DistanceToCube(Vector3, Quaternion, float)
Returns the distance in pixels from the mouse pointer to a cube.
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Definition
- Type: Method
- Namespace: UnityEditor
- Assembly: UnityEditor.CoreModule
public static float DistanceToCube(Vector3 position, Quaternion rotation, float size)
Parameters
Position of the cube.
Rotation of the cube.
Size of the cube.
Returns
Type | Description |
|---|---|
| float | Distance from mouse to cube in pixels. |
Remarks
Calculates the screen space distance from the mouse pointer to a cube at given world space with the given and .
positionrotationsizeReturns zero when mouse pointer is directly over the cube.
Uses the current camera to determine the distance.
using UnityEngine;using UnityEditor;public class ExampleScript : MonoBehaviour{}// Displays cube in scene view, and distance from mouse// to the cube.[CustomEditor(typeof(ExampleScript))]public class ExampleEditor : Editor{ public void OnSceneGUI() { var t = target as ExampleScript; var tr = t.transform; var position = tr.position; var rotation = tr.rotation; var size = 1.0f; // draw a cube in scene Handles.color = Color.yellow; Handles.CubeHandleCap(0, position, rotation, size, Event.current.type); // calculate distance from mouse to cube, and display it var distance = HandleUtility.DistanceToCube(position, rotation, size); GUI.color = Color.black; Handles.Label(position, distance.ToString("F0")); // make scene view repaint on mouse move if (Event.current.type == EventType.MouseMove) Event.current.Use(); }}
Additional Resources: HandleUtility.DistanceToCircle, HandleUtility.DistanceToCone, HandleUtility.DistanceToLine.