Get directional vector between 2 vectors

Is there a method that returns a unit vector3f that points from one vector to another?

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Your question either doesn’t make sense or is trivially done:
v2.subtract(v1).normalize()

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Oh yeah, silly me :crazy_face:

I have asked this same silly question before :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: :rofl: , @codex you can use linear interpolation between 2 vectors too with 1.0f scaleFactor :grin: ,the linearInterpolation equation idea comes from the slope of the straight line :slight_smile:

Discussion :

which indeed gets a Vector3f component V = 3 i^ + 2 j^ + 1 k^ for example that lies between the specified 2 vectors by a scalefactor , by this equation :

how its done :

Interpolation :

Since , Vector0=(x0,y0,z0) , Vector1=(x1,y1,z1);
interPolateX = x0 + (x1-x0)*scaleFactor
interPolateY = y0 + (y1-y0)*scaleFactor
interPolateZ = z0 + (z1-z0)*scaleFactor

new Vector3f(interPolateX,interPolateY,interPolateZ);

So , in jme :

Vector3f interpolatedVec=new Vector3f();
interpolatedVec.interpolateLocal(new Vector3f(0,0,0),new Vector3f(10f,5f,10f),1.0f);

Notice : if you flip the 2 vectors order , you will get an inversed directional vector.

Normalizing a Vector :

if you didn’t normalize your resultant vector , you will get high numbers for distant vectors , normalizing is nothing but dividing each component of Vector3f by the vector magnitude , to reach 1.0f as a resultant vector (V) & its components would represent its direction :

||V|| = sqrt( pow(x,2) + pow(y,2) + pow(z,2)) , which is Pythagorean in nature which is the same as distance formula & Unit Circle equation

normalized V = V^ = ||V||/||V|| = x/||V|| + y/||V|| + z/||V||

So , in jme :

interpolatedVec.normalizeLocal();//normalize & assign the value back to this instance

Conclusion :

=> Before solving any vector based problem , break down your vectors into Vector based Components Vx , Vy , Vz & other operations would be linear algebra.

I didn’t try linear Interpolation, but it should work ,

Joe asks @Pavl_G “dear sir, what is 1+2?”, @Pavl_G answers, “well… you take the set of all rational and irrational numbers and integrate those from minus infinity to infinity over dt. Hence, e=mc2” :wink:

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Yep , it’s an easy operation , but one better understand more why its done :sweat_smile: , I have been through this recently , so I thought sharing may help , but sometimes it seems it wonot :neutral_face:.

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