Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
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Everyone talks about Raycasts and Spherecasts, but rarely do I see people talking about the Overlap APIs. Learn about a powerful tool that I feel is under-represented.
Physics OverlapBox, OverlapSphere, and OverlapCapsule are great tools to use when you are looking to find what's around a point in your scene. This can be helpful when trying to find nearby objects, or if there is enough space to put something down.
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📚 Resources:
🟠 Unity Physics API Documentation: docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Physics.OverlapSphere.html
🟠 Raycasting, Explained: youtube.com/watch?v=fJyi7l2tWKo
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Chapters:
00:00 What is Physics Overlap?
02:00 When would you use it versus "casting"?
02:13 Sponsor - Southern New Hampshire University
03:35 OverlapSphere
05:28 OverlapBox
06:28 OverlapCapsule
07:28 Important note about how these work
08:08 What about Optimization?
10:48 Support LlamAcademy!
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Everyone talks about Raycasts and Spherecasts, but rarely do I see people talking about the Overlap APIs. Learn about a powerful tool that I feel is under-represented.
Physics OverlapBox, OverlapSphere, and OverlapCapsule are great tools to use when you are looking to find what's around a point in your scene. This can be helpful when trying to find nearby objects, or if there is enough space to put something down.
🔶 ALL THINGS LlamAcademy now available at: https://llamacademy.dev/support including latest tutorials, courses, ways to support, and more! Check it out 🙂
👨💻 Get the FULL FREE PROJECT on GitHub: github.com/llamacademy/physics-overlap-visualized
🏷️Save 25% on the ultimate C# IDE: JetBrains Rider with code LLAMACADEMY: jetbrains.com/store/?section=personal&billing=yearly
📚 Resources:
🟠 Unity Physics API Documentation: docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Physics.OverlapSphere.html
🟠 Raycasting, Explained: youtube.com/watch?v=fJyi7l2tWKo
Some links may be affiliate links, which at no additional cost to you, gives me a small portion of the purchase.
Chapters:
00:00 What is Physics Overlap?
02:00 When would you use it versus "casting"?
02:13 Sponsor - Southern New Hampshire University
03:35 OverlapSphere
05:28 OverlapBox
06:28 OverlapCapsule
07:28 Important note about how these work
08:08 What about Optimization?
10:48 Support LlamAcademy!
