[1.11] Make entity face BlockPos before mining it

[Coron]

I'm working on a robot which mines in a set direction. I want the robot to look at a block before mining it. I've tried using

 

entity.getLookHelper().setLookPosition(position.getX(), position.getY(), position.getZ(), 10.0F, 10.0F);

 

The entity moves its head towards the block, but not all the way. How can I make the entity look at the block properly?

Edited February 12, 2017 by Coron

[OreCruncher]

My guess is the robot is looking at one of the corners of the block?  Have you tried offsetting each axis by 0.5D?

[Coron]

1 hour ago, OreCruncher said:

My guess is the robot is looking at one of the corners of the block?  Have you tried offsetting each axis by 0.5D?

Good point, looks better now.

But now I realize that what I actually might want is for the entity to turn towards the block, any idea on how to do that?

[OreCruncher]

That I do not know.  However, there may be some code in the EntityAI that does this.  IIRC mobs do turn and face the player on occasion when the player is being looked at.

[Draco18s]

If you want it to turn slowly, you need to turn less (amount) over time (more than once).  It's called LERPing.