Move_outside_object

Description

Moves the instance in the direction (angle) until a contact position with the specified object is reached. If a collision is met the instance will continue to move around the object.

Parameters

Parameter	Data Type	Description
object	integer	objects to check moving against. can be an id, object index of keyword all
angle	double	the direction to move contact in
dist	double	the maximum distance to move. when set to -1 does not set a maximum distance (optional, default set to 1000000)
solid_only	boolean	whether to only move against solid instances or not (optional, default set to false)

Return Values

double: Returns the distance the instance has moved.

Example Call

//moves the instance down avoiding a collision with an instance of obj_block
move_outside_object(obj_block, 270, -1);

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