---
name: "distance2D"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["Math - Geometry"]
arma3_since: "1.50"
locality: {"argument": "global", "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/distance2D
revid: 363614
updated: 2024-04-08T11:45:05Z
---

# distance2D

*Command · Math - Geometry · Arma 3 v1.50*

Locality: arguments **global**

## Description

Returns a 2D distance ([distance](../commands/distance.md) projected to X,Y plane) in meters between [Object](../topics/Object.md)s and/or [Position](../topics/Position.md)s.

## Syntax

```sqf
from distance2D to
```

**Parameters:**

- `from`: [Object](../topics/Object.md), [Position2D](../topics/Position.md#introduction) or [Position3D](../topics/Position.md#introduction)
- `to`: [Object](../topics/Object.md), [Position2D](../topics/Position.md#introduction) or [Position3D](../topics/Position.md#introduction)

**Returns:** [Number](../topics/Number.md) - distance in meters or 1e10 if distance cannot be calculated

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
_meters = player distance2D heli;
```

## See also

[distance](../commands/distance.md) · [distanceSqr](../commands/distanceSqr.md) · [vectorDistance](../commands/vectorDistance.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — distance2D](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/distance2D) (revision 363614).</sub>