Vectors and particles (a little big challenge)

Hello.
I'm trying to make an helix around a vector with particles.
But I can't figure out how i could do that.
Is there someone that can help me on that? Have you got any brillant ideas?

 

This thread is in the Plugin Development>Resources subforum:
http://bukkit.org/threads/creating-a-helix-3d-spiral-out-of-particles.314312/

 

I saw it already. I need to implement it to a vector.
The helix must follow a projectile and go in the same direction.

 

@4thegame3
You know what would help? Some math.

The Y in this case is the location which stays the same. It will rotate around the Y axis. replace the Y with the direction in which the projectile is moving.

 

Works only if I shoot the projectile (fireball) up or down. Not horizontally.

 

@4thegame3
I know, thats because the x is the cos and z is the sin. You have to change one of those two to a Y, that way it may look like (y = Math.cos(x)) or something like that.

 

Uhm... yea i knew that but what about if the pich (or yaw i dont remember actually) is 45 degree? che helix will result a bit flat.

 

@4thegame3
If its at 45 degrees, you would need some "extra math" to rotate the x/z values (add some to the x, remove some from the z) so that they "even out".

 

Solved using EffectLib libraries, VectorUtils and MathUtils.

Code:

            for (int i = 0; i < helixes; i++) {
                double angle =step * radials + (2 * Math.PI * i / helixes);
                Vector v = new Vector(Math.cos(angle) * radius, 0/* * grow */, Math.sin(angle) * radius);
                VectorUtils.rotateAroundAxisX(v, (startLoc.getPitch() + 90) * MathUtils.degreesToRadians);
                VectorUtils.rotateAroundAxisY(v, -startLoc.getYaw() * MathUtils.degreesToRadians);
                location.add(v);
                display(effect, location,Color.GRAY);
                location.subtract(v);
            }