---
title: penetrationDistance
framework: realitykit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: realitykit/collisionevents/began/penetrationdistance
---

# penetrationDistance

The estimated distance of overlap between the two colliding entities in scene coordinate space.

## Declaration

```swift
var penetrationDistance: Float { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This is the maximum penetration distance for all contacts, for more detailed penetration distance see contacts and fullContactInformation.