CreateObject

Creates an object element at a given position and rotation.

[[{{{image}}}|link=|]]	Note: Dynamic objects do not automatically have physics applied to them. Use setElementVelocity(object, 0, 0, 0) to fix this.

[[{{{image}}}|link=|]]	Note: The alternative createBuilding function allows you to create objects that are non-dynamic. This createObject function can also create non-dynamic objects, but for optimization reasons it is recommended to spawn Buildings when creating static objects in the Dimension 0 (because they don't use the MTA object-streaming system).

Syntax

object createObject ( int modelId, float x, float y, float z, [ float rx, float ry, float rz, bool isLowLOD = false ] )

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Method: Object(...)

Required Arguments

• modelId: A whole integer specifying the GTA:SA object model ID. See Object IDs for a list of model IDs.
• x: A floating point number representing the X coordinate on the map.
• y: A floating point number representing the Y coordinate on the map.
• z: A floating point number representing the Z coordinate on the map.

Optional Arguments

NOTE: When using optional arguments, you might need to supply all arguments before the one you wish to use. For more information on optional arguments, see optional arguments.

• rx: A floating point number representing the rotation about the X axis in degrees.
• ry: A floating point number representing the rotation about the Y axis in degrees.
• rz: A floating point number representing the rotation about the Z axis in degrees.

• isLowLOD: A bool value specifying if the object will be low LOD. A low LOD object has no collision and a longer draw distance.

Returns

• Returns the object element if the creation was successful, false otherwise.

Example

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How to automatically perform object/building creation

This example shows you how to easily verify if any object model ID is non-dynamic, so it can be used with the createBuilding function, as long as it's outside within the map boundaries. This script will only work CLIENTSIDE due to createBuilding.

function createObjectOrBuilding(modelID, x, y, z, rx, ry, rz, interior, dimension)
    -- Dynamic object models will always have a physical properties group different than -1.
    local isNonDynamic = engineGetModelPhysicalPropertiesGroup(modelID) == -1
    -- Buildings can't be placed outside dimension 0
    local isNormalDimension = dimension == 0
    -- Buildings can't be placed outside regular map boundaries
    local isInsideMapLimits = x >= -3000 and x <= 3000 and y >= -3000 and y <= 3000

    local obj, bld
    if isNonDynamic and isNormalDimension  and isInsideMapLimits then
        bld = createBuilding(modelID, x, y, z, rx, ry, rz, interior)
        assert(bld, ("Failed to create building with model ID %d at %f, %f, %f in interior %d"):format(modelID, x, y, z, interior))
    else
        obj = createObject(modelID, x, y, z, rx, ry, rz, false)
        assert(obj, ("Failed to create object with model ID %d at %f, %f, %f"):format(modelID, x, y, z))
        setElementInterior(obj, interior)
        setElementDimension(obj, dimension)
    end
    return obj or bld
end

-- This would be your object's model ID
local modelID = 3556
-- This would be your object's position coordinates
local x, y, z = 0, 0, 69
-- This would be your object's rotation coordinates
local rx, ry, rz = 0, 0, 90
-- This would be your object's interior ID
local interior = 0
-- This would be your object's dimension ID
local dimension = 0

-- We use pcall to catch any errors that createBuilding may throw
-- (it's the only new function that can error, although with these verifications it should never happen)
local success, element = pcall(createObjectOrBuilding, modelID, x, y, z, rx, ry, rz, interior, dimension)
if not success then
    outputDebugString(("Failed to create object or building: %s"):format(tostring(element)), 4, 255, 25, 25)
    return
end

-- OPTIONAL: Then you can apply additional properties, like so:
if getElementType(element) == "object" then
    setObjectScale(element, 1.69)
    setObjectBreakable(element, false)
end
setElementAlpha(element, 255)
setElementCollisionsEnabled(element, true)
setElementFrozen(element, false)

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Server-only Example 1

This example creates an object when the resource starts:

function loadMapObjects()
   -- create an object at a specified position with a specified rotation
   createObject(1337, 5540.6654, 1020.55122, 1240.545, 90, 0, 0)
end
addEventHandler("onResourceStart", resourceRoot, loadMapObjects)

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Server-only Example 2

This example creates an object near the player who write /createObject in the chat:

-- this function is called whenever someone types 'createObject' in the console:
function createObjectCommand(thePlayer, commandName)
   if (thePlayer) then
      local x, y, z = getElementPosition(thePlayer)
      -- create a object next to the player:
      local theObject = createObject(980, x + 2, y + 2, z, 0, 0, 0)
      if (theObject) then -- check if the object was created successfully
         outputChatBox("Object created successfully.", thePlayer)
      else
         outputChatBox("Failed to create the object.", thePlayer)
      end
   end
end
addCommandHandler("createobject", createObjectCommand)

See Also

ADDED/UPDATED IN VERSION 1.6.0 r22489:
breakObject
• createObject
• getObjectScale
• moveObject
ADDED/UPDATED IN VERSION 1.6.0 r22708:
respawnObject
toggleObjectRespawn
isObjectRespawnable
• setObjectScale
ADDED/UPDATED IN VERSION 1.6.0 r22430:
isObjectMoving
ADDED/UPDATED IN VERSION 1.6.0 r21765:
isObjectBreakable
setObjectBreakable
• stopObject