RE: Particle Rotation

Date : Wed, 20 Jul 2005 13:05:15 +0100
To : <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
From : "kim aldis" <kim(at)aldis.org.uk>
Subject : RE: Particle Rotation
I think it's pretty safe to assume that it's x,y,z for pretty much anything.
Xsi doesn't allow for anything other than s,r,t in that order. I don't think
there's any reason to suppose there's any odd ordering there. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM 
> [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Andrew Nicholas
> Sent: 20 July 2005 12:17
> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: Re: Particle Rotation
> 
> 
> Have you tried using the SetFromXYZAngles function for the 
> siRotation or siTransform objects?
> 
> > but is it Euler? is it XYZ rotation order? YZX? ZYX? etc?
> 
> That's always bothered me too. So far, I've not found 
> anything in the docs that says what rotation order the function uses.
> 
> Andy
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > It says somewhere it's radians.
> >
> > but is it Euler? is it XYZ rotation order? YZX? ZYX? etc?
> >
> > Is it in world space? object space? etc etc
> >
> > any why the spinning?
> >
> > I'm starting to sound boring... oh wait - that happened a 
> long time ago.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Alan.
> >
> > On 7/20/05, kim aldis <kim(at)aldis.org.uk> wrote:
> >> Degrees/radians?
> >>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
> >> > [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Alan Jones
> >> > Sent: 20 July 2005 11:25
> >> > To: xsi(at)Softimage.COM
> >> > Subject: Particle Rotation
> >> >
> >> > Hi All,
> >> >
> >> > Does anyone know the format of the particle rotation 
> information? I 
> >> > can't find anywhere in the docs that gives more detail than it 
> >> > being a CVector3.
> >> >
> >> > My problem is that I've cached the data, but when I apply the 
> >> > rotation to objects they slowly spin. I've checked the cloud by 
> >> > applying instances and they don't suffer the spinning.
> >> >
> >> > Any ideas?
> >> >
> >> > Cheers,
> >> >
> >> > Alan.
> >> >
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