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Convert 3D position to screen position

Move a 2D object to overlap a 3D position.

Authors and contributors to this experimental extension: PANDAKO, D8H.

Warning

This is an extension made by a community member and it only got through a light review by the GDevelop extension team. As such, we can't guarantee it meets all the quality standards of fully reviewed extensions.

It can be useful to:

  • Display a gun sights in a 3rd person view
  • Display point of interest indicators

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Actions

Overlap a 3D point
Change the 2D position of an object to make it overlaps the 3D position in a 3D layer.
Objects must be on a 2D layer which is neither zoomed nor scrolled.

See parameters & details
  • Parameter 1 (👾 Object): 2D object
  • Parameter 2 (🔤 Layer name (String)): 3D layer
  • Parameter 3 (🔢 Number): X position
  • Parameter 4 (🔢 Number): Y position
  • Parameter 5 (🔢 Number): Z position

Technical note: parameters 0, 6 are internal parameters handled by GDevelop.

Technical note: this action internal type (in GDevelop JSON) is ProjectToCamera3D::MoveToProjectedPoint.

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