# spawning object at random defined points
**URL:** https://discussions.unity.com/t/spawning-object-at-random-defined-points/580415
**Category:** Scripting
**Tags:** Scripting
**Created:** [May 13, 2015, 9:06am UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/spawning-object-at-random-defined-points/580415 "2015-05-13T09:06:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@ghost123\_1234](https://discussions.unity.com/u/ghost123_1234)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2015, 9:06am UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/spawning-object-at-random-defined-points/580415/1 "2015-05-13T09:06:58Z")
hello
I want that an object is instantiated when i press Q
right now i have this for that
```csharp
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
public class kleidoufschieten : MonoBehaviour {
public Rigidbody projectile;
// Use this for initialization
void Start ()
{
}
// Update is called once per frame
void Update ()
{
if(Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Q))
{
Vector3 euler = transform.eulerAngles;
euler.x = 330 + Random.Range(0, 3) * 5;
transform.eulerAngles = euler;
Rigidbody clone;
clone = Instantiate(projectile, transform.position, transform.rotation) as Rigidbody;
clone.velocity = transform.TransformDirection(Vector3.forward * 24);
}
}
}
```
this script is on the emty gameobject where the projectile shoots from. When i press Q it first rotates the object on the x axes and then shoots it.
But now i want to add another empty gameobject where it can shoot from. so when i press Q it picks an object random and then shoots that from it. So for example one empty gameobject is from the left and one is from the right.
That when i press Q it needs to sometimes do left right right left etc.
but it also needs to give it a rotatoin so the:
```csharp
Vector3 euler = transform.eulerAngles;
euler.x = 330 + Random.Range(0, 3) * 5;
```
but how do i do that?
hope someone can help
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### Author:  [@LeftyRighty](https://discussions.unity.com/u/LeftyRighty)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2015, 9:41am UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/spawning-object-at-random-defined-points/580415/2 "2015-05-13T09:41:03Z")
put the script on a parent empty gameobject, the โmanagerโ of this behaviour. Add children to the parent which represent the spawn points to use in the scene.
In Start() do
```auto
... = GetComponentsInChildren();
```
(or if you want create a blank class script for the spawn points and search for that type rather than Transform ๐ )
to pick up all the points and put it into an array/list/whatever collection. Then look up Random.Range and use that to pick a random spawn in the collection.
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### Author:  [@ghost123\_1234](https://discussions.unity.com/u/ghost123_1234)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2015, 11:41am UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/spawning-object-at-random-defined-points/580415/3 "2015-05-13T11:41:40Z")
yeah i understand this but i dont really now how to do it in code?
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### Author:  [@LeftyRighty](https://discussions.unity.com/u/LeftyRighty)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2015, 1:00pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/spawning-object-at-random-defined-points/580415/4 "2015-05-13T13:00:59Z")
```auto
void Start()
{
Transform[] spawnPoints = GetComponentsInChildren();
}
void Update()
{
if(Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Q)))
{
chosenSpawnPoint = spawnPoints[Random.Range(0, spawnPoints.Length - 1)];
// rest of code
// use "chosenSpawnPoint.position" rather than "transform.position"
// use "chosenSpawnPoint.rotation" rather than "transform.rotation"
}
}
```
(not checked for errors ๐ )
when you put the empty game objects into the scene make sure they are rotated correctly so when you use their rotation they go left/right as you want
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### Author:  [@ghost123\_1234](https://discussions.unity.com/u/ghost123_1234)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 9:47am UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/spawning-object-at-random-defined-points/580415/5 "2015-05-14T09:47:53Z")
that worked thanks