making a platform that moves in an arc

ErisedErised Member Posts: 21
edited November -1 in Working with GS (Mac)
I am trying to make a moving platform that will move in an arc from its starting position to ending position, and then back the other direction to the start. I want it do this in a loop. So it would start out at ground level on one side of a pit, move in a curved trajectory over the pit to the other side, and then move back on the same trajectory. Any ideas how to do this?

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  • DrGlickertDrGlickert Member Posts: 1,135
    Use sin/cos/tan, find out what type of arc you want based on the sin/cos/tan (probably a sin wave) and use that as a direction. I'm not good at math, otherwise I'd help you more with specific numbers. Hope that helps a bit.
  • ErisedErised Member Posts: 21
    Thank you. I thought it might have to do with sin and cos based on the moving in a circle tutorial, but I am really bad at that type of math too, so I couldn't figure it out. I am hoping someone here is better at math than you and I are and can help me figure it out. Sine and Cosine were my least favorite math concepts in school.
  • tenrdrmertenrdrmer Member, Sous Chef, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 9,934
    there is a how to in the wiki on moving a curve/wave please
  • ErisedErised Member Posts: 21
    I saw that, but it does not explain how to do one arc, and then an arc back the other way. It just does a wave in one direction. I am not sure how to adapt that to do what I need.
  • tenrdrmertenrdrmer Member, Sous Chef, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 9,934
    trial and error is your best friend. you have to start somewhere. you'd be surprised the things you will learn buy building something close to what you want from a template or tutorial and then start adjusting until you get what you are looking for. You will learn a lot in the process.

    Good Luck
  • ScootsScoots Member Posts: 507
    tenrdrmer said:
    trial and error is your best friend. you have to start somewhere. you'd be surprised the things you will learn buy building something close to what you want from a template or tutorial and then start adjusting until you get what you are looking for. You will learn a lot in the process.

    Good Luck

    +1
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