MoveBy Action

This Node has different versions for Scenes and Scene2Ds. Find in the tabs below the documentation for both versions.
Scene
Scene2D
Overview
The MoveBy Action Node.
The MoveBy Action Node continuously modifies the Position of a Scene Object by the values specified in Offset for a given period of time, thus creating an Animation.
Furthermore, visit the Actions Nodes page for a general introduction to these Nodes, and Position for more detail about the Position Attribute.
​Scope: Scene, Function, Prefab.
Attributes
The MoveBy Action Node Attributes.
Attribute
Type
Description
Offset
Vector3
The amount to modify the Position of an Object along the X, Y, Z axes, if none is given in the Offset Input Socket.
Duration (sec)
Float
The total time of the Action, if none is given in the Duration Input Socket.
Interpolation
Drop-down
The Interpolation method to use for calculating the intermediate values of the Position. It can be Linear, Sine Ease In, Sine Ease In Out, or Sine Ease Out.
Inputs
Input
Type
Description
Instance ID
InstanceID
The assigned Instance ID of the Action. If nothing is received, it automatically assigns 0 as the Instance ID.
(►) Start
Pulse
A standard Input Pulse, to trigger the execution of the Node.
Object ID
ObjectID
The ID of the target Object.
Duration
Float
The total time (in seconds).
Offset
Vector3
The amount to move the Position of an Object along the X, Y, Z axes.
Outputs
Output
Type
Description
Instance ID
InstanceID
The assigned Instance ID of the Action.
OnStart (►)
Pulse
Flows to the next Node following MoveBy Action when the Action starts.
OnEnd (►)
Pulse
Flows to the next Node following MoveBy Action when the Action stops.
Overview
The MoveBy Action Node.
The MoveBy Action Node continuously modifies the Position of a Scene2D Object by the values specified in Offset for a given period of time, thus creating an Animation.
Furthermore, visit the Actions Nodes page for a general introduction to these Nodes, and Position for more detail about the Position Attribute.
​Scope: Scene, Function, Prefab.
Attributes
The MoveBy Action Node Attributes.
Attribute
Type
Description
Offset
Vector2
The amount to modify the Position of an Object along the X and Y axes, if none is given in the Offset Input Socket.
Duration (sec)
Float
The total time of the Action, if none is given in the Duration Input Socket.
Interpolation
Drop-down
The Interpolation method to use for calculating the intermediate values of the Position. It can be Linear, Sine Ease In, Sine Ease In Out, or Sine Ease Out.
Inputs
Input
Type
Description
Instance ID
InstanceID
The assigned Instance ID of the Action. If nothing is received, it automatically assigns 0 as the Instance ID.
(►) Start
Pulse
A standard Input Pulse, to trigger the execution of the Node.
Object ID
ObjectID
The ID of the target Object.
Duration
Float
The total time (in seconds).
Offset
Vector2
The amount to move the Position of an Object along the X and Y axes.
Outputs
Output
Type
Description
Instance ID
InstanceID
The assigned Instance ID of the Action.
OnStart (►)
Pulse
Flows to the next Node following MoveBy Action when the Action starts.
OnEnd (►)
Pulse
Flows to the next Node following MoveBy Action when the Action stops.
Example
This section shows a simple example of how to use the MoveBy Action Node and the effect it has on an Scene Object. This concept can be applied as well to a Scene2D Object.
We start by configuring the Scene, then build the Logic, and finally show the result.
Scene Configuration
We consider a Scene with two Objects: a red arc over a black background, both of which can be easily created in the Scene Outliner. Then, we set the Size Attribute of the arc to (150,150,1)(150, 150, 1)(150,150,1)
. See this configuration in the following image:
Scene configuration.
Logic
We then need to configure the Logic. This is done in the Logic Editor.
We use the MoveBy Action Node with the following Attributes:
To: (−200,−200,0)(-200, -200, 0)(−200,−200,0)
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Duration (sec): 333
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Interpolation: Linear
And we connect to it the Object Node of the red arc and a Pulse to the Start Input Socket. Thus, having the following Logic configuration:
Logic configuration.
Final result
Finally, the effect of the ScaleTo Action Node when triggered is the following:
Final result.
See Also
​MoveTo Action​
External Links
​Position (geometry) on Wikipedia.

Attribute	Type	Description
`Offset`	Vector3	The amount to modify the `Position` of an Object along the X, Y, Z axes, if none is given in the `Offset` Input Socket.
`Duration (sec)`	Float	The total time of the Action, if none is given in the `Duration` Input Socket.
`Interpolation`	Drop-down	The `Interpolation` method to use for calculating the intermediate values of the `Position`. It can be Linear, Sine Ease In, Sine Ease In Out, or Sine Ease Out.

Input	Type	Description
`Instance ID`	InstanceID	The assigned Instance ID of the Action. If nothing is received, it automatically assigns 0 as the Instance ID.
(►) `Start`	Pulse	A standard Input Pulse, to trigger the execution of the Node.
`Object ID`	ObjectID	The ID of the target Object.
`Duration`	Float	The total time (in seconds).
`Offset`	Vector3	The amount to move the `Position` of an Object along the X, Y, Z axes.

Output	Type	Description
`Instance ID`	InstanceID	The assigned Instance ID of the Action.
`OnStart` (►)	Pulse	Flows to the next Node following MoveBy Action when the Action starts.
`OnEnd` (►)	Pulse	Flows to the next Node following MoveBy Action when the Action stops.

Attribute	Type	Description
`Offset`	Vector2	The amount to modify the `Position` of an Object along the X and Y axes, if none is given in the `Offset` Input Socket.
`Duration (sec)`	Float	The total time of the Action, if none is given in the `Duration` Input Socket.
`Interpolation`	Drop-down	The `Interpolation` method to use for calculating the intermediate values of the `Position`. It can be Linear, Sine Ease In, Sine Ease In Out, or Sine Ease Out.

Input	Type	Description
`Instance ID`	InstanceID	The assigned Instance ID of the Action. If nothing is received, it automatically assigns 0 as the Instance ID.
(►) `Start`	Pulse	A standard Input Pulse, to trigger the execution of the Node.
`Object ID`	ObjectID	The ID of the target Object.
`Duration`	Float	The total time (in seconds).
`Offset`	Vector2	The amount to move the `Position` of an Object along the X and Y axes.

Output	Type	Description
`Instance ID`	InstanceID	The assigned Instance ID of the Action.
`OnStart` (►)	Pulse	Flows to the next Node following MoveBy Action when the Action starts.
`OnEnd` (►)	Pulse	Flows to the next Node following MoveBy Action when the Action stops.

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