write a function that allows a user to select the axes of rotation and the amount of the rotation (in degrees). in matlab

To write a function that allows a user to select the axes of rotation and the amount of rotation in degrees, you can use the built-in rotate function in MATLAB. Here's an example of how to write such a function:

main.m
function rotated = rotateObject(object, axis, angle)
    % object: the object that you want to rotate
    % axis: the axis of rotation (either 'x', 'y', or 'z')
    % angle: the amount of rotation in degrees

    % Convert the angle from degrees to radians
    angle = deg2rad(angle);

    % Create a rotation matrix based on the specified axis and angle
    if axis == 'x'
        rotationMatrix = [1, 0, 0; 0, cos(angle), -sin(angle); 0, sin(angle), cos(angle)];
    elseif axis == 'y'
        rotationMatrix = [cos(angle), 0, sin(angle); 0, 1, 0; -sin(angle), 0, cos(angle)];
    elseif axis == 'z'
        rotationMatrix = [cos(angle), -sin(angle), 0; sin(angle), cos(angle), 0; 0, 0, 1];
    else
        error('Invalid axis. Please select either ''x'', ''y'', or ''z''.');
    end

    % Apply the rotation matrix to the object
    rotated = rotationMatrix * object;
end
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You can use this function to rotate an object by supplying the object matrix, the axis of rotation, and the amount of rotation in degrees. Here's an example usage:

main.m
% Define a cube object
cube = [1, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1; 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1; 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1];

% Rotate the cube around the y-axis by 45 degrees
rotatedCube = rotateObject(cube, 'y', 45);
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This will rotate the cube object around the y-axis by 45 degrees.

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