angleBetween node

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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.

Node name	Parents	Classification	MFn type	Compatible function sets
angleBetween	node	utility/scalar:drawdb/shader/operation/angleBetween	kAngleBetween	kBase kNamedObject kDependencyNode kAngleBetween

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

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) double0.0cm

X of the output axis

axisY (axy) distance (double) double0.0cm

Y of the output axis

axisZ (axz) distance (double) double1.0cm

Z of the output axis

angle (a) angle (double) 0.0deg

Output angle (in axisAngle)

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

vector1 (v1) double3

First input vector (from)

vector1X (v1x) distance (double) double0.0cm

X of first input vector

vector1Y (v1y) distance (double) double1.0cm

Y of first input vector

vector1Z (v1z) distance (double) double0.0cm

Z of first input vector

vector2 (v2) double3

Second input vector (to)

vector2X (v2x) distance (double) double0.0cm

X of second input vector

vector2Y (v2y) distance (double) double0.0cm

Y of second input vector

vector2Z (v2z) distance (double) double1.0cm

Z of second input vector