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Old 12th July 2012, 06:46 AM   #1
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Default Rotation axis for individual objects

Hi all,

maybe one offtopic question, but important for my decision if upgrade tu v7 or not.

Some time ago I suggested somewhere in this forum, that it should be fine if every object can "remember" setting of "custom axis of rotation" ... I mean ĺetter C in left tool rotation section. I have still quite old version 6.4.30, which does not know that. It should be fine for control of different "moving" parts on vehicles and so on .... I am sure that everybody could imagin, what I mean.

My question is, if new version have implemented this feature, or some similar.

Thanks, Lumptom
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Old 12th July 2012, 07:15 AM   #2
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Default Re: Rotation axis for individual objects

Have a read thru this post: http://www.inivis.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6660

I think you will find it does what you need.

It allows me to change the rotational point on any object, and then rotate if if I need. All thanks to Andy.
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Old 12th July 2012, 08:13 AM   #3
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This is not exactly what I need ..... I need to set for every object axis of rotation, it means for example select two of vertices, which creates axis, and this information needs to be remembered by object as relative to object itself (because axis position it must stay at the same position relative to object, if object itself moves) ... important is that "remember", because of I do not need to set it again and again when I need rotate this object....
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Default Re: Rotation axis for individual objects

The code to do that is not there, but it sounds like a small step, but I think it may not be easy. Andy could answer this one.
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Old 12th July 2012, 12:32 PM   #5
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Objects in the current generation of AC3D cannot store and maintain have a local rotation axis. You could look at the X-Plane plugin. It uses a line to specify an axis. It may be useful, even if you don't use X-Plane.
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Old 12th July 2012, 03:49 PM   #6
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OK, thanks for feedback. Do you plan to add this kind of feature in some future release?
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