SL Cert - Basic LSL Rotations

This is an initial take on a set of guidelines for scripting position and rotations. It still needs a lot of work and a good deal of thought.

Basic Requirements

Basic definition of a rotation

• • • Euler
    • Axis and angle
    • Quarternions

Intermediate Requirements

Reference Frames

• • • Global
    • Local

Basic commands to get position information

• • • llGetPos
    • llGetLocalPos
    • llGetRootPosition

Basic commands to get rotation information

• • • llGetRot
    • llGetLocalRot
    • llGetRootRotation

Basic commands for changing position

• • • llSetPos
    • llSetPrimitiveParams
    • llSetPos within different reference frames.

Basic commands for changing rotation

• • • llSetRot
    • llSetLocalRot
    • llSetPrimitiveParams
    • How the commands work in different reference frames.
    • Rotations
      • Multiplication and division of rotations
      • Difference between left and right multiplication

Advanced Requirements

Rotations and position

• • • using llSetPrimitiveParams to move and rotate at the same time
    • Rotating and moving a prim to a specified orientation
      • Absolute coordinates
      • Relative coordinates (in a link set)

Smooth movements in absolute coordinates

• • • • Rotate and movement around the edge of a prim
      • Rotate and move around a fixed point
      • Rotate and move around a predefined axis

Smooth movements in local coordinates

• • • • Rotate and movement around the edge of a prim
      • Rotate and move around a fixed point
      • Rotate and move around a predefined axis

Transitions =

• • • • Smooth movements between two different orientations