<function name="LocalToWorldVector" parent="PhysObj" type="classfunc"> <description> Transforms a vector in the local space of the physics object merely by the rotation of the `PhysObj:GetPositionMatrix()`. ⤶ In contrast to <page>PhysObj:LocalToWorld</page>, this function doesn't translate the vector.⤶ Rotationally transforms a vector in the physics object's local space by the <page>PhysObj:GetPositionMatrix</page>. ⤶ <note>In contrast to <page>PhysObj:LocalToWorld</page>, this function doesn't translate the vector.</note>⤶ </description> <realm>Shared</realm> <args> <arg name="vecLocal" type="Vector">A vector in the physics object's local space.</arg> </args> <rets> <ret name="" type="Vector">The result vector of the transformation by rotation.</ret> <ret name="" type="Vector">The resulting vector from the rotational transformation.</ret> </rets> </function> <example> <description> Suppose... The angle of some physics object is `( 0.045, 89.952, 89.993 )`. Transform a vector `( 1, 2, 3 )` by that physics object's position matrix's rotation.</description> Displays the forward, right, and up directions of the physics object the player is looking at using <page>debugoverlay</page>.</description> <code> print( "Angle of that some PhysObj: ", PhysObj:GetAngles() ) print( "The result vector: ", PhysObj:LocalToWorldVector( Vector( 1, 2, 3 ) ) ) local vector_forward = Vector( 1, 0, 0 ) local vector_right = Vector( 0, -1, 0 ) local vector_up = Vector( 0, 0, 1 )⤶ ⤶ local color_forward = Color( 255, 0, 0 )⤶ local color_right = Color( 255, 0, 255 ) -- Note: green is used for left, so then the reverse for the opposite⤶ local color_up = Color( 0, 0, 255 )⤶ ⤶ concommand.Add( 'test_localtoworldvector', function( pPlayer )⤶ ⤶ local traceAim = pPlayer:GetEyeTrace()⤶ local pEntity = traceAim.Entity⤶ ⤶ if ( not pEntity:IsValid() ) then⤶ return⤶ end⤶ ⤶ local pPhysObj = pEntity:GetPhysicsObject()⤶ ⤶ if ( not pPhysObj:IsValid() ) then⤶ return⤶ end⤶ ⤶ local vecForward = pPhysObj:LocalToWorldVector( vector_forward )⤶ local vecRight = pPhysObj:LocalToWorldVector( vector_right )⤶ local vecUp = pPhysObj:LocalToWorldVector( vector_up )⤶ ⤶ local vecPos = pPhysObj:GetPos()⤶ debugoverlay.Line( vecPos, vecPos + vecForward * 48, 5, color_forward, true )⤶ debugoverlay.Line( vecPos, vecPos + vecRight * 48, 5, color_right, true )⤶ debugoverlay.Line( vecPos, vecPos + vecUp * 48, 5, color_up, true )⤶ ⤶ end )⤶ </code> <output> ```⤶ Angle of that some PhysObj: 0.045 89.952 89.993⤶ The result vector: 3.000585 0.999039 1.999603⤶ ```⤶ <upload src="8cd79/8de286f90755a43.jpg" size="605485" name="test_localtoworldvector.jpg" />⤶ </output> ⤶ </example></example>