How to Lerp localScale?

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1

I’m trying to add a smooth transitioning from my initial player’s height to crouching, but it’s just snapping. I followed this tutorial: How to Use Lerp (Unity Tutorial) - YouTube. Thanks in advance

Here’s my crouch method:

    void Crouch()
    {
        elapsedTime += Time.deltaTime;
        float percentageComplete = elapsedTime / desiredDuration;

        if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.LeftAlt))
        {
            transform.localScale = Vector3.Lerp(playerHeight, crouchHeight, percentageComplete);
        }
        if (Input.GetKeyUp(KeyCode.LeftAlt))
        {
            transform.localScale = Vector3.Lerp(crouchHeight, playerHeight, percentageComplete);
        }
    }
2

Hello! I would recommend giving us the full script. However, there are a few things I could see happening. First off, make sure that desiredDuration is a variable of type float and not int. Secondly, I would try making your Input.GetKeyDown to Input.GetKeyAnd clamp percentageComplete to 1 so do percentageComplete = Mathf.Clamp(percentageComplete, 0, 1). And for your unshifting, that will never smoothly do it. What you will have to do is have a coroutine.

Your coroutine would look like this.

IEnumerator OnUncrouch() {
    float t = 0;
    float frac = 0;
    while (frac < 1) {
        t += Time.deltaTime;
        frac = t / desiredDuration;
        transform.localScale = Vector3.Lerp(crouchHeight, playerHeight, frac);
        yield return null;
    }
}

And then in side of your Input.GetKeyUp(KeyCode.LeftAlt) put in

IEnumerator coroutineVal = OnUncrouch();
StartCoroutine(coroutineVal);

Hope this helps!
(I have never gotten a upvote, would be much appreciated.)