Package etomica.space3d

Interface IOrientation3D

All Superinterfaces:

IOrientation

All Known Subinterfaces:

IOrientationFull3D

All Known Implementing Classes:

Orientation3D, OrientationFull3D

public interface IOrientation3D
extends IOrientation

Interface for an orientation in 3D. The orientation is defined by a single vector, so the oriented object must have cylindrical symmetry for this to make sense. IOrientationFull3D can be used for an oriented object without cylindrical symmetry.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	rotateBy(double dt, Vector axis)	Rotate the orientation by the amount dt (radians) about the given axis.

Methods inherited from interface etomica.space.IOrientation

E, getDirection, randomRotation, setDirection

Method Detail

rotateBy

void rotateBy(double dt,
              Vector axis)

Rotate the orientation by the amount dt (radians) about the given axis. If the given axis is considered "up" (out of the plane and toward the viewer), then positive rotation is in the counter-clockwise direction.