Move character to position to play an animation sequence. (entering a car)

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Hi,

I have an animation sequence (entering a car) with a start position and I want my BP third person controlled character to move to this exact position to start playing the animation.
I tried with “Simple Move to Location” but I have two issues with it. I have to create a navmesh for this simple task and the location and rotation is not perfect.
What do you think is the best approach to solve this situation?

Thanks.

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Found some approach here. https://forums.unrealengine.com/showthread.php?19671-Exact-Location

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Thanks for the answer. Yes, I did it but the problem is the location to reach is not perfect to start with the animation, I need also rotation control, I am trying to add a setlocation+lerp once it reach the location to fix this rotation issue.

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You can attach a target point component or a simple sphere component to the car blueprint and set its location with respect to the car where the player should reach in order to play the animation.

Hope that helps.

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You can set the rotation of the character to be same as the components rotation.
I think ‘Simple Move to Location’ might have a acceptance radius. Set it to a minimum value for accuracy. I’m not exactly sure as i’m on my mobile.

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Hi, I’ve just upload a video that explains how to teleport the player to a position, play the animation, and disable his movement until the animation finishes.

Take a look, I hope that helps.

Warm regards