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Witch Bomber
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Can you declare simple 3d objects like rectangular prisms or triangular prisms in Dark Basic code?
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QuothTheRaven
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Posted: 17th Feb 2003 06:20
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wow man, you *really* need to learn how to use the resources given to you (help files!)

make object cube
make object cone
make object sphere
make object triangle
make object cylinder

...duuhh
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Mike Inel
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Posted: 17th Feb 2003 07:08
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A newbie, indeed.

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Shadow
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Posted: 17th Feb 2003 12:59
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rectangular prisms - make object box
triangular prisms - Can't do that. Have to make your own with modeller program.
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Witch Bomber
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Posted: 17th Feb 2003 16:46
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Raven: I know how to make objects such as cube, cone, sphere, triangle, cylinder. That was not what I was asking-obviously you are a newbie to the English language(typical American). Just becuase a cube is a rectangular prism doesn't mean a rectangular prism is a cube.

I've looked at make object box in the help files and I'm still not entirely sure how to use it.

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Daz
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Posted: 17th Feb 2003 17:16
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How come when I do:



I don't see anything?

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John H
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Posted: 17th Feb 2003 17:19
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witchbomber:

Raven is right- read the help files. And please, dont diss the 'elders'

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Richard Davey
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Posted: 17th Feb 2003 17:35
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Hi Witchbomber,

"make object box #, width, height, depth"

So just replace the values. You can indeed make a rectangular prism with this command. Try different values for each dimension to see the effect.

You can't make a triangular prism though although technically it's only 2 triangles and 3 planes so you could construct one from primitives if you really wanted. But personally I reckon it'd be far faster to make one in a 3D package as suggested already.

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Posted: 17th Feb 2003 19:52
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RPG: I did look at the help files, I was just not entirely sure how to use the command, that's why I asked on the forum. Again, another American not reading what I said.

Daz: You don't see anything because you have given all the triangle's vertices the same coordinates. Try something like

I think that should give you a right angled triangle with two 45 degree angles.

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Witch Bomber
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Posted: 18th Feb 2003 02:03
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I'm trying to make a cylinder. In the make cylinder command, what does the parameter size refer to - radius, or height; and how do you alter the height and keep the radius the same?

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Posted: 20th Feb 2003 19:27
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How come when I do

I don't see the cylinder

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Richard Davey
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Posted: 20th Feb 2003 19:45
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Because you're over 700 units away from the object! If you were a little closer the chances of seeing it would be higher.

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Posted: 20th Feb 2003 22:33
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That shouldn't be the problem. I have triangles in the same program further away that I can see fine.

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Position the camera to 295,1000,-1500 and the cyclinder appears.

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Posted: 23rd Feb 2003 17:49
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I know now. You can't see cylinders from the top. That will make the graphics on my game look stupid now.

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