amber bison
private float GetRayAngle(Ray ray)
{
RaycastHit hit = new RaycastHit();
Physics.Raycast(ray, out hit, Mathf.Infinity);
Vector3 vector = hit.point - Camera.main.transform.position;
return Mathf.Atan(vector.y / vector.x) * Mathf.Rad2Deg;
}
the result of the function ends up rounding to 90 degrees when the actual angle is 30 degrees from 90 degrees, but gives the actual value when Vector3 vector is within a certain range of distances from the center point
this happens when the angle should be 90 or 180
updated code to get to this:
private float GetRayAngle(Ray ray)
{
RaycastHit hit = new RaycastHit();
Physics.Raycast(ray, out hit, Mathf.Infinity);
Vector2 vector = new Vector2(hit.point.x - playerCamera.position.x, hit.point.y - playerCamera.position.y);
return Mathf.Atan(vector.y / vector.x) * Mathf.Rad2Deg;
}
lethal venture
updated code to get to this:
```cs
private float GetRayAngle(Ray ray)
{
...
is the ray being generated from the camera?
lethal venture
let me check
you can draw the ray using this https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Gizmos.DrawRay.html
amber bison
its not starting at the camera's position but its starting at that rectangle infront of the camera
i think the ui thing im using (Nova) is using cs Camera.ScreenPointToRay()
lethal venture
probably isn’t the issue then
lethal venture
```cs
private float GetRayAngle(Ray ray)
{
RaycastHit hit = new Rayc...
So if you look perfectly forwards, it should be 0 degrees, what degree is it returning?
lethal venture
I might be assuming too much 😅
lethal venture
what do you mean
What are you trying to achieve, and what is currently happening?
amber bison
im trying to get the angle relative to the center of the screen in order to tell which element im clicking because hit boxes are weird
currently im trying to find the angle
lethal venture
im trying to get the angle relative to the center of the screen in order to tell...
does the camera rotate? I have a feeling you might need 2 raycasts, one to find the center of the screen and the other to find the direction of the hit
amber bison
the camera does not rotate
lethal venture
oh and it looks perfectly straight?
amber bison
yes
lethal venture
perfect
lethal venture
updated code to get to this:
```cs
private float GetRayAngle(Ray ray)
{
...
What’s the current issue with this?
amber bison
when the angle is within a distance of 30 degrees to 90 degrees or 180 degrees, the cursor must be a certain distance from the center of the screen to give an accurate reading
else it will return 90 degrees
lethal venture
you also probably want to use Atan2 so you get the full range of angles and not just -90 to 90
https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Mathf.Atan2.html
Mathf.Atan2(vector.y, vector.x)```still happening
lethal venture
hmm
lethal venture
when the angle is within a distance of 30 degrees to 90 degrees or 180 degrees, ...
can you share a video?
lethal venture
print the vector the hit is returning
amber bison
hit.point or the vector
lethal venture
hit.point or the vector
hit point
amber bison
what does a raycast return if it misses?
lethal venture
what does a raycast return if it misses?
0,0,0 if it hits the void iirc
amber bison
thats what it returns in those cases
lethal venture
thats what it returns in those cases
are you raycasting onto the circle?
amber bison
yeah
the ray is missing the ui somehow so i dont think the ui api im using is using Camera.ScreenPointToRay()
lethal venture
There’s a bit too much happening, are you trying to make it so that the arrow in the center rotates to face the edge of the circle if the mouse hits it?
amber bison
no im just trying to get the angle ignore everything else
lethal venture
hmm?
amber bison
what im doing is using the angle to tell what part of the ring i am clicking because i cant do custom ui click boxes
lethal venture
what im doing is using the angle to tell what part of the ring i am clicking bec...
It looks the raycast is somehow passing through the that game object in certain places
or maybe it’s a perspective thing, it’s too tricky to tell
lethal venture
Something you might want to take advantage of is that Physics.Raycast() returns a bool that is false if it misses something
lethal venture
the debug.draw ray doesnt draw when the ray passes through
technically it would draw the camera’s position to 0,0,0 so yes