Define image points or change origin point location

Can I set a different image point or a different location to origin point of a sprite when the layout starts?

As far as I know this can only be done in the editor and not through events, but I might be wrong..

RenatoB, You can't change image point locations in runtime,

what is this for? There's probably another way to do it

keepee: I plan to use a single sprite in various layouts but the origin point will change for each layout because the grid measurements will change too.

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Please. I still need a solution for this. Thanks.

Change animation frames.

Kastas: Thanks, but I can not use this solution because my sprites already has many frames. Apparently I have to change each of the sprites separately. I thought there was a logical solution for this.

Kastas: Thanks, but I can not use this solution because my sprites already has many frames. Apparently I have to change each of the sprites separately. I thought there was a logical solution for this.

So clone animations and change them at the start. Unless you use several animation for the sprite already. In that case add variables.

You can apply image point automatically to all frames of an animation.

The formula is:

x = centerX + cos(angle) * distance

y = centerY + sin(angle) * distance

Kastas: Thanks. I'll take a look.

newt: Can you give me more details on using this formula?

Centerx would be the x of the object you want it to stay at, angle would be the angle of that object as well. Distance would be how far that image point is from centerx.

Same goes for y, just use sin for angle.

I suppose you could store distance in a variable to be able to change that easily.

newt: But in this case I will be changing the position of the object and not the origin point / image point and so I can not properly position the sprite in the grid. Is not it?

You don't have to do anything with the image editor. That formula is essentially how image points are set up.

The only thing you have to watch out for is changing the parent object's angle.

newt: Thanks. I think that I understood. I'll try to apply this formula.