Windows 10: 3D Builder rotation axis names are backwards

In 3D Builder, to rotate in the X axis, the axis running left to right, one uses the Roll field.

To rotate in the Y axis, the axis from the initial location off to the horizon, one uses the Pitch field.


These are not aligned with aeronautical engineering, which predates 3D Builder by several decades of use.


In an airplane, if the wing tips are spinning around the center of the fuselage, the Y axis, that is a Roll manouver.

In an airplane, as you take off, the nose of the craft lifts up, Pitching the aircraft, increasing the wing's angle of attack and increases lift.


Yaw is OK, since the Z axis is vertical, and in an airplane the rudder pedals wag the tail of the airplane.


I hope that with the next major update, Roll and Pitch labels can swap places.

:)

 

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3D Builder Two Yaws, no Roll!

Thank you for you r screen shots of how to rotate a primative.

I have tried the steps you suggested. I learned something new. It only seems to happen with a non-perfect cylinder. That is, i only observe the effect when I ovalise the circle from which the cylinder is extruded.

I have Windows 10.0.18363.476 and 3D Builder 18.0.1931.0.

Enclosed, another screen shop/ I hope it can be clearly seen that the Yaw control is on the same axis as the Roll control. I have tried dragging the Roll and the Yaw controls, and even tried selecting the bottom toolstrip and manually typing Yaw or Roll
values. the result in both cases is a rotation about the Y axis, in other words, both these controls affect the Yaw.

I could happily send you my model.