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    single: angleBetween
    single: 0x4e414255
    single: category; drawdb; shader; operation; angleBetween
    single: category; math; operation

_default - angleBetween (0x4e414255)
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:classification:
    
    
    drawdb/shader/operation/angleBetween
    
    math/operation
    
    

:plugin:
    (built-in)

:id:
    0x4e414255


:link:
    visit Autodesk Maya 2026 official reference `a link`_.

.. _a link: https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2026/ENU/Maya-Tech-Docs/Nodes/angleBetween.html



Attributes (25)
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                <th class="attr_name">Long name (short name)</th>
                <th class="attr_type">Type</th>
                <th class="attr_default">Value</th>
                <th class="attr_minmax">Min/Max</th>
                <th class="attr_flags">Flags</th>
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            <tr>
                <th colspan="5">external visible attributes</th>
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            <tr class="parent indent0 dotted" data-attr-name="axisAngle">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">axisAngle (axa)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">compound</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="angle">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">angle (a)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleAngle</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
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            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="axis">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">axis (ax)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double3</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
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            <tr class="child indent2 dotted" data-attr-name="axisX">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">axisX (axx)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 dotted" data-attr-name="axisY">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">axisY (axy)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 last" data-attr-name="axisZ">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">axisZ (axz)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


    

    

            
                
    
            <tr class="parent indent0 dotted" data-attr-name="euler">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">euler (eu)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double3</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="eulerX">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">eulerX (eux)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleAngle</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="eulerY">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">eulerY (euy)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleAngle</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 last" data-attr-name="eulerZ">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">eulerZ (euz)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleAngle</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


    

            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="frozen">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">frozen (fzn)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="frozenAffected">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">frozenAffected (fza)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, extension, out, storable</td>
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            <tr class="parent indent0 dotted" data-attr-name="vector1">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">vector1 (v1)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double3</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
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            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="vector1X">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">vector1X (v1x)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
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            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="vector1Y">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">vector1Y (v1y)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
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            <tr class="child indent1 last" data-attr-name="vector1Z">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">vector1Z (v1z)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
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            <tr class="parent indent0 dotted" data-attr-name="vector2">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">vector2 (v2)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double3</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
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            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="vector2X">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">vector2X (v2x)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
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            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="vector2Y">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">vector2Y (v2y)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 last" data-attr-name="vector2Z">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">vector2Z (v2z)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    

            
            
            
            <tr>
                <th colspan="5">external hidden attributes</th>
            </tr>
            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="isHistoricallyInteresting">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">isHistoricallyInteresting (ihi)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">byte</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">2</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/255</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, out, storable</td>
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            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="message">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">message (msg)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">message</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, out</td>
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            <tr>
                <th colspan="5">internal attributes</th>
            </tr>
            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="binMembership">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">binMembership (bnm)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">-</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">hidden, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="caching">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">caching (cch)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
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            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="nodeState">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">nodeState (nds)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">enum</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    <ul class="attr_enum_list">
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Normal (0)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            HasNoEffect (1)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Blocking (2)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Waiting-Normal (8)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Waiting-HasNoEffect (9)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Waiting-Blocking (10)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                    </ul>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/10</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
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