Game Object: getVectTo

getVectTo(pos)
  • Returns the distance and vector to a game object or a point.

pos:
  • Type:  KX_GameObject 
or
  • point [ x, y, z]  world coordinates

Return Type:

  • Return type:   list [ distance, globalVector, localVector ]

distance:

  • distance to the game object or point
  • Type:  float
globalVector: 
  • Vector to object/point using the global axis
  • Type: list[vx, vy, vz]
    vx = cosine of the angle of the vector to the world x-axis 
    vy = cosine of the angle of the vector to the world y-axis
    vz = cosine of the angle of the vector to the world z-axis 
localVector:
  • Vector to object/point using the local (game object) axis
  • Type:  list[vx, vy, vz]
    vx = cosine of the angle of the vector to the object x-axis 
    vy = cosine of the angle of the vector to the object y-axis 
    vz = cosine of the angle of the vector to the object z-axis 
Sample Code

################### get the distance and vector to a point
   
# import bge
import bge

# get controller
cont = bge.logic.getCurrentController()

# get object that controller is attached to
obj = cont.owner

# point in world coordinates
point = [ 5.0, 0.0, 10.0]

# get the distance and vector to a point
vectTo = obj.getVectTo(point)