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Re: Results of rotation experiments
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Date: 
Thu, 27 Apr 2000 17:36:43 GMT
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Michael Lachmann wrote:
I rotate the part over its origin now.

Michael, you are awesome.  Let me buy you dinner.  :-,

My solution now is the following and I hope this is acceptable by everyone:
I provide a switch which allows to toggle the way MLCad rotates a piece, either
arround the origin or arround the virtual center of the piece (that what it was
until now).

This sounds good.  However, the LEdit rotation style really shines if the user
is able to arbitrarily and temporarily set the center of *all* rotations.

Also I will try to provide a function to align the pieces on any boarder of a
certain piece. Means select some pieces activate align select the reference
piece and MLCad will do the rest.

Okay, two dinners!  :-D

Cheers,
- jsproat

--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com> ~~~ http://www.io.com/~jsproat/
I think the mistake a lot of us make
  is thinking the state-appointed shrink is our friend.



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  Results of rotation experiments
 
Hi, as I sayed in a previous posting, I tried to play arround with the rotations and the steps in MLCad. The general results where pretty good, rotating the grid with the orientation of the part is the best idea ever. I rotate the part over its (...) (24 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad)

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