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8 Aug 2024 22:16:28 EDT (-0400)
  Re: rotation question  
From: sacrofts
Date: 28 Sep 2000 18:24:42
Message: <39d3c52a@news.povray.org>
Many thanks!
That did just the trick,  I didn't realize how important it is to get 
the rotations in the right order!!
the vaxis_rotate that was also suggested to me came in useful elsewhere.

Steve

> 
> In line with KISS, presuming your main sphere is a 0,0,0 then put your
> attached object there also and do its rotation there. Then rotate to 
the
> desired orientation, then translate it to the attachment point. If the
> main sphere is rotating, translate to the rotated position. (One of
> those steps is likely out of order, it always is on my first cut.)


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