Euler Angles for 3-D Rotations

• Euler angles - 3 rotations about each coordinate axis, however

  • angle interpolation for animation generates bizarre motions
  • rotations are order-dependent, and there are no conventions about the order to use

• Widely used anyway, because they're “simple”

• Coordinate axis rotations (right-handed coordinates):

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