{"name":"findEmptyPositionReady","title":"findEmptyPositionReady","type":"command","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/findEmptyPositionReady","revid":377552,"updated":"2026-01-02T06:54:51Z","groups":["Positions"],"status":"ok","games":{"arma2":"1.00","arma2oa":"1.50","tkoh":"1.00","arma3":"0.50"},"since":"arma2 1.00","arma3_since":"0.50","description":"Preloads area to be used with findEmptyPosition command and returns true when area is ready.\nThe size of the area preloaded is from `center - radius - maxDistance` to `center + radius + maxDistance`\n\n> [!IMPORTANT]\n> Preloading large areas may take a long time, we are talking minutes. However once preloaded, it stays preloaded even after mission restart.","syntaxes":[{"syntax":"center findEmptyPositionReady [radius, maxDistance]","params":[{"name":"center","type":"Position2D or Position3D","description":"search area center position in format [x,y] or [x,y,z] in which case z is ignored","type_expr":"Position2D | Position3D"},{"name":"radius","type":"Number","description":"distance from the center","type_expr":"Number"},{"name":"maxDistance","type":"Number","description":"distance from the end of radius","type_expr":"Number"}],"returns":{"type":"Boolean","type_expr":"Boolean","description":"true when ready"},"form":"binary","left":{"text":"center"},"right":{"text":"[radius, maxDistance]"}}],"examples":[{"text":"Preload aread within 500m:\n\n```sqf\n_ready = _center findEmptyPositionReady [0, 500];\n```","code":["_ready = _center findEmptyPositionReady [0, 500];"]}],"see_also":["findEmptyPosition"]}