AUMSS/Runtime/LaserBeam.cs

using UdonSharp;
using UnityEngine;

[UdonBehaviourSyncMode(BehaviourSyncMode.NoVariableSync)]
[DisallowMultipleComponent]
[AddComponentMenu("Artyom Scripting System/Laser Beam Controller")]
public class LaserBeam : UdonSharpBehaviour
{
    public LineRenderer lineRenderer; // Line Renderer for the laser beam
    public Transform laserOrigin; // Origin point of the laser
    public float maxDistance = 100.0f; // Maximum distance the laser can reach
    public LayerMask layerMask; // Layer mask to specify which colliders to detect
    public GameObject endPointObject; // GameObject to place at the end of the laser line
    [Tooltip("Whether the beam stops at trigger colliders, such as a Laser Receiver's trigger.")]
    public bool hitTriggers = true;

    void Start()
    {
        // World-space points draw correctly whichever object the Line Renderer is on
        if (lineRenderer != null) lineRenderer.useWorldSpace = true;
        if (layerMask.value == 0)
            Debug.LogWarning("[AUMSS] Laser Beam Controller: Layer Mask is Nothing, so the beam passes through everything.");
    }

    void Update()
    {
        if (lineRenderer == null || laserOrigin == null)
        {
            return;
        }

        RaycastHit hit;
        Vector3 laserEndPoint = laserOrigin.position + (laserOrigin.forward * maxDistance);
        QueryTriggerInteraction triggers = hitTriggers ? QueryTriggerInteraction.Collide : QueryTriggerInteraction.Ignore;

        if (Physics.Raycast(laserOrigin.position, laserOrigin.forward, out hit, maxDistance, layerMask.value, triggers))
        {
            laserEndPoint = hit.point;
        }

        lineRenderer.SetPosition(0, laserOrigin.position);
        lineRenderer.SetPosition(1, laserEndPoint);

        // Place the endPointObject at the end of the laser line
        if (endPointObject != null)
        {
            endPointObject.transform.position = laserEndPoint;
        }
    }
}