Controlling a rotating object

[mmangual_83]

I have this method which (theoretically) should keep my 3d game object rotating back and forth. But it is only rotating the object forward.

Here is a diagram of how it is supposed to go:

[19290-cube+rotation.png|19290]

And here is the code snippet:

    public void RotateObjectForwardBack()
    {
        switch (currentMovementTask)
        {
            case MovementTask.rotateBlockForward:
                transform.Rotate(Vector3.left, 45 * speed * Time.deltaTime);
                if (_cubeObject.transform.rotation.x > 90)
                    currentMovementTask = MovementTask.rotateBlockBackwards;
                break;
            case MovementTask.rotateBlockBackwards:
                transform.Rotate(Vector3.right, 45 * speed * Time.deltaTime);
                if (_cubeObject.transform.rotation.x < -90)
                    currentMovementTask = MovementTask.rotateBlockForward;
                break;
        }
    } 

Can anyone help me figure out what my problem is? Many thanks in advanced!

[robhuhn]

I guess you want _cubeObject.transform.eulerAngles.x instead of _cubeObject.transform.rotation.x since rotation returns a quaternion.

[MFen]

You’re switch case does not make sense. Your variable is currentMovementTask however your condition is a variable based on some other variable, you should use the currentMovementTask as your condition. Then when your if statement works set currentMovementTask to 2 to make it go backwards.