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GetDistanceBetweenVectors.py
import pymel.core as pm
def GetDistanceBetweenVectors (objA, objB):
'''
returns a float.
Expects the name of two objects.
Uses Pymel to get translation - probably a better way to do this.
'''
Ax, Ay, Az = pm.PyNode(objA).getTranslation(space="world")
Bx, By, Bz = pm.PyNode(objB).getTranslation(space="world")
return (  (Ax-Bx)**2 + (Ay-By)**2 + (Az-Bz)**2  )**0.5
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