Class KX_Camera -- Blender Game Engine 2.49b

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getScreenPosition

getScreenPosition(obj)

Returns the screen coordinates of a game object (or a point) on the game screen.

Return type:

list [x, y] (screen coordinates)
Range: 0.0 to 1.0

obj:

Type: KX_GameObject

or
string (object name)
or
list [x, y, z] (point 3D world position)

Note:

Center of game screen is approximately [ 0.5, 0.5]

Sample Code

# get the current scene

scene = GameLogic.getCurrentScene()

# get the active camera

cam = scene.active_camera

# get object list

objList = scene.objects

# get game object named Cube

cube = objList["OBCube"]

# get game screen position of cube

pos = cam.getScreenPosition(cube)

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