Get euler angle from parent component

Unity Engine
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Hi Guys

I was wondering if it was possible to get the euler z angle of a parent object. Ideally I would like to rotate an object where its turn speed is a function (sine function) of the euler angle of its parent. The parent will also rotate independently.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Sure, transform.parent.rotation.eulerAngles… but maybe there’s more to what you’re trying to do than I understand?

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You don’t need .rotation.
http://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Transform-eulerAngles.html

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Good catch!

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Hi

Thanks for the quick reply.

I’m not doing anything complex at the moment I just want to test a method in principle.

I have the parent cube rotating around the z axis at a constant speed.
Now I have a second cube rotating around its own z axis again but I want it speed to be = parent speed * sin(z euler angle of parent).

i tried transform.parent.eulerangles.z but its always 0 even when the parent is rotating about its z axis.

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Well, something’s funny there. Try printing out transform.parent.gameObject.name. I think maybe it isn’t what you think it is.