SetVelocity for ent / physics object issues

[Dilusi0nz]

I have made a ragdoll on death, the only issue is the :SetVelocity() doesnt work directly on the entity, so I tried using :GetPhysicsObject():SetVelocity() which worked, but it would put errors in the server console saying:

[ERROR] lua/weapons/weapon_defib.lua:181: Tried to use a NULL physics object!
  1. AddVelocity - [C]:-1
   2. v - lua/weapons/weapon_defib.lua:181
    3. unknown - lua/includes/modules/hook.lua:84
So, I put I replaced it with:
if IsValid(deathRagdoll:GetPhysicsObject()) then deathRagdoll:GetPhysicsObject():SetVelocity(victim:GetVelocity()) end
Which stopped it working all together.

Is there a way I can get the ent to have the same velocity as the player when it spawns?

Also when it was working, I could no longer interact with the ent (as in the SWEP I am using couldn't find it via eyetrace) and it couldn't be physgunned, though this may be due to the error.

Any help is appreciated!

[Alexwall]

you wanna do
for i = 0,deathRagdoll:GetPhyiscsObjectCount() - 1 do
local phys = deathRagdoll:GetPhysicsObjectNum(i)
phys:SetVelocity(victim:GetVeocity()
end

I believe

[Dilusi0nz]

Tried it but still didn't work, the model went back to t-posing and falling down without any velocity, the only thing that seems to get it working is still:
deathRagdoll:GetPhysicsObject():SetVelocity(victim:GetVelocity())
But still causes the same error, saying it tried to use a NULL entity, despite achieving the goal.

I tried adding:
if phys != NULL then
phys:SetVelocity(victim:GetVelocity())
end
But still, no error and not working at all.

Thanks for the suggestion though, if you have any more thoughts let me know as I'm still stuck.

[svyanov]

if not IsValid(deathRagdoll) then return end
local phys = deathRagdoll:GetPhysicsObject()

if IsValid(phys) and IsValid(victim) then
phys:SetVelocity(victim:GetVelocity())
end

[Dilusi0nz]

Thanks for the suggestion but still not working, once again no errors and its just T-Posing the model still, no velocity.

[Dilusi0nz]

bump

[FireWolf]

Everything works for me accept the velocity part (I didn't copy paste the code. Just used my own version with prop_ragdoll. But it's still similar). What function are you using? Also, could you not used Player:CreateRagdoll() or is this just serverside only? Cause if so, I can get the creation bit working, just not the velocity.

[zoox]

try calling physics related code after Spawn() (including GetPhysicsObject)

[Dilusi0nz]

Got it working now, seems to work for the most part by translating the bone's velocity, angles ect... from the player to the model, thanks for the help though everyone.