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Question by emircuneyta · Jan 20 at 07:45 PM · lineaimglonpostrender

How to scale lines lenght drawn with OnPostRender and GL

Hey guys,

I've been trying to scale lines length drawn by GL lines. My script basically draws a line between a constant point and my mouse cursor. So let's say the constant point is (0,-4,1) and my mouse is at (1,5,1) My goal is drawing the line from the constant point and just draw let's say 0.5 maximum towards to mouse position.

  void Start()
     {
         objectPosition = positionObject.transform.position;
     }
 
     void Update()
     {
         mousePos = Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(Input.mousePosition);
     }
 
     void OnPostRender()
     {
         if (!mat)
         {
             Debug.Log("Please Assign a material on the inspector");
             return;
         }
 
         Debug.Log("drawing line");
 
         GL.PushMatrix();
         mat.SetPass(0);
         GL.Begin(GL.LINES);
         GL.Color(Color.red);
         GL.Vertex(mousePos);
         GL.Vertex(objectPosition);
         GL.End();
         GL.PopMatrix();
     }



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with the image, I think it's more clear. black one is the one in my game. red one is basically the black one( I don't know why I added that too) green one is the one I want.

I need the line as long as what I want, not until the input's location. It's suppose to be like a aiming line.

Thanks a lot!

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