find direction by navmesh system

hey guys.
i simply want to get the direction of reaching to player by using unity navigation system.
i don't want navmesh agent component to move the enemy. just get the direction. i have enemies with different types of movement.
right now, it first finds the player position, then moves towards player straightforward even if there is an obstacle Infront of it. and it gets stuck behind it.
Thanks in advance
here is my enemy code:

Code (CSharp):

1.  
2.     Rigidbody rgdBody;
3.     Transform target;
4.  
5.     [SerializeField] float moveDelay = 1;
6.     [SerializeField] float forceTowardsPlayer = 3;
7.     [SerializeField] Vector3 force = new Vector3(3, 6, 3);
8.     [SerializeField] Vector3 torque = new Vector3(2, 2, 2);
9.  
10.     Vector3 direction;
11.  
12.     void Start()
13.     {
14.         target = GameObject.FindObjectOfType<PlayerMovement>().transform;
15.         MovementManager();
16.     }
17.  
18.     void MovementManager()
19.     {
20.             direction = (target.position - transform.position).normalized;
21.             rgdBody.AddForce(direction.x * forceTowardsPlayer, force.y, direction.z * forceTowardsPlayer, ForceMode.Impulse);
22.  
23.             rgdBody.AddTorque(new Vector3(torque.x, torque.y, torque.z), ForceMode.Impulse);
24.  
25.             if (moveDelay >= 0)
26.                 Invoke("MovementManager", moveDelay);
27.     }

and here is unity package of an example with player and enemies(attached file)

 

You need to phrase your question differently.

You want to get the direction(location)? of your Target, thats a basic transform.postiion, if you want the turn rotation, a basic calculation is enough.

If you want pathing similar to the NavMeshAgent but with the Rigidbody, then you will have to write your own logic of avoiding obstacles until the end.

Basically Moving towards it and if there is an obstacle, move a bit to the left/right, in production will not be enough.

Having a bigger Terrain, moving left or right. If an obstacle occur, will not always work since you can have bigger obstacles in the way leading to a totally different destination will cause problems

 

I'm also looking for a solution to this issue. Any answers from the experts?

 

I think you misunderstood my question. to clear it up for you and others: question is about "getting only the *direction* of *reaching to player* by helping from unity navigation system." that's it. it's not about movement, it's about direction. no matter if i'm moving my objects by unity translate or rigidboy or my own movemnt system. pls forget about rigidbodies or movement. just focus on a vector3 that holds direction.
why helping from unity navigation system? because it creates path every moment. what is path? some points connected with lines until reaching the target. then my enemy's z axis aligns to the first line of path, if we use nav agent move, enemy moves towards it.
let's stop here. i don't want nav mesh agent movement, only the direction is what i want. what direction? that point or points in path in reaching to player. just tell me how can i achieve the answer by any way you can think of.
many thanks in advance.

 

"Getting only the direction" is not vector3 but the "Direction" which is the "rotation".

If you want the "PATH" calculated by the navmesh, then you can do so with:

https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/AI.NavMeshAgent.CalculatePath.html

Still your question is wrong formulated. ...you say direction and later you say "path"

either way, to access the "Vector3[]" which the Path calculated, you can do so:

https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/AI.NavMeshPath.html

 

sorry for the late replay, thank you both of you @MarekUnity and @Terraya .
@MarekUnity honestly I didn't know about the static NavMesh.CalculatePath and that exactly with some modification solved my problem.