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Distance as Float

Discussion in 'Scripting' started by marty, Dec 19, 2007.

  1. marty

    marty

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    Is there a Unity function that returns the distance between two points as a float, instead of as a Vector3 type?

    I know that I can calculate it with the help of my buddy Pythagorus, but I thought there might be a function for it.

    TIA!
     
    marty, Dec 19, 2007
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  2. Jonathan Czeck

    Jonathan Czeck

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    Vector3.Distance() ?

    Cheers,
    -Jon
     
    Jonathan Czeck, Dec 19, 2007
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  3. podperson

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    Vector3.distance(a, b); // returns distance between a and b

    (a-b).magnitude;
     
    podperson, Dec 19, 2007
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  4. marty

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    My bad.

    Vector3.Distance *does* return a float.

    :oops:
     
    marty, Dec 19, 2007
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  5. marty

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    You guys are fast!
     
    marty, Dec 19, 2007
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