How to make two vectors equal to each other?

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Hello,

I have two vectors. One is relative to a cylinder object I created (I used the inverseTransformPoint function) and one that I just instantiated as follows:

Vector3 vecX = new Vector3(0,0,0);

I assume the new one I created is relative to the global coordinates (that is the zero, up, right and so on are set to the default).

When I make vecX = vecCylinder, does vecX become relative to the local coordinate system? or does it just copy the x, y, z of vecCylinder and ignore the rest?

Thanks.

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It will copy the values. The relativeness of it is determined by how you use it. You can use the same vector3 variable to both set a global position of an object, and set a local scale of some other object. In this case, values in themselves are not relative or absolute, its how you use them.

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did you try it? :slight_smile: i would leave it at that but that’s not really your question… vecX = cylinder.object.transform.position gives you global, vectors don’t care about transform positions, they just store 3 numbers. if you have a vector used in global space and assign it to another vector, then yes, it will store the same numbers, therefore references the same space. Hence, vecX = vecCylinder just copies. (on the other hand, transforms care, and copies the position vector, coordinate system, rotation,etc. when assigning transforms)