How to rotate my character towards where they face?

[muffin_crow]

Godot Version

4.3

Question

Hi, I’m learning Godot and I want to make my character rotate smoothly towards where they face to, some help would be really appreciated!

extends CharacterBody3D

@onready var anim_tree : AnimationTree = $AnimationTree
@onready var armature = $Leopold/Armature
@onready var anim = $Leopold/AnimationPlayer

var character 

const SPEED = 5.0
const LERP_VAL = .15

	
func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
	
	
	if not is_on_floor():
		velocity += get_gravity() * delta
		
	# Get the input direction and handle the movement/deceleration.
	# As good practice, you should replace UI actions with custom gameplay actions.
	var input_dir := Input.get_vector("right", "left", "back", "forward")

	var direction := (transform.basis * Vector3(input_dir.x, 0, input_dir.y)).normalized()
	if direction:
		velocity.x = direction.x * SPEED
		velocity.z = direction.z * SPEED
		
	else:
		velocity.x = move_toward(velocity.x, 0, SPEED)
		velocity.z = move_toward(velocity.z, 0, SPEED)
		

	move_and_slide()

I want the game to have this pseudo isometric view, making it clear just in case!

[gertkeno]

You current template script will change the input direction based on how the CharacterBody3D is rotated, you will have to only change the visual mesh’s rotation. You can get a angle from a vector with .angle()

$MeshInstance3D.rotation.y = input_dir.angle()

[muffin_crow]

Thanks!!