# Limit Quaternion/vector3 axe in a certain interval

I have some trouble to understand, and handle Quaternion and Vector3. I'm improving the tutorial Tank of Unity:

EDIT: Because a video explain so much better, there is a link to the 30 secondes video I made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNrmlfbHNTI&feature=youtu.be

In the first part, the turret turn with restriction made with the both line newRotation.z = 0.0f; and newRotation.x = 0.0f; (see code bellow).

In the second part, I just comment this two line.

My probleme is: i want to be able to look up and down (like in the second part of the video, but with a DEPRESSION LIMIT (don't look too much high and too much down)

I try soo manny case and can't manage the thing i want to do... there is the code of the script in ref to the Tank turret:

public float m_TurnSpeed = 8f;
private Transform m_Transform;
private float camRayLength = 100f;

void Awake()
{
m_Transform = GetComponent <Transform> ();
}

void FixedUpdate()
{
Turning ();
}

void Turning()
{
Ray camRay = Camera.main.ScreenPointToRay (Input.mousePosition);
RaycastHit floorHit;

if (Physics.Raycast (camRay, out floorHit, camRayLength, floorMask))
{
Vector3 playerToMouse = floorHit.point - transform.position;
Quaternion newRotation = Quaternion.Slerp(m_Transform.rotation, Quaternion.LookRotation(playerToMouse), Time.deltaTime * m_TurnSpeed);

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////////// EDIT 2: probleme solved with the following line //////////
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//block totaly Z and X quanta
//newRotation.z = 0.0f;
//newRotation.x = 0.0f;

m_Transform.rotation = newRotation;

float tmpX = m_Transform.localEulerAngles.x;
if (tmpX > 20.0f && tmpX < 90.0f)
tmpX = 20.0f;
else if (tmpX < 315.0f && tmpX > 280.0f)
tmpX = 315.0f;
m_Transform.localEulerAngles = new Vector3(tmpX , m_Transform.localEulerAngles.y, 0.0f);
}
}


Thanks !

• Make a video of the problem, put it on youtube, link it here. Easier to understand. Apr 6 '16 at 12:51

transform.localEulerAngles = new Vector3(transform.localEulerAngles.x < 0 ? 0 : transform.localEulerAngles.x, transform.localEulerAngles.y, transform.localEulerAngles.z);

...I think X is the right axis and not sure if it should be < or > and I think 0 rather than 90, 180 or 270. Try variations and you should get results.