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  Re: Centering (was: I need help with the new tread links)
 
*snip* (...) *snip* Thanks for the elucidation! One last question: how do you set the center of a piece permanently, as in a new DAT file? I notice, for example, that doors rotate on the anchoring studs, rather than on the center of "mass" of the (...) (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  swept wings  [DAT]
 
I was working on a couple of models yesterday and stumbled upon this. I borrowed some technology from TLC, but it does not bother me to do so. I don't have time to do anything with it but I thought I would share with the community. After LDrawing it (...) (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
 
  Re: Centering (was: I need help with the new tread links)
 
(...) Yes to both questions. If you are unsure about the centre of the part you are currently working on, you can temporarily switch to a different part, move it around, set the centre, and LEdit will remember this 'till the next time you reset the (...) (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Centering (was: I need help with the new tread links)
 
(...) / T C sets the center of rotation to the position of the blinking cursor and leaves it there until you change the center of rotation again. When you start the program, the center is at 0,0,0 --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com (...) (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Centering (was: I need help with the new tread links)
 
(...) That works fine for me, because for now I use LEdit almost exclusively. I'm a little familiar with the "/T C" function; does this set the "center" to the center of the piece? How about when using subassemblies while drafting larger (...) (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)


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