Regular API function

simGetQuaternionFromMatrix / sim.getQuaternionFromMatrix

Description Retrieves the quaternion from a transformation matrix. See also sim.getEulerAnglesFromMatrix and the section about positions, orientations and transformations
C/C++
synopsis
simInt simGetQuaternionFromMatrix(const simFloat* matrix,simFloat* quaternion)
C/C++
parameters
matrix: pointer to 12 simFloat values
quaternion: pointer to 4 simFloat values
C/C++
return value
-1 if operation was not successful
Lua
synopsis
float[4] quaternion=sim.getQuaternionFromMatrix(float[12] matrix)
Lua
parameters
matrix: table to 12 values
Lua
return values
quaternion: table to 4 values
Python
synopsis
list quaternion=sim.getQuaternionFromMatrix(list matrix)

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