gonzo wrote:
> Ok, this is probably really simple and I'm just overlooking something
> obvious....
> 
> I'm using a spline to create a path, and placing objects along the path with
> a loop. How do I get the object to face the direction of the spline though?
> If I use something like;
> 
>     object { My_Object translate Path(cntr) }
> 
> the object ends up in the right place, but still facing it's original
> direction, when I want it to face the direction of the path.  I tried using
> VAngleD( current_point, next_point ) to get a rotation angle and simply
> rotating the object by that but it didn't seem to do anything.
> 
> Can somebody post a simple example of how to do this for a trigonometrically
> impaired Pover?
> 
> RG
> 
> 
You use the Reorient_Trans macro from transforms.inc

Say the front of your object is facing -z
Off the top of my head :
your_object { ...
Reorient (  -z, your_spline ( count ) -  your_spline ( count - 1 ) )
translate your_spline ( count )
}
You get the idea?
-Jim

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