vcRaycastSensor

Raycast Sensor detects the closest component intersecting with a finite ray in the 3D world.

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Module: vcBehaviors

Parent: vcBehavior

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Properties

Learn how to use properties here. The properties are also inherited from the parent class.

Name	Type	Access	Description
BoolSignal	vcBooleanSignal	RW	Gets or sets the signal used for signaling See more whether or not a component has intersected the ray within a distance tolerance set by the DetectionThreshold property.
ComponentSignal	vcComponentSignal	RW	Gets or sets the signal used for signaling the component detected by the ray.
DetectionContainer	vcContainer	RW	Gets or sets if the sensor only detects components in a specific container type behavior.
DetectionThreshold	Real	RW	Gets or sets the distance at which the RangeSignal property will start to send distance information for a detected component.
Frame	vcFrameFeature	RW	Gets or sets the Frame feature that is referenced as the physical location of the sensor. The ray is cast along the positive Z-axis of its location.
MaxRange	Real	RW	Gets or sets the length of the ray cast by the sensor.
RangeSignal	vcRealSignal	RW	Gets or sets the signal used for signaling the range of a detected component to sensor's location.
SampleTime	Real	RW	Gets or sets the time interval (in seconds) for detecting components when the UseSampling property has a True value.
ShowRay	Boolean	RW	Gets or sets the visibility of the ray in the 3D world. The ray is rendered as a red line.
TestParent	Boolean	RW	Gets or sets if the sensor can detect geometry contained in the sensor's node. Generally, a True value is used when you want to detect self collisions.
UpdateScene	Boolean	RW	Gets or sets the rendering of the scene in the 3D world when a component triggers the sensor. See more Generally, a True value is used in cases where there are many moving parts, whereas a False value should be used if only the sensor's component moves during a simulation.
UseSampling	Boolean	RW	Gets or sets the rate at which the sensor detects components. See more A True value means detection occurs at a sampling interval defined by the SampleTime property. A False value means detection occurs when a signal is received from a connected Boolean Signal (pulse mode).