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How can I get the global position of a Node3D in Godot 4?

I want to position one node to another, but they are under different parent nodes. How can I set one of the node's position to the other's, without interfering with the parent nodes' positions? Btw, the node3d with the position i'm trying to find has a random position

i've tried Node3D.global_position() and Node3D.global_translate (AI told me to try it). I know how to set global position, just not find it.

Solution

  • In Godot 3 for Spatial you would do node.global_transform.origin, and this continues to work in Godot 4 for Node3D.

    However, in Godot 4 you can now use node.global_position for Node3D which brings it in line with Node2D.

    The official documentation for global_position says

    Global position of this node. This is equivalent to global_transform.origin

    Both global_transform.origin and global_position are properties, that you can get:

    prints(node.global_transform.origin, node.global_position)

    Or set:

    node.global_transform.origin = Vector3.ZERO
node.global_position = Vector3.ZERO

    Apparently you were trying to use it as a method Node3D.global_position() (since you added parenthesis, it would be trying to call it, which it can't since it is a Vector3 not a Callable).

    And also Node3D.global_translate which apparently you tried to use as a property... Well, it is a method which you can use to move the Node3D.

    The documentation on global_translate says:

    Moves the global (world) transformation by Vector3 offset. The offset is in global coordinate system.

    You would use it like this:

    node.global_translate(some_offset)

    Which is equivalent to:

    node.global_position += some_offset

    Which is equivalent to:

    node.global_transform.origin += some_offset

    Which is equivalent to:

    node.global_transform.origin = node.global_transform.origin + some_offset