checkVisibility - Revision history

BrettMayson at 04:27, 3 January 2026

2026-01-03T04:27:56Z

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	\|p3since= arma3 1.62		\|p3since= arma3 1.62

	\|p4= beg: ~~[[Array]] - start position in format~~ [[Position#PositionASL\|PositionASL]]		\|p4= beg: [[Position#PositionASL\|PositionASL]] - start position

	\|p5= end: ~~[[Array]] - end position in format~~ [[Position#PositionASL\|PositionASL]]		\|p5= end: [[Position#PositionASL\|PositionASL]] - end position

	\|r1= [[Number]] - how much end position is visible to start position in range 0..1, where 1 is fully visible.		\|r1= [[Number]] - how much end position is visible to start position in range 0..1, where 1 is fully visible.

Lou Montana: Some wiki formatting

2023-04-10T11:25:22Z

Some wiki formatting

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	\|descr= {{{!}} class="wikitable float-right"		\|descr= {{{!}} class="wikitable float-right"
	! Affected by		! style="width: 50%" {{!}} Affected by
	! Not affected by		! Not affected by
	{{!}}-		{{!}}-

Lou Montana: Fix description

2023-04-10T11:08:04Z

Fix description

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 |gr1= Math - Geometry
-|descr= Checks if one position is visible from another position and how much.
+|descr= {{{!}} class="wikitable float-right"
-The results can be affected by [[getTerrainGrid]] value, especially if position is near the ground.
+! Affected by
-Particle effects such as smoke can also affect the results.
+! Not affected by
 |s1= [ignore, LOD, ignore2] [[checkVisibility]] [beg, end]
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 |seealso= [[lineIntersectsWith]] [[lineIntersectsSurfaces]] [[lineIntersectsObjs]] [[intersect]] [[terrainIntersect]] [[terrainIntersectASL]] [[terrainIntersectAtASL]] [[lineIntersects]] [[cursorObject]] [[cursorTarget]] [[disableRemoteSensors]]
 }}

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "|size=0.75" to "|size= 0.75"

2022-12-21T11:09:44Z

Text replacement - "|size=0.75" to "|size= 0.75"

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	\|p1= ignore: [[Object]] - object to exclude from calculations		\|p1= ignore: [[Object]] - object to exclude from calculations

	\|p2= LOD: [[String]] - level of details to use. Possible values are: {{hl\|"FIRE"}}, {{hl\|"VIEW"}}, {{hl\|"GEOM"}}, {{hl\|"IFIRE"}}, and {{GVI\|arma3\|2.02\|size=0.75}} {{hl\|"PHYSX"}}		\|p2= LOD: [[String]] - level of details to use. Possible values are: {{hl\|"FIRE"}}, {{hl\|"VIEW"}}, {{hl\|"GEOM"}}, {{hl\|"IFIRE"}}, and {{GVI\|arma3\|2.02\|size= 0.75}} {{hl\|"PHYSX"}}

	\|p3= ignore2: [[Object]] - (Optional, default [[objNull]]) second object to exclude from calculations		\|p3= ignore2: [[Object]] - (Optional, default [[objNull]]) second object to exclude from calculations

Lou Montana: Some wiki formatting

2022-05-13T13:10:54Z

Some wiki formatting

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	\|r1= [[Number]] - how much end position is visible to start position in range 0..1, where 1 is fully visible.		\|r1= [[Number]] - how much end position is visible to start position in range 0..1, where 1 is fully visible.

	\|x1= <~~code~~>~~_cansee~~ = [~~<nowiki/>~~objNull, "VIEW"] checkVisibility [~~<nowiki/>~~eyePos player, eyePos unit1];</~~code~~>		\|x1= <sqf>private _canSee = [objNull, "VIEW"] checkVisibility [eyePos player, eyePos unit1];</sqf>

	\|seealso= [[lineIntersectsWith]] [[lineIntersectsSurfaces]] [[lineIntersectsObjs]] [[intersect]] [[terrainIntersect]] [[terrainIntersectASL]] [[terrainIntersectAtASL]] [[lineIntersects]] [[cursorObject]] [[cursorTarget]] [[disableRemoteSensors]]		\|seealso= [[lineIntersectsWith]] [[lineIntersectsSurfaces]] [[lineIntersectsObjs]] [[intersect]] [[terrainIntersect]] [[terrainIntersectASL]] [[terrainIntersectAtASL]] [[lineIntersects]] [[cursorObject]] [[cursorTarget]] [[disableRemoteSensors]]
	}}		}}

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "`([^ ])\[\[([a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]\]([^ ])<\/code>" to "$1$2$3"`


2022-05-12T10:09:53Z
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|r1= [[Number]] - how much end position is visible to start position in range 0..1, where 1 is fully visible. |r1= [[Number]] - how much end position is visible to start position in range 0..1, where 1 is fully visible.



|x1= <code>_cansee = [<nowiki/>objNull, "VIEW"] checkVisibility [<nowiki/>eyePos player, [[eyePos]] unit1];</code> |x1= <code>_cansee = [<nowiki/>objNull, "VIEW"] checkVisibility [<nowiki/>eyePos player, eyePos unit1];</code>
|seealso= [[lineIntersectsWith]] [[lineIntersectsSurfaces]] [[lineIntersectsObjs]] [[intersect]] [[terrainIntersect]] [[terrainIntersectASL]] [[terrainIntersectAtASL]] [[lineIntersects]] [[cursorObject]] [[cursorTarget]] [[disableRemoteSensors]] |seealso= [[lineIntersectsWith]] [[lineIntersectsSurfaces]] [[lineIntersectsObjs]] [[intersect]] [[terrainIntersect]] [[terrainIntersectASL]] [[terrainIntersectAtASL]] [[lineIntersects]] [[cursorObject]] [[cursorTarget]] [[disableRemoteSensors]]
}} }}



Lou Montana: Text replacement - "([^
]*)\[\[([a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]\]([^
]*)<\/code>" to "$1$2$3"

2022-05-12T10:03:32Z
Text replacement - "<code>([^ ]*)\[\[([a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]\]([^ ]*)<\/code>" to "<code>$1$2$3</code>"

				
				
				
				
				
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|r1= [[Number]] - how much end position is visible to start position in range 0..1, where 1 is fully visible. |r1= [[Number]] - how much end position is visible to start position in range 0..1, where 1 is fully visible.



|x1= <code>_cansee = [<nowiki/>objNull, "VIEW"] checkVisibility [<nowiki/>eyePos [[player]], [[eyePos]] unit1];</code> |x1= <code>_cansee = [<nowiki/>objNull, "VIEW"] checkVisibility [<nowiki/>eyePos player, [[eyePos]] unit1];</code>
|seealso= [[lineIntersectsWith]] [[lineIntersectsSurfaces]] [[lineIntersectsObjs]] [[intersect]] [[terrainIntersect]] [[terrainIntersectASL]] [[terrainIntersectAtASL]] [[lineIntersects]] [[cursorObject]] [[cursorTarget]] [[disableRemoteSensors]] |seealso= [[lineIntersectsWith]] [[lineIntersectsSurfaces]] [[lineIntersectsObjs]] [[intersect]] [[terrainIntersect]] [[terrainIntersectASL]] [[terrainIntersectAtASL]] [[lineIntersects]] [[cursorObject]] [[cursorTarget]] [[disableRemoteSensors]]
}} }}



Lou Montana: Text replacement - "([^
]*)\[\[([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]\]([^
]*)<\/code>" to "$1$2$3"

2022-05-12T10:02:45Z
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|r1= [[Number]] - how much end position is visible to start position in range 0..1, where 1 is fully visible. |r1= [[Number]] - how much end position is visible to start position in range 0..1, where 1 is fully visible.



|x1= <code>_cansee = [<nowiki/>objNull, "VIEW"] checkVisibility [<nowiki/>[[eyePos]] [[player]], [[eyePos]] unit1];</code> |x1= <code>_cansee = [<nowiki/>objNull, "VIEW"] checkVisibility [<nowiki/>eyePos [[player]], [[eyePos]] unit1];</code>
|seealso= [[lineIntersectsWith]] [[lineIntersectsSurfaces]] [[lineIntersectsObjs]] [[intersect]] [[terrainIntersect]] [[terrainIntersectASL]] [[terrainIntersectAtASL]] [[lineIntersects]] [[cursorObject]] [[cursorTarget]] [[disableRemoteSensors]] |seealso= [[lineIntersectsWith]] [[lineIntersectsSurfaces]] [[lineIntersectsObjs]] [[intersect]] [[terrainIntersect]] [[terrainIntersectASL]] [[terrainIntersectAtASL]] [[lineIntersects]] [[cursorObject]] [[cursorTarget]] [[disableRemoteSensors]]
}} }}



Lou Montana: Text replacement - "([^
]*)\[\[([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]\]([^
]*)<\/code>" to "$1$2$3"

2022-05-12T10:01:51Z
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|r1= [[Number]] - how much end position is visible to start position in range 0..1, where 1 is fully visible. |r1= [[Number]] - how much end position is visible to start position in range 0..1, where 1 is fully visible.



|x1= <code>_cansee = [<nowiki/>objNull, "VIEW"] [[checkVisibility]] [<nowiki/>[[eyePos]] [[player]], [[eyePos]] unit1];</code> |x1= <code>_cansee = [<nowiki/>objNull, "VIEW"] checkVisibility [<nowiki/>[[eyePos]] [[player]], [[eyePos]] unit1];</code>
|seealso= [[lineIntersectsWith]] [[lineIntersectsSurfaces]] [[lineIntersectsObjs]] [[intersect]] [[terrainIntersect]] [[terrainIntersectASL]] [[terrainIntersectAtASL]] [[lineIntersects]] [[cursorObject]] [[cursorTarget]] [[disableRemoteSensors]] |seealso= [[lineIntersectsWith]] [[lineIntersectsSurfaces]] [[lineIntersectsObjs]] [[intersect]] [[terrainIntersect]] [[terrainIntersectASL]] [[terrainIntersectAtASL]] [[lineIntersects]] [[cursorObject]] [[cursorTarget]] [[disableRemoteSensors]]
}} }}



Lou Montana: Text replacement - "([^
]*)\[\[([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]\]([^
]*)<\/code>" to "$1$2$3"

2022-05-12T10:01:13Z
Text replacement - "<code>([^ ]*)\[\[([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]\]([^ ]*)<\/code>" to "<code>$1$2$3</code>"

				
				
				
				
				
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|r1= [[Number]] - how much end position is visible to start position in range 0..1, where 1 is fully visible. |r1= [[Number]] - how much end position is visible to start position in range 0..1, where 1 is fully visible.



|x1= <code>_cansee = [<nowiki/>[[objNull]], "VIEW"] [[checkVisibility]] [<nowiki/>[[eyePos]] [[player]], [[eyePos]] unit1];</code> |x1= <code>_cansee = [<nowiki/>objNull, "VIEW"] [[checkVisibility]] [<nowiki/>[[eyePos]] [[player]], [[eyePos]] unit1];</code>
|seealso= [[lineIntersectsWith]] [[lineIntersectsSurfaces]] [[lineIntersectsObjs]] [[intersect]] [[terrainIntersect]] [[terrainIntersectASL]] [[terrainIntersectAtASL]] [[lineIntersects]] [[cursorObject]] [[cursorTarget]] [[disableRemoteSensors]] |seealso= [[lineIntersectsWith]] [[lineIntersectsSurfaces]] [[lineIntersectsObjs]] [[intersect]] [[terrainIntersect]] [[terrainIntersectASL]] [[terrainIntersectAtASL]] [[lineIntersects]] [[cursorObject]] [[cursorTarget]] [[disableRemoteSensors]]
}} }}

checkVisibility - Revision history

BrettMayson at 04:27, 3 January 2026

Lou Montana: Some wiki formatting

Lou Montana: Fix description

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "|size=0.75" to "|size= 0.75"

Lou Montana: Some wiki formatting

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "`([^ ])\[\[([a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]\]([^ ])<\/code>" to "$1$2$3"`

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "`([^ ])\[\[([a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]\]([^ ])<\/code>" to "$1$2$3"`

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "`([^ ])\[\[([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]\]([^ ])<\/code>" to "$1$2$3"`

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "`([^ ])\[\[([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]\]([^ ])<\/code>" to "$1$2$3"`

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "`([^ ])\[\[([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]\]([^ ])<\/code>" to "$1$2$3"`

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	\|r1= [[Number]] - how much end position is visible to start position in range 0..1, where 1 is fully visible.		\|r1= [[Number]] - how much end position is visible to start position in range 0..1, where 1 is fully visible.

	\|x1= <code>_cansee = [<nowiki/>objNull, "VIEW"] checkVisibility [<nowiki/>eyePos player, [[eyePos]] unit1];</code>		\|x1= <code>_cansee = [<nowiki/>objNull, "VIEW"] checkVisibility [<nowiki/>eyePos player, eyePos unit1];</code>
	\|seealso= [[lineIntersectsWith]] [[lineIntersectsSurfaces]] [[lineIntersectsObjs]] [[intersect]] [[terrainIntersect]] [[terrainIntersectASL]] [[terrainIntersectAtASL]] [[lineIntersects]] [[cursorObject]] [[cursorTarget]] [[disableRemoteSensors]]		\|seealso= [[lineIntersectsWith]] [[lineIntersectsSurfaces]] [[lineIntersectsObjs]] [[intersect]] [[terrainIntersect]] [[terrainIntersectASL]] [[terrainIntersectAtASL]] [[lineIntersects]] [[cursorObject]] [[cursorTarget]] [[disableRemoteSensors]]
	}}		}}

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	\|r1= [[Number]] - how much end position is visible to start position in range 0..1, where 1 is fully visible.		\|r1= [[Number]] - how much end position is visible to start position in range 0..1, where 1 is fully visible.

	\|x1= <code>_cansee = [<nowiki/>objNull, "VIEW"] checkVisibility [<nowiki/>eyePos [[player]], [[eyePos]] unit1];</code>		\|x1= <code>_cansee = [<nowiki/>objNull, "VIEW"] checkVisibility [<nowiki/>eyePos player, [[eyePos]] unit1];</code>
	\|seealso= [[lineIntersectsWith]] [[lineIntersectsSurfaces]] [[lineIntersectsObjs]] [[intersect]] [[terrainIntersect]] [[terrainIntersectASL]] [[terrainIntersectAtASL]] [[lineIntersects]] [[cursorObject]] [[cursorTarget]] [[disableRemoteSensors]]		\|seealso= [[lineIntersectsWith]] [[lineIntersectsSurfaces]] [[lineIntersectsObjs]] [[intersect]] [[terrainIntersect]] [[terrainIntersectASL]] [[terrainIntersectAtASL]] [[lineIntersects]] [[cursorObject]] [[cursorTarget]] [[disableRemoteSensors]]
	}}		}}

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	\|r1= [[Number]] - how much end position is visible to start position in range 0..1, where 1 is fully visible.		\|r1= [[Number]] - how much end position is visible to start position in range 0..1, where 1 is fully visible.

	\|x1= <code>_cansee = [<nowiki/>objNull, "VIEW"] checkVisibility [<nowiki/>[[eyePos]] [[player]], [[eyePos]] unit1];</code>		\|x1= <code>_cansee = [<nowiki/>objNull, "VIEW"] checkVisibility [<nowiki/>eyePos [[player]], [[eyePos]] unit1];</code>
	\|seealso= [[lineIntersectsWith]] [[lineIntersectsSurfaces]] [[lineIntersectsObjs]] [[intersect]] [[terrainIntersect]] [[terrainIntersectASL]] [[terrainIntersectAtASL]] [[lineIntersects]] [[cursorObject]] [[cursorTarget]] [[disableRemoteSensors]]		\|seealso= [[lineIntersectsWith]] [[lineIntersectsSurfaces]] [[lineIntersectsObjs]] [[intersect]] [[terrainIntersect]] [[terrainIntersectASL]] [[terrainIntersectAtASL]] [[lineIntersects]] [[cursorObject]] [[cursorTarget]] [[disableRemoteSensors]]
	}}		}}

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	\|r1= [[Number]] - how much end position is visible to start position in range 0..1, where 1 is fully visible.		\|r1= [[Number]] - how much end position is visible to start position in range 0..1, where 1 is fully visible.

	\|x1= <code>_cansee = [<nowiki/>objNull, "VIEW"] [[checkVisibility]] [<nowiki/>[[eyePos]] [[player]], [[eyePos]] unit1];</code>		\|x1= <code>_cansee = [<nowiki/>objNull, "VIEW"] checkVisibility [<nowiki/>[[eyePos]] [[player]], [[eyePos]] unit1];</code>
	\|seealso= [[lineIntersectsWith]] [[lineIntersectsSurfaces]] [[lineIntersectsObjs]] [[intersect]] [[terrainIntersect]] [[terrainIntersectASL]] [[terrainIntersectAtASL]] [[lineIntersects]] [[cursorObject]] [[cursorTarget]] [[disableRemoteSensors]]		\|seealso= [[lineIntersectsWith]] [[lineIntersectsSurfaces]] [[lineIntersectsObjs]] [[intersect]] [[terrainIntersect]] [[terrainIntersectASL]] [[terrainIntersectAtASL]] [[lineIntersects]] [[cursorObject]] [[cursorTarget]] [[disableRemoteSensors]]
	}}		}}

checkVisibility - Revision history

BrettMayson at 04:27, 3 January 2026

Lou Montana: Some wiki formatting

Lou Montana: Fix description

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "|size=0.75" to "|size= 0.75"

Lou Montana: Some wiki formatting

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "([^ ]*)\[\[([a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]\]([^ ]*)<\/code>" to "$1$2$3"

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "([^ ]*)\[\[([a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]\]([^ ]*)<\/code>" to "$1$2$3"

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "([^ ]*)\[\[([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]\]([^ ]*)<\/code>" to "$1$2$3"

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "([^ ]*)\[\[([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]\]([^ ]*)<\/code>" to "$1$2$3"

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "([^ ]*)\[\[([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]\]([^ ]*)<\/code>" to "$1$2$3"

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "`([^ ])\[\[([a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]\]([^ ])<\/code>" to "$1$2$3"`

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "`([^ ])\[\[([a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]\]([^ ])<\/code>" to "$1$2$3"`

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "`([^ ])\[\[([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]\]([^ ])<\/code>" to "$1$2$3"`

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "`([^ ])\[\[([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]\]([^ ])<\/code>" to "$1$2$3"`

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "`([^ ])\[\[([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]\]([^ ])<\/code>" to "$1$2$3"`