def rotation_matrix_from_vectors(vec1, vec2): """ Find the rotation matrix that aligns vec1 to vec2 :param vec1: A 3d "source" vector :param vec2: A 3d "destination" vector :return mat: A transform matrix (3x3) which when applied to vec1, aligns it with vec2. """ a, b = (vec1 / np.linalg.norm(vec1)).reshape(3), (vec2 / np.linalg.norm(vec2)).reshape(3) v = np.cross(a, b) if any(v): # if not all zeros then c = np.dot(a, b) s = np.linalg.norm(v) kmat = np.array([[0, -v[2], v[1]], [v[2], 0, -v[0]], [-v[1], v[0], 0]]) return np.eye(3) + kmat + kmat.dot(kmat) * ((1 - c) / (s ** 2)) else: return np.eye(3) # cross of all zeros only occurs on identical directions