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title: "Matrix From Axis"
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description: "This page covers the Matrix From Axis node of the Scene Nodes system in Cinema 4D. It builds a rotation matrix from an axis and an angle — the compact way …"
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# Matrix From Axis

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
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> This page covers the **Matrix From Axis node** of the Scene Nodes system in **Cinema 4D**. It builds a rotation matrix from an axis and an angle — the compact way to define arbitrary-axis rotations in node math.

This Node can be used to define a rotational axis and a rotational angle and receive as a result a standard matrix rotated around this axis.