AttachElementsOffsets

This article concerns the note left in attachElements.

Explanation

The offset coordinates reflect the object space, not the world space. This means that you cannot simply visualize the attachment in the map editor and calculate the offsets between the 2 sets of world coordinates between "theElement" and "theAttachToObject".

Example

Start freeroam resource and paste this into the console:

setpos 1904.7426757813 -2411.1262207031 13.53911781311

Now, use the following script and look at the rocket. See how it is off center? Despite the fact you found the positions in the map editor and calculated the offsets. If you commented out attachElements you will see that it is in the correct position in terms of world coordinates.

If you make "rocketRZ = 0" you will have the correct coordinates. Again, because the offsets are based off "theAttachToElement". If you kept any rotations in the object, it would change the XYZ coordinates "theElement" would need to be attached at.

--This example illustrates the problem with using the world coordinate math to calculate offsets.
--Change rocketRZ to 0 to get the correct position.

local rocketX = 1925.022705
local rocketY = -2450.944336
local rocketZ = 18.053474
local rocketRX = 0
local rocketRY = 0
local rocketRZ = 69.61437

local vehX = 1925.112793 --more is forward
local vehY = -2446.260742 -- less is forward
local vehZ = 26.692139
local vehRX = 89.38142
local vehRY = 0.030000
local vehRZ = 177.90356

shuttletable = {}
shuttletable[1] = createObject ( 17050, rocketX, rocketY, rocketZ, rocketRX, rocketRY, rocketRZ )
shuttletable[2] = createVehicle ( 519, vehX, vehY, vehZ, vehRX, vehRY, vehRZ )
 
attachOffsetX = vehX-rocketX
attachOffsetY = vehY-rocketY
attachOffsetZ = vehZ-rocketZ
attachOffsetRX = vehRX-rocketRX
attachOffsetRY = vehRY-rocketRY
attachOffsetRZ = vehRZ-rocketRZ

attachElements( shuttletable[2], shuttletable[1], attachOffsetX, attachOffsetY, attachOffsetZ, attachOffsetRX, attachOffsetRY, attachOffsetRZ )