How to get collider in the new raycast query system?

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How to get collider in the new raycast query system?

Lethn

Despite me using the 'collider' string with the physics ray query when I try to get the collider from the result unlike with position it complains you can't get a collider from the dictionary which means despite me defining the result of the query as a collider that's not what is happening.

Any ideas? I bet it's going to be something obvious lol it always is, meanwhile I don't get any complaints from the debugger if I get the position this way.

	var spaceState = get_world_3d().direct_space_state
	var mousePosition = get_viewport().get_mouse_position()
	
	var raycastOrigin = playerCamera.project_ray_origin(mousePosition)
	var raycastTarget = raycastOrigin + playerCamera.project_ray_normal(mousePosition) * rayLength
	var physicsRaycastQuery = PhysicsRayQueryParameters3D.create(raycastOrigin, raycastTarget)
	
	raycastCollisionResult = spaceState.intersect_ray(physicsRaycastQuery)
	
	raycastPositionResult = spaceState.intersect_ray(physicsRaycastQuery)
	
	
	if raycastCollisionResult.is_empty():
		return
	elif not raycastCollisionResult.is_empty():
		raycastCollisionResult["collider"]
		
	if raycastPositionResult.is_empty():
		return
	elif not raycastPositionResult.is_empty():
		raycastPositionResult["position"]


	if Input.is_action_just_pressed("RightClick") && mouseInteractionEnabled && isPlayerArmySelected == true && currentPlayerArmy.canClickNewPath == true:
		if raycastCollisionResult.get_collider().is_in_group("Floor"):
			previousPlayerArmyPosition = global_transform.origin
			clickPosition = raycastPositionResult.position
			currentPlayerArmy.playerArmyAgent.set_target_location(clickPosition)
			currentPlayerArmy.clickPosition = clickPosition
			currentPlayerArmy.canClickNewPath = false

Lethn

Oh I really am on a roll lately! Turns out all I had to do was assign a custom variable as the resulting collider from the dictionary so the code wouldn't complain about it being a dictionary. After that because you've assigned the custom variable as a collider all the previous code should mostly be working normally.

	if raycastCollisionResult.is_empty():
		return
	elif not raycastCollisionResult.is_empty():
		raycastCollider = raycastCollisionResult["collider"]
		print(raycastCollider.name)

	if Input.is_action_just_pressed("RightClick") && mouseInteractionEnabled && isPlayerArmySelected == true && currentPlayerArmy.canClickNewPath == true:
		if raycastCollider.is_in_group("Floor"):
			previousPlayerArmyPosition = global_transform.origin
			clickPosition = raycastPositionResult.position
			currentPlayerArmy.playerArmyAgent.set_target_location(clickPosition)
			currentPlayerArmy.clickPosition = clickPosition
			currentPlayerArmy.canClickNewPath = false

Edited my post just to make sure there's no confusion on how to use the new system.

Lethn

Extra note, here's how to do it with a raycast node.

	if pickUpRaycast.is_colliding() && Input.is_action_just_pressed("RightClick"):
		pickUpRaycastCollision = pickUpRaycast.get_collider()
		if pickUpRaycastCollision.is_in_group("MiracleWoodDispenser"):
			print (pickUpRaycastCollision.name)

The main take away for me with the new syntax for raycasting is you need to make sure you assign a separate custom variable with whatever result you have from your raycast before you do anything with the information the raycast gives you, thankfully I don't think the raycast node has changed too much.