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B321 Sequence: 2nd Rotation (PITCH)

Returns the negative of the second angle of rotation (in radians) associated with a body-fixed 321 rotation sequence from one coordinate system marker to another. This angle is referred to as the pitch angle, and is used in association with the yaw (1st rotation) and roll (3rd rotation) angles.
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Opposite from convention, this function calculates the negative of the second body-fixed 321 angle.

Format

PITCH (To Marker, From Marker)

Arguments

 
To Marker
(Required) The coordinate system marker whose rotation is being measured.
From Marker
(Optional) The coordinate system marker with respect to which the rotation is being measured. If not specified, this argument defaults to the global coordinate system.

Example

The following example illustrates the use of the PITCH function:
PITCH(marker_T, marker_F)
See the illustration for B321 Sequence: 1st Rotation (YAW).
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