AddForce to an object

Questions & Answers
1

I want the player to be able to throw an object (rigidbody). The code below instantiates the object at player/camera position, but then doesn’t “throw” it - not sure what I’m doing wrong. Thanks/

    private float forceLevel = 500f;

    [SerializeField]
    private GameObject throwingSphere;


    void Update()
    {
        if (Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0))
        {
            Instantiate(throwingSphere, transform.position, Quaternion.identity);
    
            var rigBdy = throwingSphere.GetComponent<Rigidbody>();
        }
      
    }
2

The sphere being thrown isn’t being referenced, instantiate the new sphere as a variable.

var newSphere = Instantiate(throwingSphere, transform.position, Quaternion.identity);
var rigBdy = newSphere.GetComponent<Rigidbody>();
3

Thank you @Magso