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Question by Fox-Handler · Aug 04, 2014 at 06:04 AM · aivector3.angle

Finding the Angle for Enemy Ai

I was trying to find the angle of the AI for a script, and I just want to know if my knowledge is correct. If you find the cross product/normal of the angle (the forward vector and the vector to the left or right), if the normal is Not perpendicular to the Up Vector, and is pointing in the same direction as that Up Vector (or is at least above zero) then the angle would be to the right. If the normal is pointing in the opposite direction of the Up Vector then the angle would be to the left. Is this correct or am I missing something.

     float FindAngle(Vector3 fromVector, Vector3 toVector, Vector3 upVector)         // float function
     {
         if(toVector == Vector3.zero) //if desired velocity is zero then return zero // to avoid error
             return 0f;
 
         float angle = Vector3.Angle (fromVector, toVector);
         Vector3 normal = Vector3.Cross(fromVector, toVector); //finds cross product
         angle *= Mathf.Sign(Vector3.Dot (normal,upVector));  //if normal and up vector are pointing in same direction the result is greater than zero(angle is to the right)
         angle *= Mathf.Deg2Rad;                              //if the normal however is pointing down in relation to the upVector, then the result will be less than zero (and the angle will be to the right)
                                                              //if the normal and upVector were perpendicular to each other than that would be zero 
     
         return angle;
     }                           
 

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avatar image Andres-Fernandez · Aug 04, 2014 at 06:46 AM 1
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Check the Cross product section of this page of the manual. Unity uses the left-hand rule.

avatar image robertbu · Aug 04, 2014 at 06:46 AM 1
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Here is my SignedAngle function:

 function  SignedAngle(v1 : Vector3,v2 : Vector3, normal : Vector3) : float {
     var perp = Vector3.Cross(normal, v1);
     var angle = Vector3.Angle(v1, v2);
     angle *= $$anonymous$$athf.Sign(Vector3.Dot(perp, v2));
     return angle;
 }
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Ok I think I got it. If the player is to the right of the enemy, then the normal will face the the same direction as Vector.Up and the angle will be to the right. Vice versa and the angle will be to the left.

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