Easy Problem

OK here’s an easy one, but I got it wrong. What kind of rotations/translations are needed to render a glu cylinder or cone along a axis from px,py,pz to qx,qy,qz. I can figure out the y axis rotation angle and the up down rotation angle but when combining the rotations it doesn’t work right.

v=normalise(q-p)

glrotate(angle, v.x, v.y, v.z);

you need to caculate 2 angles A and B. Suppose the cylinder first lies alone Z, you rotate it angle A alone Y and then rotate it angle B alone X, that is:

glPushMatrix();
glTranslatef(point p);
glRotatef(A,0,1,0);
glRotatef(B,1,0,0);
drawit()
glPopMatrix();

you can get A B from: (where 1 is your p, 2 is your q)
void get_angle(float x1,float y1,float z1,float x2,float y2,float z2,float &len,float &A,float &B)
{
len=sqrt((x1-x2)(x1-x2)+(y1-y2)(y1-y2)+(z1-z2)*(z1-z2));
anglea=(atan((x2-x1)/(z2-z1)))/DTOR;
anglea+=z2>z1?0:180;
angleb=-asin((y2-y1)/len)/DTOR;
}

[This message has been edited by beginner620824 (edited 06-02-2003).]

Originally posted by beginner620824:
[b]you need to caculate 2 angles A and B. Suppose the cylinder first lies alone Z, you rotate it angle A alone Y and then rotate it angle B alone X, that is:

glPushMatrix();
glTranslatef(point p);
glRotatef(A,0,1,0);
glRotatef(B,1,0,0);
drawit()
glPopMatrix();

you can get A B from: (where 1 is your p, 2 is your q)
void get_angle(float x1,float y1,float z1,float x2,float y2,float z2,float &len,float &A,float &B)
{
len=sqrt((x1-x2)(x1-x2)+(y1-y2)(y1-y2)+(z1-z2)*(z1-z2));
A=(atan((x2-x1)/(z2-z1)))/DTOR;
A+=z2>z1?0:180;
B=-asin((y2-y1)/len)/DTOR;
}

[This message has been edited by beginner620824 (edited 06-02-2003).][/b]