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rotation
Get and set Script vector object describing the
xRotation
,
yRotation
, and
zRotation
components of the transform with the
value
vector( xRotation , yRotation ,
zRotation )
, with the rotation values
defined in degrees.
This value can vary because of the
permissible types of transform
operation. For example,
translate
followed by
rotate
gives a different
value than
rotate
followed by
translate
, and the results can’t be
differentiated after the fact from the
rotational information alone.
The
rotate()
and
preRotate()
methods
are the preferred way to modify a
transform’s orientation. Rotation is
generally relative to the object’s original
orientation at the start of the movie.
vector
(0,0,0)
axisAngle Get and set A list including a vector and a floating-
point value that describes this
transform’s rotation as an axis/angle
pair.
The vector represents the direction, and
the angle represents the rotation around
the vector. [vector
(1.0000,
0.0000,
0.0000)
A]
x axis Get and set A vector representing the transform’s
canonical x axis in transform space.
Example:
transform.identity()
transform.rotate(0,90,0))
put transform.xaxis
--vector(0,0,-1)
Canonical means reduced to the
simplest possible mathematical
expression.
vector
(1,0,0)
y axis
Get and set A vector representing the transform’s
canonical y axis in transform space.
Example:
transform.identity()
transform.rotate(90,0,0)
put transform.yaxis
--vector(0,0,1)
vector
(0,1,0)
z axis
Get and set A vector representing the transform’s
canonical z axis in transform space.
Example:
transform.identity()
transform.rotate(0,90,0)
put transform.zaxis
--vector(1,0,0)
vector
(0,0,1)
Property Access Description Default