I'm learning Matrix and Quaternion.

In this case,

I wanna rotate my each cube with the axis 'N'

I get the right result through Matrix but the wrong result through Quaternion

why?

how to use the way "qrotate()" to get the right result?



Right result when i use matrix to rotate:

Wrong Result through the ways of Quaternoin:

gits、pngs and hip in attach.

Thanks for help in advance!

Attachments:
RightResult.gif (4.4 MB)
WrongResult.gif (7.5 MB)
Quaternions_question.hip (385.9 KB)
Right result when i use matrix to rotate.png (2.0 MB)
Wrong Result through the ways of Quaternoin.png (2.0 MB)

Hey jackdon4682!

you don't need the qrotate node and you are loosing information converting your quaternion to a vector and back.

Instead use quaternion multiply to rotate your orient by another quaternion.

Attachments:
qmult1.png (797.2 KB)
qmult2.png (801.6 KB)