DxDrawOctagon3D

This function creates the Octagon , by combining dxDrawLine3D with each other , it needs to act onClientRender because the function of action on frames.

This is made to be used clientside!.

Syntax

An example of how dxDrawOctagon3D function works in practice.

bool dxDrawOctagon3D(int x, int y, int z, [int radius, int width, int color = white] )

Required Arguments

x: x coordinates of the form
y: y coordinates of the form
z: z coordinates of the form
width: Display format
radius: size format
color: Color hard form produced using tocolor

Returns

Returns true if successful, false if they are not passed good arguments to the function.

Code :

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Client

function dxDrawOctagon3D(x, y, z, radius, width, color)
	if type(x) ~= "number" or type(y) ~= "number" or type(z) ~= "number" then
		return false
	end

	local radius = radius or 1
	local radius2 = radius/math.sqrt(2)
	local width = width or 1
	local color = color or tocolor(255,255,255,150)

	point = {}

		for i=1,8 do
			point[i] = {}
		end

		point[1].x = x
		point[1].y = y-radius
		point[2].x = x+radius2
		point[2].y = y-radius2
		point[3].x = x+radius
		point[3].y = y
		point[4].x = x+radius2
		point[4].y = y+radius2
		point[5].x = x
		point[5].y = y+radius
		point[6].x = x-radius2
		point[6].y = y+radius2
		point[7].x = x-radius
		point[7].y = y
		point[8].x = x-radius2
		point[8].y = y-radius2
		
	for i=1,8 do
		if i ~= 8 then
			x, y, z, x2, y2, z2 = point[i].x,point[i].y,z,point[i+1].x,point[i+1].y,z
		else
			x, y, z, x2, y2, z2 = point[i].x,point[i].y,z,point[1].x,point[1].y,z
		end
		dxDrawLine3D(x, y, z, x2, y2, z2, color, width)
	end
	return true
end

Example :

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Client

function Show()
	dxDrawOctagon3D(-706.464, 957.945, 12.439, 2, 1, tocolor(255,0,0,150) )
end
addEventHandler ( "onClientRender", root, Show )

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Cursor functions

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Effects functions

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Elements functions

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Input functions

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Data functions

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convertNumber » This function converts and formats large numbers.
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convertTextToSpeech » This function converts the provided text to a speech in the provided language which players can hear.
findRotation » This function takes two points and returns the direction from point A to point B.
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FormatDate » This function formats a date on the basis of a format string and returns it.
generateString » This function generates a random string with any characters.
generateRandomASCIIString » This function returns a random string which uses ASCII characters.
getDistance » Returns the distance between two elements.
getAge » This function calculates the age of a given birthday.
getDistanceBetweenPointAndSegment2D » This function takes point coordinates and line (a segment) starting and ending coordinates. It returns the shortest distance between the point and the line.
getEasterDate » This function returns easter date monthday and month for a given year.
getKeyFromValueInTable » This function returns the key of the specified value in a table.
getOffsetFromXYZ » This function allows you to take an entity and a position and calculate the relative offset between them accounting for rotations.
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Comboboxes

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Gridlists

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Labels

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Marker functions

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Math functions

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Map functions

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Ped functions

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Player functions

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Resource functions

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Sound functions

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stopSoundSlowly » This function stop your sound element slowly.

Browser functions

playVideo » This function plays a video on the screen.

Team functions

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getTeamWithFewestPlayers » This function returns a team element with least players of all the specified teams.

Vehicle functions

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getRandomVehicle » This function gets a random vehicle.
getValidVehicleModels » This function returns a table of all valid vehicle models.
getVehiclesCountByType » This function returns the amount of vehicles by the given type as an integer value.
isVehicleEmpty » This function checks whether a vehicle is empty.
isVehicleOccupied » This function checks if a specified vehicle is occupied.
isVehicleOnRoof » This function checks whether vehicle is on roof.
isVehicleReversing » This function checks if a specified vehicle is moving backwards.
isVehicleUpgraded » This function checks is vehicle upgraded by upgrade ID.
setVehicleGravityPoint » This function sets a vehicle's gravity in the direction of a 3 dimensional coordinate with the strength specified.
getVehicleTurnVelocityCenterOfMass» This function gets a vehicle's turn velocity relative to the vehicle's center or mass.
setVehicleTurnVelocityCenterOfMass» This function sets a vehicle's turn velocity relative to the vehicle's center or mass.

Weapon functions

getJetpackWeaponsEnabled » This function returns a table of enabled weapons usable on a jetpack.
getPreviousAndNextWeapon » This function returns the next weapon and previous.

XML functions

getXMLNodes » This function returns all children of a XML node.

Utility

animate » This function allows you to use interpolateBetween without render event and easily used.
callClientFunction » This function allows you to call any client-side function from the server's side.
callServerFunction » This function allows you to call any server-side function from the client's side.
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coroutine.resume » This function applies a fix for hidden coroutine error messages.
getBanFromName » This functions returns the ban of the given playername.
getCurrentFPS » This function returns the frames per second at which GTA: SA is running.
IfElse » This function returns one of two values based on a boolean expression.
isCursorOnElement » This function checks whether the cursor is in a particular area.
isMouseInCircle » This function checks if a cursor position is in circular area or not.
isMouseInPosition » This function allows you to check whether the mouse cursor/pointer is within a rectangular position.
iterElements » This function returns a time-saving iterator for your for-loops.
thisCommandHandlersExist » This method checks a string if this exist as command Handlers
vector3:compare » This method checks whether two vectors match, with optional precision.
preprocessor » This function allow you to use gcc macros.
PlotTrajectoryAtTime » Calculate projectile/water trajectory.