Space Engineers Location Finder Script

// Script to get the position of an object if you know the distance.
// Type the distance (in meters) into the argument box of the programmable block.

string name_origin = "Block origin";
string name_forward = "Camera forward";
string name_panel = "Text panel position";

void Main(string argument)
{
    if(argument=="")
        throw new Exception("\nType the distance into the argument box.");

    int distance = Convert.ToInt32(argument);

    Vector3D origin = getblock(name_origin).GetPosition();
    Vector3D forward = getblock(name_forward).GetPosition();
    IMyTextPanel panel = getblock(name_panel) as IMyTextPanel;

    Vector3D position = forward - ((origin - forward) * distance / Vector3D.Distance(origin, forward));

    string x = "X: " + (position.GetDim(0)).ToString("N0");
    string y = "Y: " + (position.GetDim(1)).ToString("N0");
    string z = "Z: " + (position.GetDim(2)).ToString("N0");

    string text = x+"\n"+y+"\n"+z;

    panel.WritePublicText(text, false);
}

IMyTerminalBlock getblock(string name)
{
    List<IMyTerminalBlock> blocks = new List<IMyTerminalBlock>();
    GridTerminalSystem.SearchBlocksOfName(name, blocks);

    if(blocks.Count>0)
        return blocks[0];

    throw new Exception("\nBlock not found: "+name);
}