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[gauthierhaas]

We can modify the Angle of a part by putting:
part.CFrame = part.CFrame * CFrame.Angles(x, y, z).
But is there any way to get the current rotation of the part in x, y and z?

(CFrame.lookVector gives a Vector3 value, but how can we "translate" it into rad angles?)

[BAUER102]

if you want the rotation to work with it:

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local rotation = MyCFrame - MyCFrame.p

If you want to have the actual numbers, use:

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local rotation = {MyCFrame:toEulerAnglesXYZ()}

http://wiki.roblox.com/index.php/CFrame

[gauthierhaas]

Okay thank you

[gauthierhaas]

Hum...
"local rotation = MyCFrame - MyCFrame.p"
gives me a 3*3 rotation matrix, not the x y z coordinates for the rotation

"print({MyCFrame:toEulerAnglesXYZ()})" returns (as an example): "table: 18BE3568", which is no xyz coordinates either.

[spacek531]

Hum...
"local rotation = MyCFrame - MyCFrame.p"
gives me a 3*3 rotation matrix, not the x y z coordinates for the rotation

"print({MyCFrame:toEulerAnglesXYZ()})" returns (as an example): "table: 18BE3568", which is no xyz coordinates either.

there really aren't any xyz coordinates for rotation. There are better ways of getting the rotation matrix (the 3x3 matric) and using it than toEulerAnglesXYZ(). Also, don't wrap the MyCFrame:toEulerAnglesXYZ() in curly brackets, that makes it a table.

[Void_Knight]

If you want to turn a lookVector into a CFrame, you do
local lookCoords = CFrame.new(part.CFrame.lookVector);

might be what you want, might not be. Just thought I'd share now to turn a lookVector into a CFrame.

You should be able to just multiply it by the lookCoords and it should rotate it as appropriate.

[BAUER102]

Hum...
"local rotation = MyCFrame - MyCFrame.p"
gives me a 3*3 rotation matrix, not the x y z coordinates for the rotation

"print({MyCFrame:toEulerAnglesXYZ()})" returns (as an example): "table: 18BE3568", which is no xyz coordinates either.

that's a table, duh

local x, y, z = table[1], table[2], table[3]

[gauthierhaas]

What i wanna do is the following:
"
part = thePartIWannaAnimate

initialX = int
initialY = int
initialZ = int

finalX = int
finalY = int
finalZ = int
nbFrames = int

i, j, k = initialX, initialY, initialZ

repeat
     part.CFrame.Rotation = Rotation.new(i, j, k) --I know this command doesn't exist, it's just to show you what i am looking for
     i = initialX + (finalX - initialX)/nbFrames
     j = initialY + (finalY - initialY)/nbFrames
     k = initialZ + (finalZ - initialZ)/nbFrames
     wait()
until (i > finalX)
"

This would basically just smoothly animate a part by rotating it from a predefined rotation to another one