What are "Twist" and "Paddle"?

Game Engine Game Engine Support and Discussion
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I’ve heard them being referred to before, as a joystick setting (such as in "single axis). However, I haven’t found a source online that describes them.

I’m especially curious if this is some way of measuring exact axis angles, as opposed to the 8 compass directions. If not, is there another way, to anyone’s knowledge, like through Python? Thanks.

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Never heard of twist or paddle. I just use roll, pitch and yaw, but maybe that’s because of my base in aircraft?

Youn can get the ‘angle’ using python. Have a look at the api for bge.logic.joysticks

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hi GHArtist,

Twist is the rotation of the joystick around the z-axis.
Paddle is the flap on the back of the joystick. You can move it up and down.

In BGE python, the joystick sensor function axisValues returns a list [ x, y, z, zRot]

x is left/right. Range: 32767 to -32767 (Center is 0)
y is front/back. Range: 32767 to -32767 (Center is 0)
z is the paddle position. Range: 32767 to -32767 (Halfway up is 0)
zRot is the joystick twist. Range: 32767 to -32767 (Center is 0)

Clark

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Hm. Zrot sounds useful. But, how are the ranges placed? Something like this?

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hi GHArtist,

Correct. Twist right is 0 to 32,767. Twist left is 0 to -32,767.

Clark