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Re: Lining up parts
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lugnet.cad
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Thu, 31 Dec 1998 20:31:02 GMT
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Steve Bliss wrote
> It's because when you rotate in LEdit, the piece rotates around around
> the origin (the center-point, (0,0,0), where X, Y, and Z are all 0), not
> around the center of the piece. This tends to change the part's
> position, throwing it out of alignment. Any pieces after that one use
> the same (starting) position, and are also out of alignment.
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> To avoid this, either move your pieces to (0,0,0) before rotating them,
> *or* use the Centre-Set command on the Turn menu (press ESC-T-C). This
> changes the center-of-rotation to the current part's position.
That does make things a lot easier. I felt quite silly the other day
when I discovered that feature. It only took a year for me to notice it...
Moz
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| (...) It's because when you rotate in LEdit, the piece rotates around around the origin (the center-point, (0,0,0), where X, Y, and Z are all 0), not around the center of the piece. This tends to change the part's position, throwing it out of (...) (26 years ago, 31-Dec-98, to lugnet.cad)
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