---
title: localNormal
framework: scenekit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: scenekit/scnhittestresult/localnormal
---

# localNormal

The surface normal vector at the point of intersection, in the local coordinate system of the node containing the geometry intersected by the search ray.

## Declaration

```swift
var localNormal: SCNVector3 { get }
```

## See Also

### Retrieving Information About a Hit-Test Result

- [node](scenekit/scnhittestresult/node.md)
- [geometryIndex](scenekit/scnhittestresult/geometryindex.md)
- [faceIndex](scenekit/scnhittestresult/faceindex.md)
- [localCoordinates](scenekit/scnhittestresult/localcoordinates.md)
- [worldCoordinates](scenekit/scnhittestresult/worldcoordinates.md)
- [worldNormal](scenekit/scnhittestresult/worldnormal.md)
- [modelTransform](scenekit/scnhittestresult/modeltransform.md)
- [textureCoordinates(withMappingChannel:)](scenekit/scnhittestresult/texturecoordinates(withmappingchannel:).md)