UKismetMathLibrary::Quat_VectorRight

function Engine Blueprint Since 4.0

#include "Kismet/KismetMathLibrary.h"

Access: public Specifiers: staticUFUNCTIONBlueprintPure

Description

Returns the right direction (local Y axis) after applying this quaternion's rotation. Semantic alias for Quat_GetAxisY.

Caveats & Gotchas

• Functionally identical to Quat_GetAxisY. In Blueprints the display name 'Vector Right (Quat)' may be clearer in graphs that work with directional vectors.
• UE uses a left-handed coordinate system where right = +Y. Cross-product results involving this vector will follow left-hand-rule conventions.

Signature

static UE_INL_API FVector Quat_VectorRight(const FQuat& Q);

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default
Q	const FQuat&	The quaternion representing the orientation.	—

Return Type

FVector

Example

Offset camera to the right of a character C++

FQuat CharQuat = CharacterMesh->GetComponentQuat();
FVector RightDir = UKismetMathLibrary::Quat_VectorRight(CharQuat);
FVector CameraOffset = RightDir * ShoulderOffsetDistance;
CameraComponent->SetWorldLocation(GetActorLocation() + CameraOffset);

Version History

Introduced in: 4.0

Version	Status	Notes
5.6	stable	—

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