# setElementAngularVelocity (Shared)

> Sets an element's turning speed.

- **Platform**: MY Multiplayer (MYMP)
- **Kind**: Lua Function
- **Side**: Shared
- **Category**: Elements
- **URL**: https://wiki.mymp.gg/en/setElementAngularVelocity

## Syntax

```lua
bool setElementAngularVelocity(element element, float x, y, z)
```

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `element` | `element` | The element. On a client, a ped, player, vehicle or object; on the server, a vehicle only. |
| `x, y, z` | `float` | Turning speed about each axis, per simulation step. |

## Returns

`true` if it was set, `false` if the element does not turn.

## Example

```lua
local vehicle = getPedOccupiedVehicle(localPlayer)
if vehicle then
    setElementAngularVelocity(vehicle, 0, 0, 0.2)
end
```

## See also

- [getElementAngularVelocity (Shared)](https://wiki.mymp.gg/en/getElementAngularVelocity.md): Reads how fast an element turns about each axis, per simulation step.
- [setElementVelocity (Shared)](https://wiki.mymp.gg/en/setElementVelocity.md): Sets an element's velocity.