problem Changing Scales in Script -C#

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Hey , does anybody know if its possible to change Scale through Script in C# ?

I tried by doing

if(Input.GetKey(KeyCode.C)){

transform.LocalScale = new Vector3 (0,-1,0);

}

when it runs this , the Gameobject Gets removed from the scene .

am i doing something wrong here ? or maybe its not possible ?

Thx.

Answer 1

Answer by GooseNinja · Dec 10, 2012 at 01:58 AM

Take a look at your `new Vector3 (0,-1,0);`

When you press C your object goes from (1, 1, 1) (I'm guessing)

to (0, -1, 0).. Making the X and Z invisible.

try writing `transform.LocalScale = new Vector3 (1,-1,1);` to see if that works :)

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Answer by Eric5h5 · Dec 09, 2012 at 10:27 PM

You can't have a 0 scale on more than one axis, since that makes it a 1-dimensional object and therefore not visible.

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Answer by Tibie · Dec 10, 2012 at 02:01 AM

Ahhh , reading this again ...... was a pretty dumb question actually

i should probably just let it play an animation instead of messing with scales

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Answer by shane.rachel · Dec 09, 2012 at 10:16 PM

Scale refers to the size of the gameobject. Your script won't work however because you have x=0, z=0 and here's the killer y= -1. You can't have a negative value in scale, that means not only does your gameobject not exist, but it actually has negative volume.

try changing the values to positive floats.

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shane.rachel · Dec 09, 2012 at 10:22 PM 0

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oh yeah, and you'll want to set a condition to that most likely. Your script, if left alone, will multiply your gameobject by your scale every time you press the C button.

you might also consider using GetKeyDown instead of GetKey. The faster your cp is, and the more frames it updates per second, you could see a cube going from 1 cubic unit to 100+ cubic units in one button press.

If you want the scale to decrease, enter decimals instead (ie 0.2f)

Eric5h5 · Dec 09, 2012 at 10:25 PM 0

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In fact, you can definitely have a negative value in scale. It's quite useful for flipping objects on an axis.

shane.rachel · Dec 09, 2012 at 10:39 PM 0

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I've never tried, in any case having 0 for x and y would give an invisible object regardless of the scale on z.

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