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Description:

Returns object direction vector in world space ([x,y,z]).

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The vector is not necessarily normalized. The magnitude of the vector will be the same as the object scale.

Groups:

Math - Vectors

See also:: vectorModelToWorld vectorDirVisual vectorUp setVectorDir setVectorUp setVectorDirAndUp vectorDiff vectorAdd vectorMultiply vectorCrossProduct vectorDistance vectorMagnitudeSqr vectorDistanceSqr vectorCos vectorMagnitude vectorDotProduct vectorNormalized vectorFromTo BIS_fnc_transformVectorDirAndUp

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: Posted on February 2, 2019 - 01:03 (UTC)
killzone_kid: vectorDir 2D: [sin _azimuth, cos _azimuth, 0] vectorDir 3D: [sin _azimuth * cos _altitude, cos _azimuth * cos _altitude, sin _altitude]

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 |gr2= Math - Vectors
-|descr= Returns object direction vector in world space (<tt>[x,y,z]</tt>).
+|descr= Returns object direction vector in world space ({{hl|[x,y,z]}}).
 {{Feature|important|The vector is '''not necessarily [[vectorNormalized|normalized]]'''. The [[vectorMagnitude|magnitude]] of the vector will be the same as the [[getObjectScale|object scale]].}}
-* A unit facing North would return <tt>[0,1,0]</tt>
+* A unit facing North would return {{hl|[0,1,0]}}
-* A unit facing East would return <tt>[1,0,0]</tt>
+* A unit facing East would return {{hl|[1,0,0]}}
-* A unit facing South would return <tt>[0,-1,0]</tt>
+* A unit facing South would return {{hl|[0,-1,0]}}
-* A unit facing West would return <tt>[-1,0,0]</tt>
+* A unit facing West would return {{hl|[-1,0,0]}}
 |s1= [[vectorDir]] object