Easiest way to find a length I need?

Questions & Answers
1

I’ve got 2 objects that I need to connect with a prefab cylinder that acts as a wire. What I thought what would work makes it too long though :confused:

Thought I could just apply a^2 + b^2 = length I need squared, but it still comes out a bit too long.

wireTest = Instantiate (wire1, wirePos, Quaternion.identity) as GameObject;
wireTest.transform.Rotate(new Vector3(0,0,270));
wireTest.transform.localScale += new Vector3(0, GetLength (getSide1, getSide2), 0);

And the method:

float GetLength(float side1, float side2)
{
return Mathf.Sqrt (side1 + side2);
}

side1 and side2 are simply (x2 - x1)^2 and (z2 - z1)^2. Where have I gone awry here, and is there an easier way?

EDIT:

void Start ()
{
// Putting the two children into variables.
line1a = GameObject.Find (“Poles/pole1/line1”);
line1b = GameObject.Find (“Poles/pole2/line1”);

	// Height of all wires.
	wireHeight = line1a.transform.position.y;
	
	// returns magnitude of two vector3's.
	length = GetLength (line1a.transform.position, line1b.transform.position);
	
	// Used to calculate where the center is between two poles.
	float dist1 = (line1a.transform.position.x + line1b.transform.position.x) / 2;
	float depth1 = (line1a.transform.position.z + line1b.transform.position.z) /2;
	
	// Vector3 to be used in placing wire in center between two poles.
	Vector3 wirePos = new Vector3(dist1, wireHeight, depth1);
	
	// Instantiating wire, rotating, and attempting to get it correct length, but not angle yet.
	wireTest = Instantiate (wire1, wirePos, Quaternion.identity) as GameObject;
	wireTest.transform.Rotate(new Vector3(0,0,270));
	wireTest.transform.localScale += new Vector3(0,length , 0);
}

// Returns magnitude between two vector3’s.
float GetLength(Vector3 obj1, Vector3 obj2)
{
return new Vector3(Mathf.Abs (obj2.x - obj1.x),0,
Mathf.Abs (obj2.z - obj1.z)).magnitude;
}

2

Assuming the wire is one unit long to start and you have two the points p1, p2 as Vector3’s, the scale will be (p2 - p1).magnitude.

3

Your length is correct, even the first version. But you are adding that length onto localScale, instead of multiplying/setting it.

So if you start from a unit scale (1,1,1), adding (0,length,0) results in a scale of (1,1+length,1). Use this instead:

wireTest.transform.localScale *= new Vector3(1,length , 1);