Rotate on click?

[flyingpixel]

I want to rotate an active object 90° to the right when it is clicked with the left mouse button OR have the image replaced with another image when clicked. Can this be done in MMF2?

[stAtrill]

Yes, you can do both.

[KetchupMaster]

You can use the Set angle action to rotate it and use the load frame action to load a new image

[flyingpixel]

Thanks for your quick reply. The Set angle action works, but it only works for 1 click only. I need it to rotate any time it is clicked.
EDIT: I tried the Always event but that does not work.

[MrMan]

You have to think logically.

If you've done on click set angle to 90 degrees then every click it will be set to the angle of 90 degrees.

If you want it to move another 90 degrees from it's current angle then you need to use an expression to get the objects current angle then add another 90 degrees to it. So on click set angle to get current angle plus 90 degrees.

[flyingpixel]

I'm not sure how to express that in the expression?

[stAtrill]

Object -> Set angle(angle('Object')+90)

Try something like that.

[MrMan]

Do your condition first.

- on click with left mouse button.

No set your action. Right click on the objects box and select "Set object angle" from the menu.

Now in the expression editor, this is where you put the expression. Click "retrieve data from object" button, now select the object and click "get ange".

The expression will read 'Angle( "object name" )'.

Now add + 90 to the expression.

'Angle( "object name" )+90'

click ok.

[flyingpixel]

OK...got it. my problem was I was setting 90 in the expression editor and when I clicked ok I then tried to enter +90 so it wouldn't work. Then realized how the expression editor worked. I clicked Retrieve data from object then added -90. Works now and rotates clockwise. Thanks for your help everyone. I new to MMF2 and still trying to learn this great software.

[MrMan]

If you wanted smooth rotation as well, theres a number of ways you can do it. One is to store the target angle in one of the objects alterable values, so on click set alt value A to get object angle + 90. Then on a new event line do the condition, object angle < than alterable value A then set object angle to get object angle +1.