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          Normally, when you get/set the position of an object, you actually get/set the position of the object's *center of mass*. In many cases this is enough, but when the object's center of mass *isn't exactly its geometrical position*, and you want to locate it (or locate something in it) geometrically, just "getting its position" won't cut it.

          Normally, when you get/set the position of an object, you actually get/set the position of the object's *center of mass*. In most cases this is enough, but when the object's center of mass *isn't the same as its geometrical position*, and you want to locate it (or locate something in it) geometrically, just "getting its position" won't cut it.

          [[/uploads/center of mass opaque.png]]

          The trick to solve this is to take the vector reported by [[Get Position]] and **offset it by half the total size of of the object**. With total size, I refer to the minimum and maximum vectors of the object, added together.

          The trick is to take the vector returned by [[Get Position]] and **offset it by half the total size of of the object** ("the offset"). With "total size", I refer to the minimum and maximum vectors of the object, added together.

          [[/uploads/geometrical position opaque.png]]

          Almost similarly, to set the geometrical position of the object, you set the position of the object to where you want to place it offset by half the total size, **negated**. Or, equally, subtract the offset from the geometrical position.

          Almost similarly, to set the geometrical position of the object, set the actual position of the object to the desired position subtracted by the offset.

          [[/uploads/set geometrical position opaque.png]]

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1		Normally, when you get/set the position of an object, you actually get/set the position of the object's center of mass. In many cases this is enough, but when the object's center of mass isn't exactly its geometrical position, and you want to locate it (or locate something in it) geometrically, just "getting its position" won't cut it.
	1	Normally, when you get/set the position of an object, you actually get/set the position of the object's center of mass. In most cases this is enough, but when the object's center of mass isn't the same as its geometrical position, and you want to locate it (or locate something in it) geometrically, just "getting its position" won't cut it.
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3	3	[[/uploads/center of mass opaque.png]]
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5		The trick to solve this is to take the vector reported by [[Get Position]] and offset it by half the total size of of the object. With total size, I refer to the minimum and maximum vectors of the object, added together.
	5	The trick is to take the vector returned by [[Get Position]] and offset it by half the total size of of the object ("the offset"). With "total size", I refer to the minimum and maximum vectors of the object, added together.
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7	7	[[/uploads/geometrical position opaque.png]]
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9		Almost similarly, to set the geometrical position of the object, you set the position of the object to where you want to place it offset by half the total size, negated. Or, equally, subtract the offset from the geometrical position.
	9	Almost similarly, to set the geometrical position of the object, set the actual position of the object to the desired position subtracted by the offset.
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11	11	[[/uploads/set geometrical position opaque.png]]
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rewrote it so it's a bit easier to read