Math Clamping Scroll

Unity Engine
1

Hello and thank you for any answers and help. I am brand new to Unity and C#. I am trying to learn as I go and am picking up a bit.

How can I clamp this so the player can only scroll the held object a certain distance?

if (Input.GetAxis(“Mouse ScrollWheel”) > 0)
{
holdParent.transform.Translate(Vector3.forward * .3f);

}

if (Input.GetAxis(“Mouse ScrollWheel”) < 0)
{
holdParent.transform.Translate(Vector3.back * .3f);
}
}

Thank you,
KickaPK

2

Generally: Use Code-Tags to post code.
You can check the distance between a given point (e.g. where your camera is) and the holdParent and only execute the code if the distance is smaller (zooming out) or bigger (zooming in) a certain threshhold. Use Vector3.Distance(a,b) to get the distance or better (performance wise) Vector3.SqrMagnitude(a - b).

if (Input.GetAxis("Mouse ScrollWheel") < 0)
{
  if(Vector3.SqrMagnitude(holdParent.transform.position - myCamera.transform.position) > myZoomInThreshhold)
     holdParent.transform.Translate(Vector3.back * .3f);
}
3

Thank you, I got it working.

I will be sure to use code tags in the future.