vectorUp: Difference between revisions

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Description:: An object with its vectorDir, vectorUp and vectorSide (vectors not to scale)

Returns an object's up vector in world space.

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The vector is not necessarily normalized. The magnitude of the vector depends on the object's scale.
Groups:: Math - Vectors

See also:: vectorUpVisual vectorDir vectorSide vectorSideVisual setVectorDir setVectorUp setVectorDirAndUp vectorDiff vectorAdd vectorMultiply vectorCrossProduct vectorDistance vectorMagnitudeSqr vectorDistanceSqr vectorCos vectorMagnitude vectorDotProduct vectorNormalized vectorFromTo BIS_fnc_getPitchBank BIS_fnc_transformVectorDirAndUp

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-[[Category:Scripting Commands|C]]
+{{RV|type=command
-[[Category:Scripting Commands ArmA|C]]
-<new command not populated>
+|game1= arma1
+|version1= 1.00
+|game2= arma2
+|version2= 1.00
-<h2 style="color:#000066">''''' vectorUp '''''</h2>
+|game3= arma2oa
+|version3= 1.50
+|game4= tkoh
+|version4= 1.00
-'''Operand types:'''
+|game5= arma3
+|version5= 0.50
-'''Type of returned value:'''
+|arg= global
-'''Compatibility:'''
+|gr2= Math - Vectors
-'''Description:'''
+|descr= [[File:arma3_object-vectors.jpg|thumb|right|An object with its [[vectorDir]], [[vectorUp]] and [[vectorSide]] (vectors not to scale)]]
+Returns an object's up vector in world space.
+{{Feature|important|The vector is '''not necessarily [[vectorNormalized|normalized]]'''. The [[vectorMagnitude|magnitude]] of the vector depends on the [[getObjectScale|object's scale]].}}
-'''Example:'''
+|s1= [[vectorUp]] object
+|p1= object: [[Object]]
+|r1= [[Array]] format [[Vector3D]]
+|x1= <sqf>_vecUp = vectorUp MyObject;</sqf>
+|seealso= [[vectorUpVisual]] [[vectorDir]] [[vectorSide]] [[vectorSideVisual]] [[setVectorDir]] [[setVectorUp]] [[setVectorDirAndUp]] [[vectorDiff]] [[vectorAdd]] [[vectorMultiply]] [[vectorCrossProduct]] [[vectorDistance]] [[vectorMagnitudeSqr]] [[vectorDistanceSqr]] [[vectorCos]] [[vectorMagnitude]] [[vectorDotProduct]] [[vectorNormalized]] [[vectorFromTo]] [[BIS_fnc_getPitchBank]] [[BIS_fnc_transformVectorDirAndUp]]
+}}