How to draw a line using an array of pre calculated coordinates

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	Asked By	lukita

I have a simple 2D demo of a dot orbiting a larger circle. This dot moves by iterating on an array of previously calculated coordinates (Vector2).

I tried to draw a line along the coordinates of this array, but the resulting line is not being drawn along the path the dot is following, even though the coordinates are the same. There is a gif bellow to ilustrate, and the code for drawing the line and moving the dot.

How can i draw this path correctly?

extends KinematicBody2D


func _process(delta):
	while len(self.path) < 1000:	
		var step = self.path.back()
		self.path.push_back(step_movement(step))

	var step = self.path.pop_front()
	self.position = step.p
	update()


func _draw():
	draw_circle(position, size, color)
	
	var varray = PoolVector2Array()
	for step in self.path:
		varray.push_back(step.p)
	draw_polyline(varray, color)

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	Reply From:	DDoop

The polyline function you’re using is inheriting the position of the circle. As the circle orbits, the entire orbit path orbits with it. If you separate the orbit line into a different sibling object that isn’t parented to the KinematicBody2D that governs the circle’s position, it shouldn’t move when the circle moves.
Example scene tree:

-Node
|-Kinematic2D to represent the object orbiting
|-Separate object (maybe a Line2D) to represent the orbital path

I would put the data about the orbit in the parent Node, and make the children ask for it when _ready() or if the orbit changes.

Thanks! I will make the changes you suggested

lukita | 2021-01-26 12:59