Moving rotated object

Hello.

I have rotated an object so that it looks different but after rotating it, the axis changed and are not the same axis as the environment.

How do I move the object in relation to the environment and not the axis it is using after rotating?

 

I found out I can do something like transform.Translate(vector3.forward, space.world) to move in relation to the world.

 

Or you can do something like transform.position += vector3.forward.

 

How would you get the vector between two vectors?

 

Well I can't do vector3.forward because my object was rotated.

 

One possible way would be to have an empty GameObject as the parent of your rotated object. Use that object for moving around, and the child for rotating.

Or, more simply, you can use the relativeTo parameter of the Translate method and move it in world space.

Code (CSharp):

1. transform.Translate(Vector3.forward * Time.deltaTime, Space.World);

 

OH I see! That's smart! One object for movement and the other for rendering. Anyway, I ended up using a custom Vector3. If I wanted to move in the X axis AND Z axis, I used new Vector3(-1, 0, 1)

 

Yes you can. Try it. (Hints: Vector3.forward is not the same thing as transform.forward, and adding to the .position is not the same thing as using .Translate in object space mode.)

 

Ok thanks. I think I don't have to worry about it anymore because I'm going to have an invisible capsule controlling the movement and then just render a sprite over it that is rotated.