Making Player 'rotate' or run around point until stop is specified

Development Programming & Scripting
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Hello, I am quite new to Unreal Engine, and I have been working with the blueprint scripting system for a bit, but I have hit a bit of a block while working on a game to help me get practice with unreal. The game essentially has a player start with a set x velocity of around 1000, so that the character is always running in a straight line. I want the player to continue moving straight until the player moves within range of another object. Once the player is within range, I want the character to start running around the object until a key is pressed (F for example) to signify that the character should stop running around the point and continue moving in a straight line. (I am using the top down Gamemode to give me some pre-made control of the mouse)

I understand how to do the distance checking for the player and the object, to see if the player is within a reasonable distance to start running around the object, but I do not understand how to actually make the character run around the object in a perfect, or near perfect circle until a key is pressed.

Sorry for the lengthy post, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.

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  1. set a collision on that object
  2. place 2 points around the object to player move on them (running around the object)
  3. when the character comes in collision cast to him to move between 2 points (you can use a boolean for movement if false stop running)
  4. if the player hit F key stop Step 3 and continue to run(you can use a boolean for movement if true start running)
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Thank you! I will try this as soon as I can. I also had one question, would it be possible to change the trigger for the running around the object from proximity to the player clicking the target to run around?

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more detail pls.