Problem with raycasting using a layer mask

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Physics.Raycast(originPos, (targetPos - originPos), out hit, masks.VisibilityCastMask);

My raycast line

The mask in question is: public static LayerMask VisibilityCastMask = 65535;

By my understanding, this should hit layers 0-15, and ignore objects on all subsequent layers. My player object (and all children) is on layer 17, but it is still blocking this raycast.

thoughts?

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Your code is wrong. It should be like this:

public const int VisibilityCastMask = 65535;
...
Physics.Raycast(originPos, (targetPos - originPos), out hit, VisibilityCastMask);

But I think you should use LineCast, it will only check on a line from originPos to targetPos.

3

turns out i was using the wrong overload