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Question Physics2d.OverlapCircle

Discussion in 'Physics' started by The-Magician, May 20, 2023.

  1. The-Magician

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    The-Magician, May 20, 2023
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  2. Andrewsr3

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    Andrewsr3, Aug 1, 2023
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  3. MelvMay

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    No, it doesn't return the nearest object to the center, it does what it describes; returns all colliders overlapping the specified shape (circle in this case).

    You can quickly iterate the returned colliders to determine that should you wish whether it be by the Rigidbody2D.position, Transform.position etc.

    The order of overlapped results is always undefined in terms of XY but as the docs mention, the order will be sorted by Transform.z (which isn't a physics property but a Transform property).

    Any "cast" query (line-cast, ray-cast, circle-cast, capsule-cast etc) is ordered by hit distance. (2D Only, 3D physics does no sorting).
     
    MelvMay, Aug 2, 2023
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