Question Transform.Rotation

This I feel like is a very simple solution, but I can't seem to figure it out. I'm new to 3d and maybe it's different from unity 2d, but whenever I try setting the y rotation to any number, it just automatically sets it to 180. Thanks in advance.

 

We know rotation works so it must be something on your side, but you've given zero information above.

You may wish to review the docs for the differences between Transform.Rotate() versus directly setting a rotation by assigning it to the transform.rotation property.

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I want for my character to move horizontally and vertically, so he won't ever move diagonally. So, if I press "A", he will face left and move left, and if I press "D" he will face right and move right and etc. I have tried

Code (CSharp):

1.  if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.A))
2.         {
3.             transform.localRotation = new Quaternion(0, -90, 0, 0);
4.         }

but it sets the y rotation to 180 degrees. There are no errors, and the only two rotations that work are 0 and 180.

 

You're using the wrong constructor.

https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Quaternion.html

The four-argument constructor is setting the

w, x, y, z

values directly. None of those values are measured in degrees. What does that page say about setting those values directly?

You want the

Quaternion.Euler()

method, which gives you a Quaternion based on a rotation measured in degrees.

https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Quaternion.Euler.html

 

That worked! Thank you!