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Wayne Dixon
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    Don’t give up on quaternions.  You will get the hang of them, remember it’s the fear they sense.

    Always use Euler for 1 or 2 axis of rotations.  But if you need 3 axes not being afraid of quaternions will get you to the end goal with less headaches.

    A barrel roll in Euler will not be easy depending on the rotation order and the starting direction.

    I personally use Euler on the IK hands and feet and root, but I’m prepared to switch to quaterion if/when I run into trouble.

    You will find your own personal preference too.

    Hope that makes sense.

    (Other programs don’t let you switch between Euler and Quaterions at all – thank you Blender)