UKismetMathLibrary::RandomUnitVectorInEllipticalConeInDegreesFromStream

function Engine Blueprint Since 4.0

#include "Kismet/KismetMathLibrary.h"

Access: public Specifiers: staticUFUNCTIONBlueprintPure

Description

Returns a random unit vector within an elliptical cone around ConeDir, drawn from a specific FRandomStream. This is a degrees-based inline convenience wrapper around RandomUnitVectorInEllipticalConeInRadiansFromStream.

Caveats & Gotchas

• Defined inline in the header as a thin wrapper that converts both angles to radians and forwards to RandomUnitVectorInEllipticalConeInRadiansFromStream.
• As with the radians version, MaxYawInDegrees and MaxPitchInDegrees are independent — swapping them silently rotates the ellipse's long axis by 90 degrees rather than erroring.

Signature

static FVector RandomUnitVectorInEllipticalConeInDegreesFromStream(const FRandomStream& Stream, const FVector& ConeDir, float MaxYawInDegrees, float MaxPitchInDegrees)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default
Stream	const FRandomStream&	The random stream from which to obtain the vector.	—
ConeDir	const FVector&	The base center direction of the cone.	—
MaxYawInDegrees	float	The yaw angle of the cone, from ConeDir to its horizontal edge, in degrees.	—
MaxPitchInDegrees	float	The pitch angle of the cone, from ConeDir to its vertical edge, in degrees.	—

Return Type

FVector

Example

Deterministic weapon cone using degrees C++

FRandomStream SprayStream(WeaponSeed);
FVector Dir = UKismetMathLibrary::RandomUnitVectorInEllipticalConeInDegreesFromStream(SprayStream, AimDirection, 8.f, 2.f);

Version History

Introduced in: 4.0

Version	Status	Notes
5.6	stable	—

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