How do I slide a cube forwards?

Questions & Answers
1

Apparently, using transform.Translate actually teleports the object rather than moving it, so I’ve been trying to use AddForce to move a cube around, but it seems to be flipping itself forwards rather than sliding forwards. Any help would be much appreciated.

EDIT: Here is the code for how I am currently attempting to slide the cube:

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class PlayerBoxScript : MonoBehaviour {

	public Rigidbody TheRigidBody;

	public float Speed;

	public float ForceSpot;

	public string ForwardButton;
	public string BackwardsButton;
	public string TurnRightButton;
	public string TurnLeftButton;

	void Start () {
		
	}

	void Update () {
		if (Input.GetKey(ForwardButton)){
			TheRigidBody.AddForceAtPosition (Vector3.forward * Speed, gameObject.transform.position + new Vector3(0,ForceSpot,0));
		}
		if (Input.GetKey (BackwardsButton)) {
			TheRigidBody.AddForceAtPosition (Vector3.back * Speed, gameObject.transform.position + new Vector3(0,ForceSpot,0));
		}
		if (Input.GetKey (TurnRightButton)) {
			gameObject.transform.Rotate (new Vector3 (0, 1, 0));
		}
		if (Input.GetKey (TurnLeftButton)) {
			gameObject.transform.Rotate (new Vector3 (0, -1, 0));
		}
	}
}
2

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class MoveCube: MonoBehaviour
{
    public float moveSpeed = 20f;
    public float turnSpeed = 40f;
    
    
    void Update ()
    {
        if(Input.GetKey(KeyCode.UpArrow))
            transform.Translate(Vector3.forward * moveSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
        
        if(Input.GetKey(KeyCode.DownArrow))
            transform.Translate(-Vector3.forward * moveSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
        
        if(Input.GetKey(KeyCode.LeftArrow))
            transform.Rotate(Vector3.up, -turnSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
        
        if(Input.GetKey(KeyCode.RightArrow))
            transform.Rotate(Vector3.up, turnSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
    }
}
3

Okay there are many ways to do this.

1~ Add Rigidbody to your cube, In Rigidbody go to “Constraints”, and at Freeze Rotation select “x” and “z”.

This way you can use AddForce method.

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2~ Use transform.position = transform.position + transform.forward * distance;

distance is an integer or a float;

Or

Use transform.position = transform.position + transform.forward * distance * Time.deltaTime;

this makes the movement smoother

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3~ Use transform.position = new Vector3(transform.position.x + xAmount, transform.position.y, transform.position.z + zAmount);

this allows you to

go x units to the left or right

or

go z units forward or backward

Or

Use transform.position = new Vector3(transform.position.x + 10 * Time.deltaTime, transform.position.y, transform.position.z + 10 * Time.deltaTime);

Same thing just makes it smoother.

4

You can freeze the rotation:

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5

Use the velocity variable in the Rigidbody. Ex: GetComponent<RigidBody>().velocity = transform.forward * moveSpeed