translate a gameobject along the X-axis.

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Hi All,

I’m trying out some of my first ever scripting by creating a simple scene where I am trying to move a cylinder along the X-Axis. I have written the following but whenever I attempt to move the object via the right or left arrow keys instead of moving directly along the X-Axis my object appears to also rotate slightly around the Z-axis.

Can anyone give me a pointer or advise what it is I’m doing wrong? Thanks, code listing of my script which is attached to a cylinder with a rigidbody that is placed on top of a plane:

 var speed = 0.5;
    
    function Update () {
    			
    	var horiz : float = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal") * Time.deltaTime * speed;
    	transform.Translate(horiz,0,0);
     }
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Oops, typically I’ve just answered my own question. I had a rigid Body on the cylinder and didn’t notice there was an attribute on the it named FreezeRotation. I ticked this and it solved my problem.