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Description:: Converts position in world space into screen (UI) space.
If a specified position is not within the current map view, an empty array is returned.
Groups:: Uncategorised

Syntax:: worldToScreen position
Parameters:: position: Array - 2D or 3D position in format Position
Return Value:: Array - Screen position in format [x,y] (upper left=[0,0], lower right=[1,1])

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Posted on august 19th, 2012 - 19:19 (GMT+1)
Lou Montana: please take safezones in consideration : the returned result can be out of the [0,0]..[1,1] range and can also be a filled array even if the position is not displayed on your monitor - this command thinks of triplescreens configurations as well. [] returned = not rendered

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 | '''worldToScreen''' position |= Syntax
-|p1= position: [[Array]] - 2D or 3D position |= PARAMETER1
+|p1= position: [[Array]] - 2D or 3D position in format [[Position]] |= PARAMETER1
-|p2= |= PARAMETER2
-|p3= |= PARAMETER3
+| [[Array]] - Screen position in format [x,y] (upper left<nowiki>=</nowiki>[0,0], lower right<nowiki>=</nowiki>[1,1]) |= RETURNVALUE
-| [[Position2D]] - Screen position (upper left<nowiki>=</nowiki>[0,0], lower right<nowiki>=</nowiki>[1,1]) |= RETURNVALUE
+|x1=  <code>_screenPos = [[worldToScreen]] [[getPos]] soldier1;</code> |= EXAMPLE1
-|x1=  <pre>_scPos = worldToScreen (getpos player)</pre> |= EXAMPLE1
+|x2=  <code>_screenPos = [[worldToScreen]] ([[player]] [[modelToWorld]] [0,10,0]);</code> |= EXAMPLE2
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