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aw2050
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Posted: 22nd Mar 2003 16:13 Edited at: 22nd Mar 2003 18:15
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When I rotate a cube, the 'object size y' does not change even when it is on its corner. I must have the wrong command here, and the trigonometry would be really hard because I'm actually trying to rotate a cone. I want the object to be only just touching the ground, so i would change its 'y position' according to its 'y size'. I'm stuck, and nearly throwing my head through the monitor!
Please save my computer and me!
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PiratSS
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Posted: 23rd Mar 2003 03:46
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Y size shouldn't change.

You are not scaling an object, you are rotating it.

I would do something like this:

When I rotate an object(ex: 10), I would add like 3 to Y.(This is a bad way)
So:
10-3
20-6
45-9
65-6
80-3


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QuothTheRaven
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Posted: 23rd Mar 2003 06:47
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rooooooootate

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aw2050
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Posted: 23rd Mar 2003 13:54
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Surely if the cube is at diagonals:
/\
\/
its height will be larger than if it is not:
_
|_|

pls explain: is the y-size only for when it is not rotated?
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Dr DooMer
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Posted: 24th Mar 2003 04:38
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The values returned by those commands reflect the size of the unrotated object, that's why it doesn't change. You see, if you rotate an object 90 degrees on the X or Z axis, you also affect the Y axis of the object in the same way that you affect the physical object.

You might be able to get around this by the "fix object pivot" command. However, I had a few problems with the object size commands a while back, so this might not solve your problems.

The trigonometry can't be that hard; I'm actually quite good with trig - if you can't solve it yourself, I'll have a go for you, if you like.

Hope this helps!

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