How do you set the distance for a line trace?

For line trace click events I’m wondering how you set the distance for how far away the player can be from a certain objects for line traces. I remember changing a setting somewhere where the line trace wouldn’t work unless the player was close enough to the object. So how can I change the distance for a line trace?

Hello Brandon236,

I have provided and example below that may help explain how you could control the length of you line trace.

Example:

As you can see I have gotten the actors location. This will be used as the starting point for the line trace. I have also gotten the forward vector for the actor and if this is multiplied by a float this will give a point that is a distance away equal to the float in the direction that was in the forward direction of the object. I hope that this information helps.

Make it a great day

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