Vector3 node

Use the Vector3 node to access preset 3D vector variables and common methods.

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The Vector3 node is a 3D vector toolbox for positions and directions (X, Y, Z). Typical uses:

Variables

Expand the Vector3 node to access the following preset variables:

Variable	Type	Description
back	`Vector3`	A vector pointing in the backward direction (0, 0, -1).
down	`Vector3`	A vector pointing in the downward direction (0, -1, 0).
forward	`Vector3`	A vector pointing in the forward direction (0, 0, 1).
left	`Vector3`	A vector pointing in the left direction (-1, 0, 0).
one	`Vector3`	A vector with all components set to 1 (1, 1, 1).
right	`Vector3`	A vector pointing in the right direction (1, 0, 0).
up	`Vector3`	A vector pointing in the upward direction (0, 1, 0).
zero	`Vector3`	A vector with all components set to 0 (0, 0, 0).

Expand the Vector3 node to access the following methods:

Method	Return type	Description
Angle	`float`	The angle in degrees between two vectors, measured from the first vector to the second vector. The result is always between 0 and 180 degrees.
Cross	`Vector3`	The cross product of two vectors, which is a vector that's perpendicular to both input vectors.
Distance	`float`	The distance between two points in 3D space, calculated as the magnitude of the difference between two vectors.
Dot	`float`	The dot product of two vectors, which is a measure of how much one vector goes in the direction of another. Use to determine the angle between two vectors or to project one vector onto another.
Lerp	`Vector3`	A linear interpolation between two vectors based on a given interpolation factor (t). When t is 0, the result is the first vector. When t is 1, the result is the second vector. When t is between 0 and 1, the result is a blend of the two vectors.
Max	`Vector3`	A vector that contains the maximum value of each component from two vectors.
Min	`Vector3`	A vector that contains the minimum value of each component from two vectors.
Scale	`Vector3`	Use to scale one vector by another, for example, to apply a non-uniform scale to a position or direction.
Normalize	`Vector3`	A vector with a magnitude of 1, which points in the same direction as the original vector. This is useful for direction vectors where you only care about the direction and not the magnitude.