var vert; //to store vertex index next to hit position
void camera_scan()
{
	VECTOR tempv,temp;
	while(1)
	{
		if(mouse_left) 
		{
			tempv.x = mouse_pos.x;
			tempv.y = mouse_pos.y;
			tempv.z = 2000;
			vec_for_screen(tempv,camera);
			c_trace(camera.x, tempv, IGNORE_ME | SCAN_TEXTURE);
			
			if(HIT_TARGET) //needed to prevent crashing when not hitting something :P
			{
				
				vert = ent_nextvertex(hit.entity,hit.x);
				vec_for_vertex(temp,hit.entity,vert);
				
				//for debugging, create a point and line from the hit  position to the nearest index
				draw_point3d(temp.x,vector(0,0,255),100,300);
				draw_point3d(vector(hit.x,hit.y,hit.z),vector(0,0,255),100,300);
				draw_line3d(vector(hit.x,hit.y,hit.z),vector(0,0,255),100);
				draw_line3d(temp.x,vector(0,0,255),100);
			}
		}
		wait(1);
	}
}