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Centering (was: I need help with the new tread links)
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Fri, 26 Nov 1999 14:59:40 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> Well, I'd get one positioned correctly in good contact with the gear,
> and in the horizontal plane, then group the two items together, make
> sure the center of rotation is the center of the gear, and rotate by the
> proper number of degrees.
Actually, you've mentioned off-handedly something that's been bugging me for
a long time; how do you "set" the center of rotation?
As with a lot of my questions, I'm afraid the answer might be embarrassingly
simple, but I haven't been able to come up with anything reliable and
efficient so far.
Dave!
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 | | Re: Centering (was: I need help with the new tread links)
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| That was a trick answer. I don't know how and I am hoping someone will say how. I think MLCad takes the center of the grouping bounding rectangle. It certainly doesn't seem to be based on the origin. I had a submodel that I made sure had its 0,0,0 (...) (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: I need help with the new tread links
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| (...) Well, I'd get one positioned correctly in good contact with the gear, and in the horizontal plane, then group the two items together, make sure the center of rotation is the center of the gear, and rotate by the proper number of degrees. (...) (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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