Fastest way to gt Current Cameras forward

[Pryme8]

I might be tripping, but don't we have a quick reference to the cameras forward vector?
Like the Unity equivalent to:

1. Camera.main.transform.forward

I know we have one for up... Im having trouble doing simple stuff today I feel like my brain is not working.

[Pryme8]

var forward = scene.activeCamera.getTarget().subtract(scene.activeCamera.position).normalize();
                            forward.y=0;

that took me way way to long... uhg what a day...

[Wingnut]

Some people might say... "but my camera has no target set"... but cameras (such as free cam) have a _currentTarget by default, located 1 unit ahead of the camera.  So getTarget() never fails, even on cams that have never had a user-target set.

http://playground.babylonjs.com/#14FZUY#0

Yuh, yuh, yuh.  I found the answer in about 7 minutes using a forum search for "camera direction".  neener.    But you answered yourself before I could type this.  Sorry.  Hope it's less traumatic next time.  Did you add a note to the camera tutorial? 

[Pryme8]

not sure how to do that (add a note)?

:-( I should have been helping with the documentation a while ago... im a goober... sorry

[adam]

var wm = camera.getWorldMatrix();

var forwardX = wm.m[8]:

var forwardY = wm.m[9];

var forwatdZ = wm.m[10];

I think that should work (I'm on my phone).

[Pryme8]

does that return a normalized vector adam? if so I would bet yours is faster.

[GameMonetize]

Or you can use: camera.getFrontPosition(1)

1 is the distance you want between camera position and front position

 

[Pryme8]

thats the ticket

[adam]

4 hours ago, Pryme8 said:

does that return a normalized vector adam?

yes