worldToScreen

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Description

Description:

Converts position in world space into screen (UI) space. If a specified position is not within the current screen view, an empty array is returned.

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SafeZones should be considered:

• the result can be out of the [0,0]..[1,1] range
• the result can be a filled array even if the position is not displayed on screen if it would appear on a triplescreen setup

Groups:

Positions

Syntax

Syntax:

worldToScreen position

Parameters:

position: Array - world position 2D [x,y] or PositionAGL

Return Value:

Array - screen position in SafeZone format [x, y]. Returns an empty array [] if not on-screen.

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Alternative Syntax

Syntax:

camera worldToScreen position

Parameters:

camera: Object - camera object

position: Array - world position 2D [x,y] or PositionAGL

Return Value:

Array - screen position in SafeZone format [x, y], for the specified camera. Returns an empty array [] if not on-screen.

Examples

Example 1:

_screenPos = worldToScreen ASLToAGL getPosASL soldier1;

Example 2:

_screenPos = worldToScreen (player modelToWorld [0,10,0]);

Additional Information

See also:

screenToWorld SafeZone

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