Raycast variable always returns null

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Godot Version

4.7

Question

no matter what I've tried this always returns null when I call it

@onready var ray_cast_3d: RayCast3D = $RayCast3D

the scene tree looks like this

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nothing in it changes during run time the ray cast is enabled

I’ve also tried calling it both in the physics process function and the ready function

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The path $RayCast3D is wrong. It should be $Area3D/RayCast3D

Edit: Sorry, my bad. I’m blind. Thanks for the heads up @rainerdeyke

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Look again. The children of Area3D are not expanded (> symbol instead of v symbol), and Raycast3D is at the same indent level as Area3D. $RayCast3D should be correct.

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Did you add this script as a global/autoload in the project settings?

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no theres only the script i inted to have as a global there

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I honestly have no idea what the issue was but I reopened godot today and it worked