Reply To: Why you changed from Quaternion WXYZ to XYZ Euler

Forum Archive Why you changed from Quaternion WXYZ to XYZ Euler Reply To: Why you changed from Quaternion WXYZ to XYZ Euler

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Wayne Dixon
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    Hi JP,

    Yeah if you have any Quaternion questions throw them Spikey’s way.

    But here is a general run down on when to use what….(but this is personal preference)

    -If a control only needs to move on 1 axis -it is much easier to use Euler.

    -If a control rotates on all 3 axes, Quaterion is a better option.  *however* sometimes it is easier to use Euler and deal with any gimbal lock on the spots where you encounter it (if at all)

    And sometimes I am told to supply a rig in Euler XYZ by default.  (in Blender you can change the rotation mode and even keyframe this, so it’s not that big of a deal).  Although with this it best to use the same rotation mode for the entire shot.

    I hope this helped and didn’t make more questions for you haha