POV-Ray : Newsgroups : moray.win : Orbit Rotation : Re: Orbit Rotation Server Time
28 Jul 2024 12:29:33 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Orbit Rotation  
From: Robert Günther
Date: 4 Nov 2000 13:18:31
Message: <3A04531E.2F6CBC87@exmail.de>
Lutz Kretzschmar schrieb:


>
> > > make a sphere at the centre of the orbit (0,0,0). Then move it to
> > > (10,0,0). Now i want to make multiple copies of it rotating arround the
> > > pivot at (5,0,0).  What do i have  to do to set the centre of rotation?
> > > Seems to rotate always around (0,0,0)
> Yes. The Duplicate Dialog always does this. You need to move the
> original to 5,0,0, add it to a group, then also add the copies and
> make them orbit. Then translate the group out to 5,0,0. That will
> result in a circle of objects from 10,0,0 to 0,0,0 in diameter.
>

Thanks for the hint ;-)

Robert


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