BIS_fnc_relPos

1.001.501.000.50

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Description

Description:

Returns a position that is a specified distance and compass direction from the passed position or object.

In Arma 3 use getPos' alternative syntax instead.

Execution:

call

Groups:

PositionsGeometry

Syntax

Syntax:

[origin, distance, direction] call BIS_fnc_relPos

Parameters:

origin: Object or Position - object or position which should be used as initial point.

distance: Number - distance from initial point

direction: Number - direction from the intial position

Return Value:

Position

Examples

Example 1:

[[0,0,0], 1000, 50] call BIS_fnc_relPos; // [766.044,642.788,0]

Additional Information

See also:

getPos

Notes

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Posted on January 7, 2016 - 19:26 (UTC)

Lawman Actual

The function appears to work in two dimensions, and as such can be used to find the position of a target relative to the player if bearing and distance are known. However, if there is a significant change in elevation between yourself and the target, the distance registered on a rangefinder (which is measuring in a 3-dimensional straight line) will always be larger than the two-dimensional value required for BIS_fnc_relPos and as such air-strikes and ordnance called in using such a function can miss by several hundred metres in extreme cases. Currently searching for a method which incorporates the azimuth of the rangefinder in calculation.