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quaternion.AxisAngle

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Declaration

public static quaternion AxisAngle(float3 axis, float angle);

Parameters

Parameter Description
axis The axis of rotation.
angle The angle of rotation in radians.

Returns

quaternion The quaternion representing a rotation around an axis.

Description

Returns a quaternion representing a rotation around a unit axis by an angle in radians. The rotation direction is clockwise when looking along the rotation axis towards the origin.

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