A p5/.js custom rotation behavior problem

Question

I am trying to make a custom rotation/magnetic behavior that makes a bunch of box() rotating normally and will stop rotating and magnetically attract towards the cursor if within a certain distance.

I am not sure how to fix it as now the cubes can only spin randomly.

please help/give some clues thanks!

let cubes = [];

function setup() {
  createCanvas(windowWidth, windowHeight, WEBGL);
  backCol = color(243, 243, 243);
  //background(backCol);

  for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
    for (let j = 0; j < 10; j++) {
      let xPos = map(i, 0, 9, 50, width - 50);
      let yPos = map(j, 0, 9, 50, height - 50);

      cubes.push(new Cubes(xPos, yPos));

    }
  }

}

function draw() {
  background(backCol);
  noFill();

  for (let a = 0; a < cubes.length; a++) {
    cubes[a].update();
  }
}

class Cubes {

  constructor(x, y) {
    this.x = x;
    this.y = y;
    this.size = 30;
    this.stroke = 70;
    this.shift1 = color(96);
    this.shift2 = color(244);
    this.a = atan2(mouseY-this.y, mouseX-this.x);
  }

  update() {
    this.shape();
    this.magnetic();
  }
  

  shape() {
    push();
    stroke(this.stroke);
    translate(this.x - width / 2, this.y - height / 2, 0);
    rotateX(millis()/1000);
    rotateY(millis()/1000);
    box(this.size);
    pop();
  }

  shift_Color() {
    let distance = dist(mouseX, mouseY, this.x, this.y);
    let shiftX = map(mouseX,0,this.a,0,1.0);
    let change = lerpColor(this.shift1,this.shift2,shiftX);

    if (distance < this.a) {
      fill(change);
    } else {
      noFill();
    }
  }
  
  magnetic() {
    let distance = dist(mouseX, mouseY, this.x, this.y);
    
    if (distance < this.size * 2) {
      rotateX(this.a);
      rotateY(this.a);
    } else {
      rotateX(millis()/1000);
      rotateY(millis()/1000);
    }
  }
}

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Answer 1

You have to invoke the method magnetic() in the method shape, in between push() and pop(), instead of rotateX()/rotateY() rather than after drawing the boxes:

shape() {
    push();
    stroke(this.stroke);
    translate(this.x - width / 2, this.y - height / 2, 0);
    //rotateX(millis()/1000);
    //rotateY(millis()/1000);
    this.magnetic()
    box(this.size);
    pop();
}

Further more the angle a depends on the current mouse position rather than on the position of mouse, when the object is constructed.
Compute the angle a in the method magnetic rather than in the constructor:

magnetic() {
    let distance = dist(mouseX, mouseY, this.x, this.y);

    if (distance < this.size * 2) {
      this.a = atan2(mouseY-this.y, mouseX-this.x);
      rotateX(this.a);
      rotateY(this.a);
    } else {
      rotateX(millis()/1000);
      rotateY(millis()/1000);
    }
}

See the example:

let cubes = [];

function setup() {
  createCanvas(windowWidth, windowHeight, WEBGL);
  backCol = color(243, 243, 243);
  //background(backCol);

  for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
    for (let j = 0; j < 10; j++) {
      let xPos = map(i, 0, 9, 50, width - 50);
      let yPos = map(j, 0, 9, 50, height - 50);

      cubes.push(new Cubes(xPos, yPos));

    }
  }

}

function draw() {
  background(backCol);
  noFill();

  for (let a = 0; a < cubes.length; a++) {
    cubes[a].update();
  }
}

class Cubes {

  constructor(x, y) {
    this.x = x;
    this.y = y;
    this.size = 30;
    this.stroke = 70;
    this.shift1 = color(96);
    this.shift2 = color(244);
    this.a = atan2(mouseY-this.y, mouseX-this.x);
  }

  update() {
    this.shape();
    //this.magnetic();
  }
  

  shape() {
    push();
    stroke(this.stroke);
    translate(this.x - width / 2, this.y - height / 2, 0);
    //rotateX(millis()/1000);
    //rotateY(millis()/1000);
    this.magnetic()
    box(this.size);
    pop();
  }

  shift_Color() {
    let distance = dist(mouseX, mouseY, this.x, this.y);
    let shiftX = map(mouseX,0,this.a,0,1.0);
    let change = lerpColor(this.shift1,this.shift2,shiftX);

    if (distance < this.a) {
      fill(change);
    } else {
      noFill();
    }
  }
  
  magnetic() {
    let distance = dist(mouseX, mouseY, this.x, this.y);
    
    if (distance < this.size * 2) {
      this.a = atan2(mouseY-this.y, mouseX-this.x);
      rotateX(this.a);
      rotateY(this.a);
    } else {
      rotateX(millis()/1000);
      rotateY(millis()/1000);
    }
  }
}

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