   Angle between two Vertices
  I am trying to figure this outI have Vertex one thats 3D(x,y,z) and number 2. For simplicity lets sayone = (1,1,1)two = (100,100,1000)two is the destination point. I need to find the yaw, pitch, and roll angles to achieve that point.This is a jet and I dont care about gravity or anything else just weightless space.I think I use a cross product of the 2 vertices but it comes out 0. Or do I use a dot product of each x,y,x?Can someone help I know its simple, but I''m pretty new to matrices.Nick 
  Okay so maybe I''m looking at it wrong.I have a jet with a matrix. I understand what each row is for. So If I have a vertex point of his next position to move for(part of a pattern to fly).I would think I need to calculate the cross product of each the Look, Up, and Right vector in that matrix?Can someone help my book explained the matrices and how to move them but not how to get to a defined point.Nick ;  I wrote a flocking demo where the ''birds'' had to be able to turn and head toward any arbitrary point in space - here''s how I did it.The bird''s local matrix (i.e. side, up, and forward vectors, and translation) define the bird''s local space. So the first step was to take the target point and transform it into the bird''s local space by multiplying by this matrix.Now, with the target point in local space, you have some useful information. If target.x < 0, you need to turn left (or right, depending on your coordinate system). If target.x > 0, turn the other way. If target.y > 0, pitch up, and if target.y < 0, pitch down. Roll doesn''t affect heading, so you can ignore it for now. In practice you''ll probably want to use < -epsilon and > epsilon to keep the ship from ''wobbling'' once it''s homed in on its target.This is a pretty cursory explanation, but I can provide more detail if you want. ;  I understand but I need an exact angle for the x,y,z so that way I can slowly maeuver the pitch,roll, etc.I read in one book buut cant remember that for following you calculate the cross product of 2 vertices and that gives the angle you need to get that far. And you can use the dot product between 2 pointsto get the length. But I''m not sure how. ;  OK so I know I need a dot product of each angle I would assume ;  A few things, you can't actually take dot or cross products of two vertices, but only two vectors.  The vectors will have initial points at (0,0,0) and end points at the points you listed as the positions for your vertices.vec1 = (1,1,1)vec2 = (100, 100, 1000)Now, as far as dot products go, if you use a dot product to find the angle between two vectors, this angle is between them on the plane they define.  Any two vectors are guaranteed to be coplanar, and the normal of the plane they're on is defined by the cross product of the two vectors.N is the normal for the plane both vec1 and vec2 lie on.N is equal to the cross product of vec1 and vec2.The cosine of the angle between the two vectors iscos theta = ([mag vec1]*[mag vec2])/(vec1.x*vec2.x+vec1.y*vec2.y+vec1.z*vec2.z)Hopefully you can follow what I've said and find the solution on your own.   [edited by - digitec devil on May 29, 2004 11:27:40 AM];  one = (1,1,1)two = (100,100,1000)two is the destination point. I need to find the yaw, pitch, and roll angles to achieve that point.two-one and you have a vector B... (two-one)+point(one)=point(two)if you need angles, just arccos(B.x)=roll B.y=pitch B.z=yawif you want to multiply an escalar to this vector and have velocity, just normalize 2-1 . ;  Ok so I understand and I went to the bookstore and read a lot.And your calculation I''ve seen hundreds of times in the last day from reading web sites all over the place.What I dont get:How is mag defined although I could probably find it.What I think I dont get:From these to vectors I need to build a 4x4 matrix so the jet will have its Look,Up,Right vectors defined for the new direction.So do I get the cross product for the normal they are linked on. Whixh will more than likely be the Look plane. How do I get the other 2 planes. Do I create a vector based on the new matrix magnitude?Nick