Raycast 3D for Construct 3

Raycast 3D for Construct 3!

Raycast 3D is a lightweight raycasting addon for Construct 3, designed specifically for Construct's native 3D Shape objects.

It provides precise ray intersections with all six native 3D Shape types, along with camera-based raycasting, mouse/pointer selection, blockers, hit positions, surface normals and hit UID detection.

Features

• Precise raycasting against Construct 3D Shapes
• Supports Box, Prism, Wedge, Pyramid, Corner Out and Corner In
• Cast rays between custom 3D coordinates
• Cast directly forward from the 3D Camera
• Cast through the mouse/pointer position
• Optional pointer tolerance in pixels
• Blocker support to prevent selecting objects through walls
• Returns hit UID, position, distance and surface normal
• Supports object families
• Worker mode compatible
• Lightweight and designed for use every tick

Important

Raycast 3D currently supports Construct 3D Shape objects only.
Construct's 3D Model object and other object types are not supported.

Included actions

• Cast ray
• Cast ray with blockers
• Cast camera forward
• Cast camera forward with blockers
• Cast camera through pointer
• Cast camera through pointer with blockers

Expressions

HitUID
HitX / HitY / HitZ
HitDistance
HitNormalX / HitNormalY / HitNormalZ

Use HitUID together with Construct's Pick by unique ID condition to interact with the exact object hit by the raycast.

Requirements

Construct 3 r495 or newer.

Installation

Download the .c3addon file and install it from Construct 3's Addon Manager.