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Newcomers DBPro Corner / 3d matrics please help

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catman
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Posted: 10th Dec 2005 18:36
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Could somebody please help i am extremly new to proggraming
i have created a floor but cant figure out how to put a wall
around it could some body tell me the formula to work out what size i need

thanks
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Flaming Ghost
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Posted: 10th Dec 2005 19:21
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I don't quite understand what you mean, you said you need a formula to work out what size of a wall you need, if you just need a size, I use trial and error works very well.
But I f you want to know how to actually make a wall, I would make a cube, then scale it to the size you want and place it on the endge of you matrix. Hope that helps.

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TDK
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Posted: 10th Dec 2005 19:30 Edited at: 10th Dec 2005 19:31
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A matrix is just a grid like a chessboard and looking straight down at it from above, the distance between each tile joint is ALWAYS the same.

For this reason, you can't actually get a vertical slope on a matrix.

But, you can get a 'wall-looking' effect by texturing the tiles around the edges of the matrix with a suitable texture and then raising the matrix's edge heights a fair bit. It's a quick fix and isn't great, but it doesn't look too bad if your character is inside the matrix.

I have a matrix tutorial for beginners on my web site which will point you in the right direction (link in sig at bottom of this post).

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catman
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Posted: 10th Dec 2005 22:18
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that helps a lot thanks
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