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Re: Newbie help request.... rotation
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lugnet.cad.mlcad
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Sat, 23 Dec 2000 22:22:28 GMT
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The file is 3.5kb - it must be the crane site that's slowing the D/L
Ahhhh - I didn't realize that I could change the granularity of the "fine
Grid" rotation... Many thanks, Lar!
-Derick
In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Derick Bulkley writes:
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> >
> > As you can see by the dat file, I have been unable to adjust the rotation of
> > the 16L links to meet the lower set of Technic friction connectors.
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> How close are you looking to get? (very slow link right now, so didn't try
> to download the file you have so far)
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> > I've tried to understand the rotation coordinate schema in the "Enter
> > Position & Rotation" menu, but with no positive results, and the last matrix
> > I calulated was a decade ago, and very poorly then, too.
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> When I need to rotate parts I hardly ever use the rotation/position menu. I
> just go into fine mode (you can set the resolution of rotation, 1 degree is
> usually good enough for me but I think you can go finer) rotate to
> approximately the right position using the rotation buttons, then move the
> part to the right place or close, rinse, lather, repeat.
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> Many parts don't have "perfect" axes of rotation so you have to fudge and
> move back into place.
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> Hope that helps. If not, ask again.
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> ++Lar
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| (...) How close are you looking to get? (very slow link right now, so didn't try to download the file you have so far) (...) When I need to rotate parts I hardly ever use the rotation/position menu. I just go into fine mode (you can set the (...) (24 years ago, 23-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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