cast_ray / cast_hull

Source Engine

Source 2

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cast_ray and cast_hull are console commands available in all Source games. Casts a ray or hull and shows what it hit in console.

Warning:Make sure your game is not paused when issuing these commands or the overlay for it won't show up. (type unpause in console before writing the command or bind it to a button bind e cast_ray)

Information it gives

DevMsg(1, "Hit %s\nposition %.2f, %.2f, %.2f\nangles %.2f, %.2f, %.2f\n", tr.m_pEnt->GetClassname(),
			tr.m_pEnt->GetAbsOrigin().x, tr.m_pEnt->GetAbsOrigin().y, tr.m_pEnt->GetAbsOrigin().z,
			tr.m_pEnt->GetAbsAngles().x, tr.m_pEnt->GetAbsAngles().y, tr.m_pEnt->GetAbsAngles().z );
		DevMsg(1, "Hit: hitbox %d, hitgroup %d, physics bone %d, solid %d, surface %s, surfaceprop %s, contents %08x\n", tr.hitbox, tr.hitgroup, tr.physicsbone, tr.m_pEnt->GetSolid(), tr.surface.name, physprops->GetPropName( tr.surface.surfaceProps ), tr.contents );

Examples

] cast_ray 
Hit func_breakable
position -456.00, -346.00, -132.00
angles 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
Hit: hitbox 0, hitgroup 0, physics bone 0, solid 1, surface maps/c1a0/halflife/glass_med_-521_-303_-144, surfaceprop glass, contents 00000001

] cast_hull 
Hit monster_gman
position -360.00, -316.00, -215.00
angles 0.00, 93.00, 0.00
Hit: hitbox 0, hitgroup 0, physics bone 0, solid 2, surface **studio**, surfaceprop default

See also

• box
• drawcross / drawline

External links

• cast_hull definition
• cast_ray definition