Using the Entity Slots

Overview

Each entity can have slots which are used to hold different resources available in CryENGINE.

Usage

Allocating a Slot

The following table list all the different resources which can be allocated in a slot along with the ScriptBind function which allocates it.

CryENGINE Resource	Function
static geometry	LoadObject() or LoadSubObject()
animated character	LoadCharacter()
particle emitter	LoadParticleEffect()
light	LoadLight()
cloud	LoadCloud()
fog	LoadFogVolume()
volume	LoadVolumeObject()

Modifying Slot Parameters

Each one of these resource may be moved, rotated or scaled related to the entity itself.

SetSlotPos()
GetSlotPos()
SetSlotAngles()
GetSlotAngles()
SetSlotScale()
GetSlotScale()

It's possible to add parenting link between the slots, making it possible to have related positions.

SetParentSlot()
GetParentSlot()

Slot Management

It is possible to determine if a specified slot is allocated by calling !IsSlotValid().

Additionally, it's possible either to free one slot by calling !FreeSlot() or to free all allocated slot within the entity by calling !FreeAllSlots().

Example of Loading a Slot in a Script Function

local pos={x=0,y=0,z=0};
self:LoadObject(0,props.fileModel);
self:SetSlotPos(0,pos);
self:SetCurrentSlot(0);

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