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Old 8th July 2007, 01:44 PM   #1
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Default Snap objects by vertices

Hello All,

This is my first post.

I found this software through a friend who has designed an aircraft for Great Planes RealFlight G3.5. I'm hooked...

I've been working with AC3D for a day now and must say it has an incredibly intuitive interface in comparison to other CAD programs I work with at present.

I am having trouble snapping objects by vertices on a repeatable basis. I have optimized verticies, surfaces and reduced. So I believe the object - if it is indeed an object is clean as it were...

I have been able to (in the same drawing) do this operation with other objects after selecting the various verticies with ease.

Not the case with these particular objects...

I am trying to attach the nose cone of the float to the temporary center bulkhead of the float at the bow end.

I will attach the file in question for critique.

If someone would be so kind as to point out what is most assuredly an obvious error on my part - I would be grateful.

Thank You

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Old 9th July 2007, 06:41 AM   #2
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Default Re: Snap objects by vertices

Before trying the object snap, ensure you only have 2 vertices selected. You should see a "Vertices selected" indicator above the top-left view. You can use shift+right-click to deselect a vertex if too many are selected.

If you have 2 vertices *very* close together, it's easy to select both of them without meaning to.

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Old 9th July 2007, 11:40 AM   #3
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Hi Dennis, That's what it was. Two vertices close together. The tips on the indicator and shift right click will come in handy. I think I was having trouble zooming in close to examine things - seems I got to a point were the zoom stopped responding, after centering everything on the origin again, or at least that particular object - I could get much closer. Still learning the controls... Thanks for your response! Cheers! Gary
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Old 9th July 2007, 02:45 PM   #4
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I think I was having trouble zooming in close to examine things - seems I got to a point were the zoom stopped responding, after centering everything on the origin again, or at least that particular object - I could get much closer.
There's also a nice shorcut that can help you in this case :

select your object (works also with surfaces or vertices) and press ctrl+F ; your object will then have the "focus" and you will be able to zoom more closer in it and to examin it more easily.
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Old 9th July 2007, 11:38 PM   #5
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Lucky!

That was downright useful - so much better than what I was doing!

Cheers!

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Old 11th July 2007, 10:03 AM   #6
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Thanks Lucky - I have been using AC3D for years and I didn't know that, guess I need to break out the old manual eh.

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