using a raycast to apply physics on an object

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1

Ive been figuring out unity tonight and im super stuck. Im trying to make a lil test game and i have a leg attatched to a first person camera that kicks in front when you click. I’m trying to figure out how to use a raycast to apply a force to the objects in front of the player when I do this. I can’t seem to figure out how to work the raycast to idenify the object im looking at and apply a force to it at all.

2

This is honestly extremely simple.

void Kick(float kickStrength)
{
    RaycastHit hit;
    if(Physics.Raycast(Camera.main.transform.position, Camera.main.transform.forward, out hit)
    {
        if(hit.rigidbody != null)
        {
            hit.rigidbody.AddForceAtPosition(Camera.main.transform.forward * kickStrength, hit.point, ForceMode.Impulse);
        }
    }
}

When you want to kick something, do this:

Kick(100);

to kick with a power of 100, like so:

void Update()
{
    if(Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space))
    {
        Kick(100);
    }
}