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util.GetPlayerTrace

table util.GetPlayerTrace( Player ply, Vector dir = ply:GetAimVector() )
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Description

Utility function to quickly generate a trace table that starts at the players view position, and ends 16384 units along a specified direction.

Arguments

1 Player ply
The player the trace should be based on
2 Vector dir = ply:GetAimVector()
The direction of the trace

Returns

1 table
The trace data. See Structures/Trace

Example

Prints the entity's model the local player is looking at to console

local tr = util.TraceLine( util.GetPlayerTrace( LocalPlayer() ) ) if IsValid(tr.Entity) then print("I saw a "..tr.Entity:GetModel()) end local trground = util.TraceLine( util.GetPlayerTrace( LocalPlayer(), Vector(0,0,-1) ) ) if IsValid(trground.Entity) then print("I'm standing on a "..trground.Entity:GetModel()) end

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