c# example and loss of resolution on Rotations

[daddda]

I've used the C# example code to great success except for the fact that rotations only produce the value 1 or -1, nothing in between for greater control. Translations work great.

Here's my initialization...

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this.mDevice3DX = new TDxInput.Device();

            this.mKeyboard3DX = mDevice3DX.Keyboard;
            this.mSensor3DX = mDevice3DX.Sensor;

            this.mKeyboard3DX.KeyDown += new TDxInput._IKeyboardEvents_KeyDownEventHandler(keyboard_KeyDown);
            this.mSensor3DX.SensorInput += new TDxInput._ISensorEvents_SensorInputEventHandler(sensor_SensorInput);
            this.mDevice3DX.Connect();

as well as..

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void sensor_SensorInput()
        {

            camLR  = (float)mSensor3DX.Translation.X / -10;
            camFB  = (float)mSensor3DX.Translation.Y / 10;
            lookLR = (float)mSensor3DX.Rotation.Z    / -10;
            lookUD = (float)mSensor3DX.Rotation.X    / -10;
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The -10 values are only to slow stuff down.

any ideas?

[ngomes]

Hi daddda,

any ideas?

Rotation data is provided by a unit vector and an angle around it (the "axis-angle" rotation convention). This is one several standard conventions (Euler angles, rotation matrices are others). Unit vectors have components between -1 and 1. You can find an explanation of the data format in the 3DxInput doc.

You may also refer to this topic.

[daddda]

But given my lack of knowledge and experience with Euler and Matrices, is there any code I can use, already written, that can give me the fine rotations I need? I wish I could come to this forum with more experience, but I don't, sorry.

[daddda]

I found a pretty good example on the FTP site

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Thanks for inspiring me to look around.