Gravity Drift On Grab Script

Description

Thanks to Nicci for her excellent suggestions and help. ------------------------------ ### WHAT IT DOES (PURPOSE) Makes a prop gently float upward when first grabbed by ramping gravity to a negative value. When released, it keeps its position and upward motion but smoothly realigns its rotation to world axes. Optional: • Ceiling and XYZ bounds to protect against respawn • Freeze and hide if the object travels too far ------------------------------ ### HOW IT WORKS (BASICS) **ON FIRST GRAB** * Gravity Factor blends from Start to Target over Ramp Seconds * If Target is negative → the object drifts upward * Optional: Kick Up Speed adds a small push along Up axis when gravity flips **WHILE DRIFTING** * Vertical speed clamped with Max Up Speed * Safety checks verify ceiling and XYZ bounds **ON RELEASE** * Object stays in position and keeps velocity * It SLERPs rotation to world alignment over Realign Rotate Seconds (with optional Ease In/Out) * After a short Hold, physics returns to Dynamic ------------------------------ ### MOST IMPORTANT PARAMETERS • TARGET GRAVITY FACTOR → Negative to float upward (e.g., -0.8) • RAMP SECONDS → Speed of gravity transition from Start to Target • MAX UP SPEED → Caps vertical speed to prevent runaway motion • XYZ BOUNDS + MIN/MAX X/Y/Z + SAFETY MARGIN → Hard position limits with a buffer to avoid respawn • REALIGN ROTATION ON RELEASE + ROTATE SECONDS + EASE INOUT → Controls upright realignment smoothness ------------------------------ ### OPTIONS OVERVIEW • USE Z AS UP – For Z-up scene setups • FREEZE ON CEILING / ABSOLUTE CEILING ALT / CEILING ABOVE START – One or both ways to define vertical limits • HIDE ON CEILING / HIDE ON BOUNDS – Makes object invisible once out-of-bounds • ENSURE CANGRAB – Guarantees the rigidbody remains grabbable at runtime • ALIGN TO WORLD IDENTITY – Targets perfect world-aligned rotation • REALIGN HOLD SECONDS – Micro-stabilization after SLERP ------------------------------ Enjoy and Keep Good Vibes. Hugs from Morgane. ------------------------------