checkVisibility

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Description

Description:

Description needed

Groups:

Math - Geometry

Syntax

Syntax:

Syntax needed

Parameters:

[ignore, LOD, ignore2]: Array

ignore: Object - object to exclude from calculations

LOD: String - level of details to use. Possible values are: "FIRE", "VIEW", "GEOM", "IFIRE", "PHYSX" - PhysX geometry LOD (since Arma 3 v2.01.146666)

ignore2 (Optional): Object - second object to exclude from calculations (Since Arma 3 v1.62)

[beg, end]: Array

beg: Array - start position in format PositionASL

end: Array - end position in format PositionASL

Return Value:

Number - how much end position is visible to start position in range 0..1, where 1 is fully visible.

Examples

Example 1:

_cansee = [objNull, "VIEW"] checkVisibility [eyePos player, eyePos unit1];

Additional Information

See also:

lineIntersectsWithlineIntersectsSurfaceslineIntersectsObjsintersectterrainIntersectterrainIntersectASLterrainIntersectAtASLlineIntersectscursorObjectcursorTargetdisableRemoteSensors

Notes

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Posted on August 8, 2016 - 22:38 (UTC)

BaerMitUmlaut

Particles that have blockAIVisibility set to 1 will influence the result, but will not make checkVisibility return 0. Instead an extremly small number will be returned.
Distance, fog, overcast, rain and nighttime have no effect on the result.