Sorry your browser is not supported!

You are using an outdated browser that does not support modern web technologies, in order to use this site please update to a new browser.

Browsers supported include Chrome, FireFox, Safari, Opera, Internet Explorer 10+ or Microsoft Edge.

Newcomers DBPro Corner / Stretching/scaling an object in 1 direction

Author
Message
Cpt Caveman
22
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 29th Aug 2002
Location: New Zealand
Posted: 6th Jan 2004 00:18
Link
Im not sure how to do this, if I use the scale object command it will scale an object in both the + and - directions, is there a way to just scale an object in the + direction for instance?? Or can that only be done with complex vertice commands?? Any help would be great
Back to top
Profile PM
Major Payn
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 16th Dec 2003
Location: United States of America
Posted: 6th Jan 2004 01:49
Link
when you use the scale object command I think there are 3 numbers for the x y and z so if you wanted to scale an object in one direction you could leave 2 or those numbers blank like this

scale object objnum, 300,0,0

I think that works Hope I helped.

Alienware area 51/radeon 9800 pro 256mb/sound blaster audigy 2/5.1 surround sound speakers.
Back to top
Profile PM
Phaelax
DBPro Master
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 16th Apr 2003
Location: Metropia
Posted: 6th Jan 2004 15:32
Link
When you scale an object, it stretches out from its origin. DB's primitives' origins are the center of the objects, so therefore they expand from the center in all directions. If you want to stretched a cube only out to the right, then you'll have to set the origin at the far left of the object. To do this, you'll have to make your model in a seperate 3D modeller package. 'Cause as far as I know, you can't change an object's origin from within DB, unless you got real fancy with memblocks and vertex manipulation.
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
spooky
22
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 30th Aug 2002
Location: United Kingdom
Posted: 6th Jan 2004 21:04
Link
@Phaelax - You can move the origin of and DB primitive with OFFSET LIMB command using a limb number of 0. This then means you can scale in one direction only.



Boo!
Back to top
Profile PM Website
Back to top

Login to post a reply

Server time is: 2024-11-25 23:47:16
Your offset time is: 2024-11-25 23:47:16