Hot point positioning -- Assm & Model Rms - Polyloop

steve_j · 15th February 2006, 00:51

I would like to be able to easily move and rotate the Hot point in both Assemble and Model rooms using the translate and rotate manipulators. With Caps Lock on I only seem to be able to grab the center of the hot point and move it in the active plane. It's much easier to position it accurately using the single-axis manipulators. I also want to be able to rotate the hot point so I can then easily rotate the object about any arbitrary axis.

medeamajic · 15th February 2006, 07:31

In the animation room you can change the hot point of any object to allow you to rotate an object around another object. I do it with the camera for orbital pans. If the object is dead center you just enter in 0,0,0 for the X,Y and Z axis. If I want to rotate an object around another object I just enter in the coordinates of the object I want to rotate around. That way you are dead center for the rotation around the object.

steve_j · 16th February 2006, 07:08

What I want to do is to position and orient the hot point anywhere in the assemble room. And I would like a true 'object' coordinate system option for the hot point in the Assemble room (I currently only see world and local). Now, when I tilt an object (like a cone), the hot point translation axes snap back to what looks like the 'world' coordinate system regardless of whether I have 'world' or 'local' selected. I want to tilt a cone, and have its local or object translation axes stay tilted so I can slide it up and down along its axis of rotation. I'm new to Carrara and can't find a simple way to do this currently.

steve_j · 16th February 2006, 07:37

In other words, I want the hot points to work like they do in Hexagon.

LoneGunman · 16th February 2006, 08:22

When we switch to world, than rotating manipulator should always go to world setting, every time you select your object.

In other words, manipulator should have more control than it has now, and of course, should be universal as well in assembly room

15th February 2006, 00:51	#1 (permalink)
steve_j Spline Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 37	Hot point positioning -- Assm & Model Rms I would like to be able to easily move and rotate the Hot point in both Assemble and Model rooms using the translate and rotate manipulators. With Caps Lock on I only seem to be able to grab the center of the hot point and move it in the active plane. It's much easier to position it accurately using the single-axis manipulators. I also want to be able to rotate the hot point so I can then easily rotate the object about any arbitrary axis.

16th February 2006, 08:22	#5 (permalink)
LoneGunman SILO abuser Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Louisville, KY USA Posts: 556	And to add to all this When we switch to world, than rotating manipulator should always go to world setting, every time you select your object. In other words, manipulator should have more control than it has now, and of course, should be universal as well in assembly room __________________ My missions are not impossible, I just make them look that way

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15th February 2006, 07:31	#2 (permalink)
medeamajic Now, I learn animation Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,028	In the animation room you can change the hot point of any object to allow you to rotate an object around another object. I do it with the camera for orbital pans. If the object is dead center you just enter in 0,0,0 for the X,Y and Z axis. If I want to rotate an object around another object I just enter in the coordinates of the object I want to rotate around. That way you are dead center for the rotation around the object.

16th February 2006, 07:08	#3 (permalink)
steve_j Spline Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 37	What I want to do is to position and orient the hot point anywhere in the assemble room. And I would like a true 'object' coordinate system option for the hot point in the Assemble room (I currently only see world and local). Now, when I tilt an object (like a cone), the hot point translation axes snap back to what looks like the 'world' coordinate system regardless of whether I have 'world' or 'local' selected. I want to tilt a cone, and have its local or object translation axes stay tilted so I can slide it up and down along its axis of rotation. I'm new to Carrara and can't find a simple way to do this currently.

16th February 2006, 07:37	#4 (permalink)
steve_j Spline Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 37	In other words, I want the hot points to work like they do in Hexagon.