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|x1= <sqf>_euclideanDist = getPosASL player vectorDistance [0,0,0];</sqf>
|x1= <sqf>_euclideanDist = getPosASL player vectorDistance [0,0,0];</sqf>


|x2= <sqf>(getPosASL _a) vectorDistance (getPosASL _b);
|x2= <sqf>
(getPosASL _a) vectorDistance (getPosASL _b);
// same as
// same as
(getPosATL _a) distance (getPosATL _b);</sqf>
(getPosATL _a) distance (getPosATL _b);
</sqf>


|seealso= [[vectorAdd]] [[vectorDiff]] [[vectorCrossProduct]] [[vectorDotProduct]] [[vectorCos]] [[vectorMagnitude]] [[vectorMagnitudeSqr]] [[vectorMultiply]] [[vectorDistanceSqr]] [[vectorDir]] [[vectorUp]] [[setVectorDir]] [[setVectorUp]] [[setVectorDirAndUp]] [[distance]] [[vectorNormalized]] [[vectorFromTo]] [[distance2D]] [[matrixMultiply]] [[matrixTranspose]]
|seealso= [[vectorAdd]] [[vectorDiff]] [[vectorCrossProduct]] [[vectorDotProduct]] [[vectorCos]] [[vectorMagnitude]] [[vectorMagnitudeSqr]] [[vectorMultiply]] [[vectorDistanceSqr]] [[vectorDir]] [[vectorUp]] [[setVectorDir]] [[setVectorUp]] [[setVectorDirAndUp]] [[distance]] [[vectorNormalized]] [[vectorFromTo]] [[distance2D]] [[matrixMultiply]] [[matrixTranspose]]

Latest revision as of 19:43, 3 September 2024

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Description

Description:
Returns Euclidean distance between two points.
Groups:
Math - Vectors

Syntax

Syntax:
point1 vectorDistance point2
Parameters:
point1: Position3D or Position2D - (since Arma 3 logo black.png2.00, z coordinate is defaulted to 0)
point2: Position3D or Position2D - (since Arma 3 logo black.png2.00, z coordinate is defaulted to 0)
Return Value:
Number

Examples

Example 1:
_euclideanDist = getPosASL player vectorDistance [0,0,0];
Example 2:
(getPosASL _a) vectorDistance (getPosASL _b); // same as (getPosATL _a) distance (getPosATL _b);

Additional Information

See also:
vectorAdd vectorDiff vectorCrossProduct vectorDotProduct vectorCos vectorMagnitude vectorMagnitudeSqr vectorMultiply vectorDistanceSqr vectorDir vectorUp setVectorDir setVectorUp setVectorDirAndUp distance vectorNormalized vectorFromTo distance2D matrixMultiply matrixTranspose

Notes

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Posted on 28 Jun, 2014
ffur2007slx2_5
Arma 3 logo black.png1.22 Algorithm:
Vector1 = [x1,y1,z1]; Vector2 = [x2,y2,z2]; Result = sqrt ((x2 - x1) ^ 2 + (y2 - y1) ^ 2 + (z2 - z1) ^ 2);