angleBetween

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Compute the rotation angles (eulerX, eulerY, eulerZ) or an axis (axisX, axisY, axisZ) and an angle (angle) that will rotate (normalized) vector1 into vector2.

Related nodes

addDoubleLinear, addMatrix, multMatrix, fourByFourMatrix, wtAddMatrix, multDoubleLinear, pointMatrixMult

Attributes (18)

angle, axis, axisAngle, axisX, axisY, axisZ, euler, eulerX, eulerY, eulerZ, vector1, vector1X, vector1Y, vector1Z, vector2, vector2X, vector2Y, vector2Z

Long name (short name)	Type	Default	Flags
vector1 (v1)	double3
First input vector (from)
vector1X (v1x) distance (double) 0.0cm X of first input vector
vector1Y (v1y) distance (double) 1.0cm Y of first input vector
vector1Z (v1z) distance (double) 0.0cm Z of first input vector
vector2 (v2)	double3
Second input vector (to)
vector2X (v2x) distance (double) 0.0cm X of second input vector
vector2Y (v2y) distance (double) 0.0cm Y of second input vector
vector2Z (v2z) distance (double) 1.0cm Z of second input vector
euler (eu)	double3
Output in Euler angles
eulerX (eux) angle (double) 0.0deg Output Euler "X" angle
eulerY (euy) angle (double) 0.0deg Output Euler "Y" angle
eulerZ (euz) angle (double) 0.0deg Output Euler "Z" angle
axisAngle (axa)	compound	n/a
Output axis and angle
axis (ax) double3 0.0, 0.0, 1.0 Output axis (in axisAngle) axisX (axx) distance (double) 0.0cm X of the output axis axisY (axy) distance (double) 0.0cm Y of the output axis axisZ (axz) distance (double) 1.0cm Z of the output axis
angle (a) angle (double) 0.0deg Output angle (in axisAngle)