displaying a rigid bodys velocity.

[Georgegohl888]

Hey i’m very new to unity and am currently just trying to do a simulation where a ball rolls down a ramp and knocks over some boxes. What i want to do is display the velocity of the ball but i dont know how and all the documentation is very confusing with people just giving small lines of code and not a full solution where i can see what to do. Thanks for any help

[DawdleDev]

Try this:

public GameObject ball;

void Update () {
  Debug.DrawRay(ball.transform.position, ball.GetComponent <Rigidbody> ().velocity, Color.Red, 0.01f);
}

This should draw a red line in the direction of the ball’s velocity. If you want each line to last longer, just increase the last value (it’s the survival time in seconds).
Hope this helps!

[Georgegohl888]

yes i want it in game and i tried to copy your code but its all in red:

Thanks for the help!