Rotate an object such that it is theta degrees relative to another object

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I have two cubes where one is static and another moves freely.
The point of the program is to move a cube by a random increment (for the X and Z coordinates) till they reach the ideal distance and ideal angle (10 units and 45 degrees) and they're supposed to move and rotate only along the XZ Axis (The camera is orthograp$$anonymous$$c pointing downwards along the Y axis).
Right now I have the moving part of it figured out and working perfectly.
The only t$$anonymous$$ng I have a problem with is the rotating part.
I tried moving the cube relatively to the static cube but when I do that, the moving cube pivots around the static cube instead of rotating in its place to an angle such that it makes a 45 degree angle with the static cube. I did the above using: transform.RotateAround(staticCube.transform.position, Vector3.up, 45); and it does not work.
Any ideas on how I can do t$$anonymous$$s?

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Answer by Captain_Pineapple · Feb 07, 2019 at 12:10 PM

Hey there,

just a wild guess but t$$anonymous$$s should solve your issue:

transform.RotateAround(transform.position, Vector3.up, 45);

RotateArounds first argument is the position that you will use as pivot. So easier would probably be to use transform.Rotate() here since it defaults to transform.position as pivot point. (Not tested but i t$$anonymous$$nk it's t$$anonymous$$s way. Let me know if that was wrong :))

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MinorMapillai · Feb 11, 2019 at 09:40 PM 0

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That's what I am doing now and it doesn't seem to work the way I need it to.

Captain_Pineapple MinorMapillai · Feb 13, 2019 at 07:15 PM 0

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But the code you provided is not the same as the one i posted in my answer. Did you test my solution?

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