How to rotate a vector around another vector x degrees?

obliviboy

Hey maxscripters,

How can I rotate a vector around another vector x degrees in maxscript?

Maxscript exemple

staticVector = normalize (point3 1 1 1)
rotatingVector = normalize (point3 0 1 1)
x = 30

I wanna rotate "rotatingVector" around "staticVector" x degrees.

Thanks.

r_fletch_r

This is total guess work but here goes

--use static vector and rotating vector to derive a 3rd axis.

finalVector= cross(staticVector,rotatingVector)

--contruct a matrix 3
-- rotating vector is in row2
tm = matrix 3 staticVector rotatingVector finalVector centerOfRotatoin

--rotate
rotateX tm 90

--extract the new vector
rotatedVector = tm.row2

I reitterate I havent tested this.

obliviboy

r_fletch_r wrote: »

This is total guess work but here goes

--use static vector and rotating vector to derive a 3rd axis.

finalVector= cross(staticVector,rotatingVector)

--contruct a matrix 3
-- rotating vector is in row2
tm = matrix 3 staticVector rotatingVector finalVector centerOfRotatoin

--rotate
rotateX tm 90

--extract the new vector
rotatedVector = tm.row2

I reitterate I havent tested this.

thanks, but value value has "centerOfRotatoin"?

Xoliul

position of the static vector around which you rotate