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Moving Objects

In general there are 4 ways to move objects in UEFN. This video does a deep dive:

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Moving an Object with Verse​

This device moves an object relative to its starting position, and resets it back to its starting point when it reaches its destination.

using { /Fortnite.com/Devices }
using { /UnrealEngine.com/Temporary/SpatialMath }
using { /Verse.org/Simulation }

relative_prop_mover_device := class(creative_device):
  @editable
  MovableProp : creative_prop = creative_prop{}

  @editable
  MovementSpeed : float = 1.0

  @editable
  PositionOffset : vector3 = vector3{}

  var InitialPosition : vector3 = vector3{}
  var TargetPosition : vector3 = vector3{}

  OnBegin<override>()<suspends>:void=
    set InitialPosition = MovableProp.GetTransform().Translation
    set TargetPosition = InitialPosition + PositionOffset

    loop:
      Result : move_to_result = MovableProp.MoveTo(TargetPosition, MovableProp.GetTransform().Rotation, MovementSpeed)
      if (Result = move_to_result.DestinationReached):
        if (MovableProp.TeleportTo[InitialPosition, MovableProp.GetTransform().Rotation]):
          Print("Reset")