Quaternion

new Quaternion(x, y, z, w)
Math/Quaternion.js 17

A set of 4-dimensional coordinates used to represent rotation in 3-dimensional space.

Name Type Default Description
x Number 0.0 optional

The X component.
y Number 0.0 optional

The Y component.
z Number 0.0 optional

The Z component.
w Number 0.0 optional

The W component.
See:
  • PackableForInterpolation

Members

w : Number
Math/Quaternion.js 44

The W component.

Default Value: 0.0

x : Number
Math/Quaternion.js 23

The X component.

Default Value: 0.0

y : Number
Math/Quaternion.js 30

The Y component.

Default Value: 0.0

z : Number
Math/Quaternion.js 37

The Z component.

Default Value: 0.0

Methods

static Quaternion.fromAxisAngle(axis, angle, result) → Quaternion
Math/Quaternion.js 56

Computes a quaternion representing a rotation around an axis.

Name Type Description
axis Cartesian3

The axis of rotation.
angle Number

The angle in radians to rotate around the axis.
result Quaternion optional

The object onto which to store the result.
Returns:

The modified result parameter or a new Quaternion instance if one was not provided.

toString() → String
Math/Quaternion.js 83

Returns a string representing this quaternion in the format (x, y, z, w).

Returns:

A string representing this Quaternion.