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# RotateBy Action

## Overview

![The RotateBy Action Node.](/files/rtApXMiJ43RZehUQjCFV)

The **RotateBy Action Node** continuously rotates an [**Object**](/incari-studio/2022.2/objects-and-types/scene-objects.md) by the *Euler angles* values specified in `Offset` for a given period of time, thus creating an **Animation**. Find an [example](#example) of how to use this **Node** and its effect over an **Object** at the end of this page.

Furthermore, visit the [**Actions Nodes**](/incari-studio/2022.2/toolbox/actions.md) page for a general introduction to these **Nodes**, and [**Rotation**](/incari-studio/2022.2/objects-and-types/attributes/common-attributes/transformation.md#rotation) for more detail about the `Rotation` **Attribute**.

[**Scope**](/incari-studio/2022.2/toolbox/overview.md#scopes): **Scene**, **Function**, **Prefab**.

## Attributes

![The RotateBy Action Node Attributes.](/files/ttPmzxStBU9wuITh6TZ2)

| Attribute        | Type          | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| ---------------- | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Offset`         | **Vector3**   | The amount to rotate the **Object** by, measured in *Euler angles* along the X, Y, and Z axes, if none is received in the `Offset` **Input Socket**.                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `Duration (sec)` | **Float**     | The total time of the **Action**, if none is received in the `Duration` **Input Socket**.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| `Interpolation`  | **Drop-down** | The `Interpolation` method to use for calculating the intermediate values of the *Euler Angles*. It can be [*Linear*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_interpolation), [*Sine Ease In*](https://easings.net/#easeInSine), [*Sine Ease In Out*](https://easings.net/#easeInOutSine), or [*Sine Ease Out*](https://easings.net/#easeOutSine). |

## Inputs

| Input         | Type           | Description                                                                                                                                                                        |
| ------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Instance ID` | **InstanceID** | The assigned [**Instance ID**](/incari-studio/2022.2/toolbox/actions.md#instance-id) of the **Action**. If nothing is received, it automatically assigns 0 as the **Instance ID**. |
| (►) `Start`   | **Pulse**      | A standard **Input Pulse**, to trigger the execution of the **Node**.                                                                                                              |
| `Object ID`   | **ObjectID**   | The ID of the target **Object**.                                                                                                                                                   |
| `Duration`    | **Float**      | The total time (in seconds).                                                                                                                                                       |
| `Offset`      | **Vector3**    | The amount to rotate the **Object** by, measured in *Euler angles* along the X, Y, and Z axes.                                                                                     |

## Outputs

| Output        | Type           | Description                                                                                             |
| ------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Instance ID` | **InstanceID** | The assigned [**Instance ID**](/incari-studio/2022.2/toolbox/actions.md#instance-id) of the **Action**. |
| `OnStart` (►) | **Pulse**      | Flows to the next **Node** following **RotateBy Action** when the **Action** starts.                    |
| `OnEnd` (►)   | **Pulse**      | Flows to the next **Node** following **RotateBy Action** when the **Action** stops.                     |

## Example

This section shows a simple example of how to use the **RotateBy Action** **Node** and the effect it has on an **Object**. We start by [configuring the **Scene**](#scene-configuration), then [build the **Logic**](#logic), and finally show the [result](#final-result).

### Scene Configuration

We consider a [**Scene**](/incari-studio/2022.2/objects-and-types/project-objects/scene.md) with two [**Objects**](/incari-studio/2022.2/objects-and-types/scene-objects.md): a red [**Torus**](/incari-studio/2022.2/objects-and-types/scene-objects/primitives.md#torus) and a [**Directional Light**](/incari-studio/2022.2/objects-and-types/scene-objects/lights.md), both of which can be easily created in the [**Scene Outliner**](/incari-studio/2022.2/modules/scene-outliner.md). Then, we set the `Scale` **Attribute** of the **Torus** to $$(2, 2, 2)$$, its `Rotation` to $$(30, 30, 0)$$, and the `Position` of the **Light** to $$(0, 200, 0)$$. See this configuration in the following image:

![Scene configuration.](/files/zRv3Hlj6kpuNvUKUxI9a)

### Logic

We then need to configure the **Logic**. This is done in the [**Logic Editor**](/incari-studio/2022.2/modules/logic-editor.md).

We use first a [**Get Rotation** **Node**](/incari-studio/2022.2/toolbox/incari/object/get-rotation.md), which allows us to obtain an **Object's** current `Rotation` values, and then the **RotateFromTo Action** **Node**, to which we will feed the value previously obtained and configure it for it to *rotate* the **Object** from there to a fixed value of our choosing.

We use the **RotateBy Action** **Node** with the following **Attributes**:

* `Offset`: $$(60, 60, 0)$$
* `Duration (sec)`: $$3$$
* `Interpolation`: `Linear`

And we connect to it the [**Object Node**](/incari-studio/2022.2/objects-and-types/scene-objects.md#objects-in-the-logic) of the red **Torus** and a **Pulse** to the `Start` **Input Socket**. Thus, having the following **Logic** configuration:

![Logic configuration.](/files/D3bk9xeHJV0868EpRb6P)

### Final result

Finally, the effect of the **RotateBy Action** **Node** when triggered is the following:

![Final result.](/files/7W6YLftJ8Gu6A9yFSuIj)

## See Also

* [**RotateTo Action**](/incari-studio/2022.2/toolbox/actions/rotatetoaction.md)
* [**RotateFromTo Action**](/incari-studio/2022.2/toolbox/actions/rotatefromtoaction.md)

## External Links

* [*Rotation*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotation) on Wikipedia
* [*Euler angles*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler_angles) on Wikipedia