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UViewportInteractor::GetLaserPointer

Gets the start and end point of the laser pointer for the specified hand

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References

Module	ViewportInteraction
Header	/Engine/Source/Editor/ViewportInteraction/Public/ViewportInteractor.h
Include	#include "ViewportInteractor.h"

Syntax

bool GetLaserPointer
(
    FVector & LaserPointerStart,
    FVector & LaserPointerEnd,
    const bool bEvenIfBlocked,
    const float LaserLengthOverride
)

Remarks

Gets the start and end point of the laser pointer for the specified hand

Returns

True if we have motion controller data for this hand and could return a valid result

Parameters

Parameter	Description
HandIndex	Index of the hand to use
LasertPointerStart	(Out) The start location of the laser pointer in world space
LasertPointerEnd	(Out) The end location of the laser pointer in world space
bEvenIfBlocked	If true, returns a laser pointer even if the hand has UI in front of it (defaults to false)
LaserLengthOverride	If zero the default laser length (VREdMode::GetLaserLength) is used

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