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Description:: Preloads area to be used with findEmptyPosition command and returns true when area is ready. The size of the area preloaded is from center - radius - maxDistance to center + radius + maxDistance
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Preloading large areas may take a long time, we are talking minutes. However once preloaded, it stays preloaded even after mission restart
Groups:: Positions

Syntax:: center findEmptyPositionReady [radius, maxDistance]
Parameters:: center: Array - Search area center position in format [x,y] or [x,y,z] in which case z is ignored. Accepts Position2D or Position3D
: [radius, maxDistance]: Array -
: radius: Number - distance from the center
: maxDistance: Number - distance from the end of radius
Return Value:: Boolean - true when ready

Example 1:: Preload aread within 500m: _ready = _center findEmptyPositionReady [0, 500];

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 |gr1= Positions
-| Preloads area to be used with [[findEmptyPosition]] command and returns [[true]] when area is ready. The size of the area preloaded is from <tt>center - radius - maxDistance</tt> to <tt>center + radius + maxDistance</tt>{{Feature | important | Preloading large areas may take a long time, we are talking minutes. However once preloaded, it stays preloaded even after mission restart}}
+|descr= Preloads area to be used with [[findEmptyPosition]] command and returns [[true]] when area is ready. The size of the area preloaded is from <tt>center - radius - maxDistance</tt> to <tt>center + radius + maxDistance</tt>{{Feature | important | Preloading large areas may take a long time, we are talking minutes. However once preloaded, it stays preloaded even after mission restart}}
 |s1=  center '''findEmptyPositionReady''' [radius, maxDistance]