box2d tween what am I missing
- by philipp
I have a Box2D project and I want to tween an kinematic body from position A, to position B. The tween function, got it from this blog:
function easeInOut(t , b, c, d ){
if ( ( t /= d / 2 ) < 1){
return c/2 * t * t * t * t + b;
}
return -c/2 * ( (t -= 2 ) * t * t * t - 2 ) + b;
}
where t is the current value, b the start, c the end and d the total amount of frames (in my case). I am using the method introduced by this lesson of todd's b2d tutorials to move the body by setting its linear Velocity
so here is relevant update code of the sprite:
if( moveData.current == moveData.total ){
this._body.SetLinearVelocity( new b2Vec2() );
return;
}
var t = easeNone( moveData.current, 0, 1, moveData.total );
var step = moveData.length / moveData.total * t;
var dir = moveData.direction.Copy();
//this is the line that I think might be corrected
dir.Multiply( t * moveData.length * fps /moveData.total ) ;
var bodyPosition = this._body.GetWorldCenter();
var idealPosition = bodyPosition.Copy();
idealPosition.Add( dir );
idealPosition.Subtract( bodyPosition.Copy() );
moveData.current++;
this._body.SetLinearVelocity( idealPosition );
moveData is an Object that holds the global values of the tween, namely:
current frame (int),
total frames (int),
the length of the total distance to travel (float)
the direction vector (targetposition - bodyposition) (b2Vec2) and
the start of the tween (bodyposition) (b2Vec2)
Goal is to tween the body based on a fixed amount of frames: in moveData.total frames.
The value of t is always between 0 and 1 and the only thing that is not working correctly is the resulting distance the body travels.
I need to calculate the multiplier for the direction vector. What am I missing to make it work??
Greetings philipp
