPoints ( bool InForceUpdate
)

 Update the control points. Adjusts the positions of there are any actor control points as well as updating the spline type. MovementBases/FollowPathMode.h  

Overridden from UObject

Name Remarks Include Path Unreal Specifiers

virtual void PostEditChangeProperty ( FPropertyChangedEvent& PropertyChangedEvent
)

   MovementBases/FollowPathMode.h  

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