ChangableLookAt

Unity Engine
1

Hey. I’m working on a LookAt camera script that changes when you click on a specific type of object. (In this case a game bal.) I’m having trouble figuring out Tags. When I set one in the editor, it becomes an Invalid Tag. I think I’m missing something.

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class ChangableLookAt : MonoBehaviour
{
	public Transform lookAt;
	public float smooth = 5F;

	Quaternion lastRotation;
	Quaternion goalRotation;

	void FixedUpdate ()
	{
		if (lookAt != null)
		{
			Debug.DrawLine(lookAt.position, transform.position, Color.gray);

			Vector3 difference = lookAt.position - transform.position;
			Quaternion rotation = Quaternion.LookRotation(difference, Vector3.up);
			goalRotation = rotation;
		}
	}

	void Update ()
	{
		if (Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0))
		{
			Ray ray = camera.ScreenPointToRay (Input.mousePosition);
			
			RayCollision coll = Dynamics.CastRay (transform.position, ray.direction);
			
			if (coll != null)
			{
				GOComponent goc = (GOComponent) coll.collider;
				
				if (goc.CompareTag("Selectable"))
				{
					lookAt = goc.transform;
				}
			}
		}
	}

	void Awake ()
	{
		lastRotation = transform.rotation;
		goalRotation = lastRotation;
	}	
	
	void LateUpdate ()
	{
		lastRotation = Quaternion.Slerp (lastRotation, goalRotation, smooth * Time.deltaTime);
		transform.rotation = lastRotation;
	}
}

-Jon

2

You need create the tag in the tag manager first.
(Edit → Project Settings → Tags)

After you have created the tag you can assign it to a game object.

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