Thank you, Lutz!  It's always nice to know how you're going to do something BEFORE you
start doing it.  By the way, the more I use Moray, the more I am impressed with it.
Excellent work!

Cris

Lutz Kretzschmar wrote:

> Hi Cris Williams, you recently wrote in moray.win:
>
> > I will be placing the words "Wright Brothers District" around the outside.  If I
> > end up having to do this individually leter-by-letter, then something like an
> > orbit function would come in handy!  Is this available in Moray, or is it only
> > available in Povray?
> Moray cannot place different objects in an orbit automatically. There
> are two things that come to mind:
>
> - Create a TrueType object, set the text to 'W' and place it where you
> want the 'W' to be. Also rotate it into place. Then used the Orbit
> function in the Duplicate dialog to make 23 copies (the length of your
> string minus the already placed W). Select each object and enter the
> correct letter.
>
> - Create a TrueType object, set the text to 'W'. Switch to local
> coordinates and move the coordinates down so that they are placed at
> the pivot point of where you want the letters to be centered about.
> Then use the Rotate function in the Duplicate dialog to create 23
> copies. The again select each one and set the letter accordingly.
>
> The first method will space the letters evenly on a circle, but you
> will have to experiment with the degrees to use.
>
> The second method can be hand-tuned, since you can place the letters
> by rotating them individually.
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> - Lutz
>   email : lut### [at] stmuccom
>   Web   : http://www.stmuc.com/moray

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