Problems setting transform.position.z in C# script.

[JVaughan]

I’m trying to set an empty GameObjects local Z to a distance set by a RayCast Collision. I seem to have everything working… but the correct method to set the Z value. Would love to know the correct way to do this, apparently position.Set isn’t getting me there.

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class focalPtColDist : MonoBehaviour 	{
	
	public float distToCol = 0.0f;
	public Vector3 posTemp;
	public Vector3 hitPosTemp;
	
	RaycastHit focalPtHit = new RaycastHit();
    Ray focalPtRay = new Ray();

    void Update() {
		
		focalPtRay = Camera.main.ViewportPointToRay(new Vector3(0.5f,0.5f,0.0f));
		posTemp = transform.position;

       // if (Physics.Raycast(myray, out myhit, 1000.0f) && Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0))
		if (Physics.Raycast (focalPtRay, out focalPtHit, 500.0f)) {
			print ("We Hit!");
			hitPosTemp = focalPtHit.transform.position;
			distToCol = Vector3.Distance(hitPosTemp, posTemp);
			transform.position.Set(0.0f,0.0f,distToCol);
			
		}
	}
}

[cagezero]

transform.position = new Vector3(0,0,distToCol);