Spawning objects around a circle

Question

Hi guys,
the problem is: given a certain circle (e. g. 100 pixels), I need to spawn objects around its perimeter. Is there a certain method/type to do this dynamically?
I'm thinking of using a Vector2 and then spawn on its coordinates, but then I don't know how to get the different coordinates of the perimeter (can i rotate the vector?).
I don't know if it's an obvious question, but I'm new to the engine :)

Answer 1

This is a simple math problem, that can be solved using sin and cos trigonometric functions + some angles:

var count = 10
var radius = 100.0
var center = Vector2(x, y)

# Get how much of an angle objects will be spaced around the circle.
# Angles are in radians so 2.0*PI = 360 degrees
var angle_step = 2.0*PI / count

var angle = 0
# For each node to spawn
for i in range(0, count):

    var direction = Vector2(cos(angle), sin(angle))
    var pos = center + direction * radius

    var node = scene_res.instance()
    node.set_pos(pos)
    parent.add_child(node)

    # Rotate one step
    angle += angle_step

Comments

I did not think about that, thanks!

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Alternatively, you can just do it with vector rotation, avoiding the need for sin/cos :)

var count = 10
var radius = Vector2(100, 0)
var center = Vector2(x, y)

var step = 2 * PI / count

for i in range(count):
    var spawn_pos = center + radius.rotated(step * i)

    var node = scene_res.instance()
    node.set_pos(spawn_pos)
    parent.add_child(node)

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It works fine too, thanks! :)

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Thanks for your response! It was really helpful :)