ACE3/addons/interaction/functions/fnc_getVehiclePos.sqf

#include "script_component.hpp"
/*
 * Author: esteldunedain
 * Return a suitable position for the action point for the given target vehicle
 *
 * Arguments:
 * None (uses local variable _target)
 *
 * Return Value:
 * Children actions <ARRAY>
 *
 * Example:
 * call ace_interaction_fnc_getVehiclePos
 *
 * Public: No
 */
// IGNORE_PRIVATE_WARNING(_target);

private _bb = boundingBoxReal _target;
(_bb select 0) params ["_bbX", "_bbY", "_bbZ"];

private _cameraPosASL = EGVAR(interact_menu,cameraPosASL);
private _relPos = _target worldToModelVisual ASLToAGL _cameraPosASL;
#ifdef DEBUG_MODE_FULL
    _relPos = _target worldToModelVisual ASLToAGL eyePos ACE_player;
#endif
_relPos params ["_dx", "_dy", "_dz"];

private _ndx = (abs _dx) / (((abs (_bbX)) - 1) max 1);
private _ndy = (abs _dy) / (((abs (_bbY)) - 1) max 1);
private _ndz = (abs _dz) / (((abs (_bbZ)) - 1) max 1);


private _pos = [];
if (_ndx > _ndy) then {
    if (_ndx > _ndz) then {
        // _ndx is greater, will colide with x plane first
        _pos = _relPos vectorMultiply ((1 / _ndx) min 0.8);
    } else {
        // _ndz is greater, will colide with z plane first
        _pos = _relPos vectorMultiply ((1 / _ndz) min 0.8);
    };
} else {
    if (_ndy > _ndz) then {
        // _ndy is greater, will colide with y plane first
        _pos = _relPos vectorMultiply ((1 / _ndy) min 0.8);
    } else {
        // _ndz is greater, will colide with z plane first
        _pos = _relPos vectorMultiply ((1 / _ndz) min 0.8);
    };
};

// Set max height at player's eye level (prevent very high interaction point on choppers)
// Only when above water level to prevent underwater actions from following player eye level
if (_cameraPosASL select 2 >= 0) then {
    _pos set [2, (_pos select 2) min _dz];
};

TRACE_5("",_bb,_bbX,_relPos,_pos,_cameraPosASL);
_pos

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// The code belows works very well for cursor mode, but not at all in normal mode
// maybe it could be enabled by default only for that mode
/*
if (cursorObject isEqualTo _target) exitWith {
    private _dest = EGVAR(interact_menu,cameraPosASL) vectorAdd (EGVAR(interact_menu,cameraDir) vectorMultiply 50);
    private _origin = EGVAR(interact_menu,cameraPosASL);
    //private _origin = EGVAR(interact_menu,cameraPosASL) vectorAdd [0, 0, -0.35] vectorDiff (EGVAR(interact_menu,cameraDir) vectorMultiply 1.5);
    //private _dest = AGLtoASL (_target modelToWorldVisual [0,0,0]);
    private _results = lineIntersectsSurfaces [_origin, _dest, ACE_player, objNull, true, 5];
    private _finalPos = [0,0,0];
    {
        _x params ["_pos", "", "_obj"];
        TRACE_3("",_forEachIndex,_obj,_target);
        if (_obj isEqualTo _target) exitWith {
            _finalPos = _target worldToModelVisual ASLtoAGL (_pos vectorAdd (EGVAR(interact_menu,cameraDir) vectorMultiply 1.0));
        };
    } forEach _results;
    _finalPos
};
[0,0,0]
*/
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