Distance betwen two objects.Error,bug,etc.

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I have a problem that I havent been able to solve myself. I have a simple script that I use in order to find the distance betwen two gameObjects(prefabs) but the script always shows me the distance to a random position in the scene.

 #pragma strict
 
 var pos : Transform;
 
 
 function Start () {
 
 }
 
 function Update () 
 {
 
 var distance : Vector3 = pos.position - transform.position;
 var posMag : int = distance.magnitude * 10;
 
 print(posMag);
 }

It dosent matter what i use as a target ...... prefab , gameObject ,cube ,sphere.If the script is applied to the prefab it shows me the wrong values BUT if i apply the script to a new gameObject and add a target it shows me the right distance to the applied target prefab.

Is there a problem with the script or with the prefab it is applied to?Any help greatly appreciated.

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Answer by save · Jan 02, 2013 at 10:12 PM

Make sure that this script goes on the transform you're comparing with. Other than that make sure posMag is a float value.

Try doing this instead,

 #pragma strict
 var pos : Transform;
 
 function Update () 
 {
     var posMag : float = (pos.position-transform.position).sqrMagnitude;
     Debug.Log(posMag.ToString());
 }

Or if you want to use magnitude instead of sqrMagnitude, you could equally do this,

 var distance : float = Vector3.Distance(pos.position, transform.position);

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Answer by Nk.Andrei · Jan 03, 2013 at 07:24 PM

Well....every time i apply the script to a prefab it yields the same results the distance goes down right around the center of the scene even with the target applied.But if I apply the script to a new gameObject(not a prefab) it works correctly. It dosent matter what script I use. Is this a bug?

I used the script you provided but I get the same results.

What I want to know is how to get the distance from multiple prefabs with the same script to one and the same target .It dosent give me the right values.

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