---
title: normal
framework: tabletopkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: tabletopkit/tablevisualstate/contact/normal
---

# normal

The normal of the contacting surfaces at the contact point. The normal direction points from the second shape to the first shape.

## Declaration

```swift
let normal: Vector3D
```

## See Also

### Getting collision metrics

- [impulse](tabletopkit/tablevisualstate/contact/impulse.md)
- [position](tabletopkit/tablevisualstate/contact/position.md)