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w

W component of the Quaternion. Do not directly modify quaternions.
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Definition

  • Type: Field
  • Namespace: UnityEngine
  • Assembly: UnityEngine.CoreModule
public float w

Examples

using System.Collections;using System.Collections.Generic;using UnityEngine;// Quaternion-w script example// Create a Sphere and apply a texture to help the orientation be recognised.// At each second the sphere is rotated and the quaternion is displayed.public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour{ private float timeDelay = 0.0f; private Quaternion q; private string label = ""; void Awake() { // Add a line that passes through the y axis of the sphere and make // the line as a child. GameObject line = GameObject.CreatePrimitive(PrimitiveType.Cube); line.transform.localScale = new Vector3(0.05f, 1.5f, 0.05f); line.transform.parent = gameObject.transform; } void Update() { if (timeDelay > 1.0f) { Vector3 v; // generate a random euler angle v.x = Random.Range(0.0f, 360.0f); v.y = Random.Range(0.0f, 360.0f); v.z = Random.Range(0.0f, 360.0f); // convert the euler into a quaternion q = Quaternion.Euler(v); // and apply it to the sphere transform.rotation = q; // generate a string label = q.ToString("f3"); // and start another 1 second delay timeDelay = 0.0f; } timeDelay += Time.deltaTime; } // display the quaternion as a string void OnGUI() { GUI.skin.label.fixedHeight = 40; GUI.skin.label.fontSize = 24; GUI.Label(new Rect(10, 10, 400, 30), label); }}