Entity category

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Nodes

Entity Resource Returns the entity resource as a string.

Outputs
		Resource		string	The entity resource.
Inputs
string		Resource

Available in Unit Flow Editor, Level Flow Editor, and External Flow Editor.

Get Component Bool Property Returns a boolean component property value.

Outputs
		Value		boolean	The component property value.
Inputs
entity		Entity			The entity from which to retrieve the property.
id		Component			The ID of the component which contains the property.
string		Property Path			The component property path.

Available in Unit Flow Editor, Level Flow Editor, and External Flow Editor.

Get Component Float Property Returns a float component property value.

Outputs
		Value		float	The component property value.
Inputs
entity		Entity			The entity from which to retrieve the property.
id		Component			The ID of the component which contains the property.
string		Property Path			The component property path.

Available in Unit Flow Editor, Level Flow Editor, and External Flow Editor.

Get Component Quaternion Property Returns a quaternion component property value.

Outputs
		Value		quaternion	The component property value.
Inputs
entity		Entity			The entity from which to retrieve the property.
id		Component			The ID of the component which contains the property.
string		Property Path			The component property path.

Available in Unit Flow Editor, Level Flow Editor, and External Flow Editor.

Get Component String Property Returns a string component property value.

Outputs
		Value		string	The component property value.
Inputs
entity		Entity			The entity from which to retrieve the property.
id		Component			The ID of the component which contains the property.
string		Property Path			The component property path.

Available in Unit Flow Editor, Level Flow Editor, and External Flow Editor.

Get Component Vector Property Returns a vector component property value.

Outputs
		Value		vector3	The component property value.
Inputs
entity		Entity			The entity from which to retrieve the property.
id		Component			The ID of the component which contains the property.
string		Property Path			The component property path.

Available in Unit Flow Editor, Level Flow Editor, and External Flow Editor.

Get Entity Local Position Returns the entity local position.

Outputs
		Position		vector3	The local position of the entity.
Inputs
entity		Entity			The entity whose position is retrieved.

Available in Unit Flow Editor, Level Flow Editor, and External Flow Editor.

Get Entity Local Rotation Returns the entity local rotation.

Outputs
		Rotation		quaternion	The local rotation of the entity.
Inputs
entity		Entity			The entity whose rotation is retrieved.

Available in Unit Flow Editor, Level Flow Editor, and External Flow Editor.

Get Entity Unit Returns the attached unit of the entity unit component.

Outputs
		Unit		unit	The attached unit.
Inputs
entity		Entity			The entity whose attached unit is to be retrieved.

Available in Unit Flow Editor, Level Flow Editor, and External Flow Editor.

Get Entity World Position Returns the entity world position.

Outputs
		Position		vector3	The world position of the entity.
Inputs
entity		Entity			The entity whose position is retrieved.

Available in Unit Flow Editor, Level Flow Editor, and External Flow Editor.

Get Entity World Rotation Returns the entity world rotation.

Outputs
		Rotation		quaternion	The world rotation of the entity.
Inputs
entity		Entity			The entity whose rotation is retrieved.

Available in Unit Flow Editor, Level Flow Editor, and External Flow Editor.

Set Component Bool Property Sets a boolean component property value.

Outputs
		Out		event	The output event triggered when the value is set.
Inputs
entity		Entity			The entity in which to set the property.
id		Component			The ID of the component which contains the property.
string		Property Path			The component property path.
boolean		Value			The property value.
event		In			This event triggers the evaluation of this node.

Available in Unit Flow Editor, Level Flow Editor, and External Flow Editor.

Set Component Float Property Sets a float component property value.

Outputs
		Out		event	The output event triggered when the value is set.
Inputs
entity		Entity			The entity in which to set the property.
id		Component			The ID of the component which contains the property.
string		Property Path			The component property path.
float		Value			The component property value.
event		In			This event triggers the evaluation of this node.

Available in Unit Flow Editor, Level Flow Editor, and External Flow Editor.

Set Component Quaternion Property Sets a quaternion component property value.

Outputs
		Out		event	The output event triggered when the value is set.
Inputs
entity		Entity			The entity in which to set the property.
id		Component			The ID of the component which contains the property.
string		Property Path			The component property path.
quaternion		Value			The component property value.
event		In			This event triggers the evaluation of this node.

Available in Unit Flow Editor, Level Flow Editor, and External Flow Editor.

Set Component String Property Sets a string component property value.

Outputs
		Out		event	The output event triggered when the value is set.
Inputs
entity		Entity			The entity in which to set the property.
id		Component			The ID of the component which contains the property.
string		Property Path			The component property path.
string		Value			The component property value.
event		In			This event triggers the evaluation of this node.

Available in Unit Flow Editor, Level Flow Editor, and External Flow Editor.

Set Component Vector Property Sets a vector component property value.

Outputs
		Out		event	The output event triggered when the value is set.
Inputs
entity		Entity			The entity in which to set the property.
id		Component			The ID of the component which contains the property.
string		Property Path			The component property path.
vector3		Value			The component property value.
event		In			This event triggers the evaluation of this node.

Available in Unit Flow Editor, Level Flow Editor, and External Flow Editor.

Set Entity Local Position Sets the entity local position.

Outputs
		Out		event	The output event triggered when the local position is set.
Inputs
entity		Entity			The entity whose position is to be set.
vector3		Position
event		In			This event triggers the evaluation of this node.

Available in Unit Flow Editor, Level Flow Editor, and External Flow Editor.

Set Entity Local Rotation Sets the entity local rotation.

Outputs
		Out		event	The output event triggered when the local rotation is set.
Inputs
entity		Entity			The entity whose local rotation is to be set.
quaternion		Rotation
event		In			This event triggers the evaluation of this node.

Available in Unit Flow Editor, Level Flow Editor, and External Flow Editor.

Set Entity World Position Sets the entity world position.

Outputs
		Out		event	The output event triggered when the world position is set.
Inputs
entity		Entity			The entity whose position is to be set.
vector3		Position
event		In			This event triggers the evaluation of this node.

Available in Unit Flow Editor, Level Flow Editor, and External Flow Editor.

Set Entity World Rotation Sets the entity world rotation.

Outputs
		Out		event	The output event triggered when the world rotation is set.
Inputs
entity		Entity			The entity whose world rotation is to be set.
quaternion		Rotation
event		In			This event triggers the evaluation of this node.

Available in Unit Flow Editor, Level Flow Editor, and External Flow Editor.

Spawn Entity Spawns an entity with the specified resource name.

Outputs
		Spawned Entity		entity	The spawned entity.
		Spawned		event	The output event triggered when the entity is spawned.
		Unspawned		event	The output event triggered when the entity is unspawned.
Inputs
string		Entity			The entity resource name.
event		Spawn			The input event to spawn the entity.
event		Unspawn			The input event to unspawn the entity.

Available in Unit Flow Editor, Level Flow Editor, and External Flow Editor.