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28 Jul 2024 20:30:01 EDT (-0400)
From: Sawyer
Date: 1 Jan 1999 14:45:55
Message: <368d25f3.0@news.povray.org>
Thanks, I got it fully working now.

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>>
>> how can i do an animation where a character (using text-function) rotates
>> 360
>> degrees by the y-axis.
>>
>> I tried this, but the character seems to rotate around, not along the
>> y-axis.
>>
>> Thanks,
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>You will have to ensure that the letter you are rotating is
>is perfectly centered in the x and z directions or it will
>orbit instead of rotate. Some fonts have automatic kerning
>which will off set the letter from center and pov has no way
>of correcting this off set for you.
>
>As a tool you could use a couple of boxes or cylinders like
>a cross hair in a scope to check it's position and then translate
>the character into the right postion before the rotate command.
>
>--
>Ken Tyler
>
>tyl### [at] pacbellnet


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