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Distance line between two points

A measured line between two points of the home world, with end marks and the distance written at its middle; it draws in as it reveals.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Range	What it does
from (Can change over time)	vec3	-5, -4, 0.3	-5000, -5000, -500 to 5000, 5000, 5000	the first end: metres along the shore, inland of home’s door, and height over the groundCan change over time
to (Can change over time)	vec3	6, -4, 0.3	-5000, -5000, -500 to 5000, 5000, 5000	the second end, the same way; the line draws in toward itCan change over time
measure	choice	straight	straight, ground	the straight 3D distance between the ends, or only the distance along the ground
label	text	–	– to 40	a small word over the distance, such as THE SEA CAME; empty for none
unit	choice	m	m, km, ft, mi	the unit the distance is written in
decimals	integer	-1	-1 to 4	decimal places of the distance; -1 picks them from its size
format	choice	grouped	grouped, plain, compact, scientific	how numbers are written: 12,500 / 12500 / 12.5k / 1.25×10⁴
ends	choice	tick	tick, dot, arrow	what closes each end of the line
size	number	0.045	0.03 to 0.09	the height of the distance’s digits, a share of the frame’s height
thickness	number	0.005	0.0025 to 0.012	the line’s width, a share of the frame’s height
ink	color	#f3f0e8	–	words, numbers, ticks and outlines
accent	color	#4fb8e8	–	the live value, the fill, what is highlighted
font	choice	sans	sans, serif, mono	the face of the distance and its word
backing	number	0.35	0 to 1	how dark the panel behind the distance is; 0 for none (then the words get a soft shadow)
reveal	number	0.8	0 to 5 s	how long the line takes to draw in from the first end to the second; 0 shows it at once

film.js

elements: { 'distance-line': { from: [-5, -4, 0.3], to: [6, -4, 0.3] } }

Ask your agent to put it in a film. It finds the element by name.