Projects a vector onto another vector.
To understand vector projection, imagine that onNormal
is resting on a line pointing in its
direction. Somewhere along that line will be the nearest point to the tip of vector
. The
projection is just onNormal
rescaled so that it reaches that point on the line.
The function will return a zero vector if onNormal
is almost zero.
An example of the usage of projection is a rail-mounted gun that should slide so that it gets
as close as possible to a target object. The projection of the target heading along the
direction of the rail can be used to move the gun by applying a force to a rigidbody, say.
using UnityEngine; using System.Collections;
public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour { void Slide(Transform target, Vector3 railDirection) { Vector3 heading = target.position - transform.position; Vector3 force = Vector3.Project(heading, railDirection);
GetComponent<Rigidbody>().AddForce(force); } }
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