vectorDistance

1.22

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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 2.00, z coordinate is defaulted to 0)

point2: Position3D or Position2D - (since 2.00, 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

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Posted on 28 Jun, 2014

ffur2007slx2_5

1.22 Algorithm:

Vector1 = [x1,y1,z1]; Vector2 = [x2,y2,z2]; Result = sqrt ((x2 - x1) ^ 2 + (y2 - y1) ^ 2 + (z2 - z1) ^ 2);