How do I use magnitude?
I know its something similar to
0,0,0.magnitude or 1,1,1.magnitude or 2,2,2.magnitude
I got what I know from the wiki.
1 answer
magnitude is a Property of Vector2 and, more notably, Vector3 Values.
It is the 'length' of the Vector, starting at the Origin, (0, 0, 0), and you use it like so:
local vec = Vector3.new() print(vec.magnitude) -- 0, since (0, 0, 0) is 0 studs from (0, 0, 0) vec = Vector3.new(0, 1, 0) print(vec.magnitude) -- 1, as vec is now 1 stud away from (0, 0, 0)
This image represents the component breakdown of a typical 3D vector. (Y and Z are flipped in comparison to ROBLOX's axes, but Z is typically height in most implementations.)
The magnitude here is the length 'a' in that image, and by the Pythagorean Theorem:
a^2 = x^2 + y^2 + z^2
The way most people use magnitude is to find the distance between two part, which is done like so:
local partDistance = (part1.Position - part2.Position).magnitude
This, obviously, calculates the length of the difference between the two Vector3 Positions. In other words, the 'length' of the Vector of displacement between the two parts, which is the distance between them.