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Re: Newbie question about MLCad
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lugnet.cad.mlcad
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lugnet.space
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Wed, 6 Jun 2001 15:54:26 GMT
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Heather Patey wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Andrew Tyrone writes:
> > Everytime I need to rotate a piece, it moves off the model. Then when I
> > try to place it back where it belongs, it's off center (it's not
> > completely on both of the studs). It seems hard to explain without a
> > picture so let me know if you need one.
> >
> > --
> > dataAndrew
> > http://www.gradzone.com/andrew
>
> On the contrary, I know exactly what you mean! The rotation point is set to
> World Origin or Custom, which means that the piece is rotating around either
> (0,0,0) or some other point, probably outside the piece you're rotating.
> Have you selected just one piece or more than one? If more than one, the
> rotation point will always be World Origin, nothing to do about that. If
> just one, open Settings menu/Rotation Point, and choose Part Origin, Part
> Center, or Part Rotation Point (experiment to see what works best for what
> you want to do).
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> If in this dialog box you check on "Show Rotation Point" the rotation point
> will show in the views as a black square. If you've dragged this square by
> accident, your rotation point will be set to Custom, i.e. to wherever you
> dragged it. I find this a nuisance and turn the r-p off when I'm not using it.
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> For out-of-alignment pieces, which often result when rotating, set your grid
> to Coarse and do Edit menu/Snap To Grid. You may get unexpected results if
> you have more than one piece selected when you snap to grid.
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> Hope this helps! If I've missed something, someone please correct me.
>
> Cheers, Heather
I want to thank you and Simon for helping me. I've finished my first DAT and you
can check it out if you'd like (be careful, it's space!):
http://www.gradzone.com/lego/models/HK.htm
Thanks again!
--
dataAndrew
http://www.gradzone.com/andrew
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