Dot Product
Menu Path : Operator > Math > Vector
The Dot Product uniform Operator performs a dot-product between two input vectors and outputs the result.
This Operator is useful for numerous purposes which include:
- To compute the squared length of a given vector. To do this, connect the same vector to both input ports.
- To determine whether two normalized vectors point in the same direction. This returns 1.0 if the vectors point in the same direction, 0.0 if they are perpendicular, and -1.0 if they point in opposite directions.
- To project a vector A on a normalized vector B and return its projected length along B.
Operator properties
| Input | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A | Configurable | The first vector of the dot product. |
| B | Configurable | The second vector of the dot product. |
| Output | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Output | float | The result of the dot product. The Type changes to match the type of A and B. |
Operator configuration
To view this uniform Operator's configuration, click the cog icon in the Node's header. Here you can configure the data type this Operator uses.
Available types
You can use the following types for your Input values and ports:
- Position
- Vector
- Direction
- Vector3
- Vector2