TranslateTo doesn't work on Static objects?

[jamesCag]

I'm a newbie so forgive me if I missed some vital tutorial. I've been trying to write a script that translates a static floor piece, but it won't work. I tried it again on MovableStatic object (as a wild debug step), and that seems to work.

 

Is there any way to move static objects, or are they not meant to move (as the name implies)?

[jamesCag]

I seem to be doing these posts a lot where I figure out the answer immediately after my post. I had the positions of the translation reversed so that up was down and down was up.

 

Here's my script in case anyone else is working on an elevator:

Scriptname MyFirstButtonScript extends ObjectReference
{My first Papyrus script}

bool Property up = true Auto
ObjectReference Property ElevatorReference Auto Const

 Auto State AtRest
    Event OnActivate(ObjectReference akActionRef)
      GoToState("Busy")

	If up == true
		debug.Notification("Go down")
		debug.Notification(self.GetPositionZ())
		ElevatorReference.TranslateTo(ElevatorReference.GetPositionX(), ElevatorReference.GetPositionY(),32, ElevatorReference.GetAngleX(), ElevatorReference.GetAngleY(), ElevatorReference.GetAngleZ(), 100.0, 0)
		debug.Notification(self.GetPositionZ())
		up = false
	Else
		debug.Notification("Go up")
		debug.Notification(self.GetPositionZ())
		ElevatorReference.TranslateTo(ElevatorReference.GetPositionX(), ElevatorReference.GetPositionY(), 192.0, ElevatorReference.GetAngleX(), ElevatorReference.GetAngleY(), ElevatorReference.GetAngleZ(), 100.0, 0)
		debug.Notification(self.GetPositionZ())
		up = true
	EndIf
 
      GoToState("AtRest")
    EndEvent
 EndState
 
 State Busy
    Event OnActivate(ObjectReference akActionRef)
       debug.Notification("Cripes Eva, I'm busy!  Sign it yourself.")
    EndEvent
 EndState

[jamesCag]

So having had my glorious revelation, I'm not noticing that the object doesn't animate moving. It just pops to the position I've specified after a certain amount of time dictated by the speed parameter. Further, the collision box only moves after it pops into existence elsewhere. I must be missing something. If anyone has pointers I'd be grateful!

[werr92]

Take any misc object, set its motion type to keyframed (SetMotionType()) and look how this will be translated. Any MovableStatic should do the trick too. Statics will not.

[jamesCag]

Thank you so much! I would never have guessed! I tried on a non-static object after setting the motion type to 4 (keyframe) and it worked! Thanks so much!