iTweens MoveTo and "path" property

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Hi there,

I don't know, what I'm doing wrong here, but I can't seem to use the "path"-property within MoveTo. Here's the code snippet I use:

iTween.MoveTo(gameObject, iTween.Hash("path",iTweenPath.GetPath("Path1"), "time",5));

or more explicitely this one:

iTween.MoveTo(gameObject, iTween.Hash("path",[Vector3(1,2,3),Vector3(2,1,3),Vector3(3,2,1)], "time",5));

The object to which the code is attached doesn't move at all. However if I add "movetopath",false it will stick right to the first node of the path - but won't move as well.

iTween was a big help so far and I checked the examples for PutOnPath and PointOnPath but the Path-Editor + MoveTo seems more like the solution for me because of the easing for the movement.

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Answer by pixelplacement · Mar 16, 2011 at 04:04 PM

That's odd - are there any other scripts on the GO?

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Stefan 3 · Mar 16, 2011 at 04:13 PM 0

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Hi Bob, yes I currently have both path solutions going in my scene. the one from the PutOnPath-example and the Visual Path Editor. I'm removing the PutOnPath scripts now. let's see what it does.

Stefan 3 · Mar 16, 2011 at 04:25 PM 0

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Nope, nothing happened. I switched off all scripts now and deleted the pathPoints from the previous script. One thing maybe: I placed the iTweenPath c#-script and the Editor-folder in the Plugins-folder - just where iTweens is located. Is that correct?

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Answer by pixelplacement · Mar 31, 2011 at 09:24 PM

Is this resolved?

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Stefan 4 · Apr 09, 2011 at 07:30 PM 0

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sorry, for replying so late. I worked a different approach for this not utilising itween though.

But I figured that the MoveTo method combined with paths only works at Start() or any other one-shot functions but not in Update(). That seems to be the case with most of iTweens methods (ColorFrom e.g.) Maybe that is a UnityScript restriction?

Wolfram · Jun 26, 2012 at 11:50 PM 0

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@Stefan 4: Umh, when putting the iTween call in Update(), you will probably call it each frame, which is not a good idea. Each iTween creates a temporary iTween objects that's attached to the calling object, and which has an Update() function on its own, doing the tweening. There's no need / it's not the intention to call iTween.Whatever every frame.

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Answer by Stefan 4 · Mar 17, 2011 at 01:46 PM

I prepared a simple and small test-project. Perhaps someone can figure it out. I might be totally wrong, with what I'm doing, so any help would be much appreciated!

Here's the file: http://www.sendspace.com/file/2se5fr

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Answer by ben · Mar 18, 2011 at 11:34 AM

surely it ll work specify the name of the path u have created correctly

iTween.MoveTo(gameObject, iTween.Hash("path" , iTweenPath.GetPath("CamPathForward"), "time" , 10, "easeType", iTween.EaseType.easeInOutSine));

CamPathForward - path name ...v created using pathEditor script

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Stefan 4 · Mar 19, 2011 at 07:50 PM 0

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Yep, that's exactly what I did. Please have a look at the test project which I posted above. Maybe you will be able to spot the problem in no time.

ben · Mar 24, 2011 at 04:42 AM 0

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do u have iTween & iTweenPath script in c# or .js......teh script i have posted is in c# it will work only with c# scripted iTween packages

Stefan 4 · Apr 09, 2011 at 07:24 PM 0

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yes I'm using javascript but your line and the syntax also works in javascript!

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Answer by newnixon · Apr 30, 2012 at 04:34 PM

I am having a similar issue. I have a truck with a camera inside the cab showing all the different types of radios. I have a gui that you click to take down each path depending on which radio you choose. The itween paths work and it flows well, the issues comes in when I attach a script to the camera to make it look to a cube that i have animating using moveto. I couldn't figure out how to rotate the camera toward an object once the path ended so I use the

void Update () { transform.LookAt(target);

The target is the cube.

This works but he camera is jittery as it travels down the path to look at the cube. If I take off the LookAt script, the camera runs smooth but the camera is not looking at the object. There is no colliders on the box. Do you have any solutions?

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