APawn::FaceRotation
#include "GameFramework/Pawn.h"
Access: public
Specifiers: virtual
Description
Updates the pawn's actor rotation to match the controller's ControlRotation, gated by the bUseControllerRotationPitch/Yaw/Roll flags. Called each tick by the movement system to keep the pawn body oriented correctly.
Caveats & Gotchas
- • This only applies components of the rotation where the corresponding bUseControllerRotation flag is true — if all three flags are false this function is a no-op. Forgetting to enable bUseControllerRotationYaw is the most common cause of a pawn that strafes without turning.
- • ACharacter overrides this to rotate the capsule independently from the mesh; if you call Super::FaceRotation() from a Character subclass you will rotate the capsule but animations and socket-based queries may lag one frame.
Signature
virtual void FaceRotation(FRotator NewControlRotation, float DeltaTime = 0.f)Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| NewControlRotation | FRotator | The controller's current ControlRotation passed in by the movement update. | — |
| DeltaTime | float | Time in seconds since the last frame, available for interpolation. | 0.f |
Return Type
void Example
Override to smoothly interpolate yaw only C++
void AMyPawn::FaceRotation(FRotator NewControlRotation, float DeltaTime)
{
FRotator CurrentRot = GetActorRotation();
FRotator TargetRot = FRotator(0.f, NewControlRotation.Yaw, 0.f);
FRotator SmoothedRot = FMath::RInterpTo(CurrentRot, TargetRot, DeltaTime, 10.f);
SetActorRotation(SmoothedRot);
}Version History
Introduced in: 4.0
| Version | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | stable | — |
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