getTerrainHeightASL

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Description

Description:

Description needed

Groups:

Positions

Syntax

Syntax:

Syntax needed

Parameters:

position: Position2D or Position3D

Return Value:

Number

Examples

Example 1:

_height = getTerrainHeightASL (position player);

Example 2:

_height = getTerrainHeightASL [5213,3245];

Example 3:

_seadepth = abs (getTerrainHeightASL getPos player); // sea depth at players position;

Additional Information

See also:

setPosASLgetPosASLgetPosATLASLToATLATLToASL

Notes

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Posted on June 6, 2017 - 20:02 (UTC)

Tankbuster

This command can usefully return the depth of water at the given position when in water. Note that the number it returns is the depth, albiet expressed as a negative number. Use abs to always return a positive number. See example 3