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Raycasting in rows is a common practice.

  1. Is using the Physics 2D BoxCast function a good alternative to using multiple raycasts spread out (an example use being collision detection in a custom character controller script)?
  2. There is limited documentation on boxcasting. Would boxcasting be too intensive or more friendly to call each frame?
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    \$\begingroup\$ An explanation of the parameters; Origin: The point in space for the box to be created around. Size: A Vector2 containing the width and height of a box. (The box streches out from the origin equal to one half of x and one half of y in their respective directions) Angle: A float containing how much the box should be rotated on the origin. Direction: A Vector2 specifying the direction to "drag" the box along. (The x and y are used to create the slope of a line, and the direction is the angle of that slope.) The rest of the parameters are well explained on Unity's scripting reference. \$\endgroup\$ Commented May 31, 2015 at 23:08

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Box cast would probably be more performant since it's only checking 4 vertices but it'll definitely be more accurate, at least depending on what you want. Good idea!

Example use:

RaycastHit2D raycast = Physics2D.BoxCast ( //Starting point of box Vector2.zero, //Size of the box new Vector2 (2,2), //Angle of box, 0f, //Direction to cast Vector2.right, //Distance to cast 5f );

This BoxCasts starting from Vector2d.zero with a square of length 2 in the direction of (0,1), for a distance of 5. Conceptually, this is like dragging a 2x2 square from (0,0) to (0,5) and detecting any collisions along the way.

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    \$\begingroup\$ The parameters explained here as an example are not consistent to that of Physics2D.BoxCast \$\endgroup\$ Commented May 29, 2015 at 20:38
  • \$\begingroup\$ Oops, thanks for catching me on that. I updated my answer with a more accurate explanation. \$\endgroup\$ Commented May 29, 2015 at 22:03
  • \$\begingroup\$ Not to nitpick, but the size is actually a vector 2--feel free to refer to my comment explaining the parameters \$\endgroup\$ Commented May 31, 2015 at 23:14
  • \$\begingroup\$ No, please, nitpick away. Thanks again for catching me :). \$\endgroup\$ Commented May 31, 2015 at 23:36

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