Functions not reading object transforms from editor as expected

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I am seeing some discrepancies in transform values in scripts vs. what is displayed by the Unity Editor.

For example, if I look at an object transform.rotation in my editor it will have a x angle of 30 degrees. I hit play. The angle in the editor still says 30 degrees. Reading the SAME value x during Awake(), Start() or Update() is 0.25858 (varies slightly from run to run). Why is x not getting updated to 30 degrees from the editor during any function?

I’ve looked around and am not seeing other answers yet (I did see a similar question with no answer).

I’m using Unity 5.0.1.f1. Thanks in advance.

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Transform.rotation.x isn’t what you think it is, those are separate values used by the Quaternion to represent the rotation. You probably want to use transform.rotation.eulerAngles.x.

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@GroZZleR : Yes, you are right! I was thinking in Euler when I was looking at the angle values, not the Quaternion. I was just figuring that out when I saw your reply. Thanks!!