setPosATL

Global argument
Global effect
Arma 3 v0.50
First in Arma 2 v1.03

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Description

Sets the position of an object relative to the terrain.

Syntax

object setPosATL pos

Parameters:

object: Object
pos: PositionATL

Returns: Nothing

Examples

Example 1

player setPosATL [getPosATL player select 0, (getPosATL player select 1) - 10, getPosATL player select 2];

Community notes

DreadedEntity

2014-11-11

If you plan on creating bases through script, setPosATL and getPosATL will be your friends. Other commands like getPos or getPosASL will return the position relative to any objects that are underneath / to the terrain. I wrote a base building helper script and through multiple tests, I have found that getPosATL is the absolute best way to get position for objects that are over land.

Hypoxic125

2022-09-30

As of Verson 2.10, if you use setPosX commands on a remote unit within a vehicle, the unit will remain in the vehicle. In order to avoid this, remoteExec the command to the remote client.

if !(isNull objectParent _unit) then {
    [_unit, [0,0,0]] remoteExec ["setPosATL", _unit];
};