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Re: Questions about mecanum wheels

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the WPILib Joystick class has a GetDirectionDegrees and GetDirectionRadians, I'm sure Labview has something similar
Actually it unfortunately doesn't (At least as far as we can tell). We also had to do the conversion from X/Y axis to direction/magnitude.

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When we push the main joystick full forward, and give the holonomicdrive.vi the equivalent of 1 magnitude, 0 heading, and 0 rotation, the motors all go in the same direction but at about ~70% power.
This is also true and is how the holonomic vi is coded.

If you want to change it so that your motors are running at full power I'd advise making a copy of the holonomic vi and reworking the math inside of it to your liking.