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Why does Moray put text in so that it is facing up, instead of facing the
front view? Every time I put text in a scene I have to rotate it -90x, which
makes any later manipulation is more complicated, since it is not starting
at zero. Is there any way to make text appear the right way (that is, facing
the front view, rotation 0,0,0) to begin with?
Thank you,
Steve Shelby
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On Sat, 16 Jun 2001 21:01:24 -0500, sshelby wrote...
> Why does Moray put text in so that it is facing up, instead of facing the
> front view? Every time I put text in a scene I have to rotate it -90x, which
> makes any later manipulation is more complicated, since it is not starting
> at zero. Is there any way to make text appear the right way (that is, facing
> the front view, rotation 0,0,0) to begin with?
> Thank you,
Well not automatically, but...
You create your text object.
Select it.
Click the Local Coordinates Button.
Enter -90 into the x Rotate box.
Click local coordinates again.
Tada!
I think that should work.
Bye for now,
Jamie.
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> You create your text object.
>
> Select it.
>
> Click the Local Coordinates Button.
>
> Enter -90 into the x Rotate box.
>
> Click local coordinates again.
>
> Tada!
>
> I think that should work.
>
> Bye for now,
> Jamie.
Good trick, I haven't think about it...
thank you
Txemi Jendrix
tji### [at] euskalnet net
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Jamie,
Thank you. That works very nicely. My first question still remains
unanswered, though: Why is it programmed so the text faces up instead of
foreward?
Steve Shelby
Jamie Davison <jam### [at] ntlworldcom> wrote in message
news:MPG.1595da09a8ef512a98995d@news.povray.org...
> On Sat, 16 Jun 2001 21:01:24 -0500, sshelby wrote...
> > Why does Moray put text in so that it is facing up, instead of facing
the
> > front view? Every time I put text in a scene I have to rotate it -90x,
which
> > makes any later manipulation is more complicated, since it is not
starting
> > at zero. Is there any way to make text appear the right way (that is,
facing
> > the front view, rotation 0,0,0) to begin with?
> > Thank you,
>
> Well not automatically, but...
>
> You create your text object.
>
> Select it.
>
> Click the Local Coordinates Button.
>
> Enter -90 into the x Rotate box.
>
> Click local coordinates again.
>
> Tada!
>
> I think that should work.
>
> Bye for now,
> Jamie.
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On Sun, 17 Jun 2001 10:46:44 -0500, sshelby wrote...
> Jamie,
> Thank you. That works very nicely. My first question still remains
> unanswered, though: Why is it programmed so the text faces up instead of
> foreward?
Ummm.... Lutz picked an orientation at random?
In other words, I haven't the faintest idea :)
Bye for now,
Jamie.
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Hi sshelby, you recently wrote in moray.win:
> Why does Moray put text in so that it is facing up, instead of facing the
> front view?
That's just the way I picked :-)
> Is there any way to make text appear the right way (that is, facing
> the front view, rotation 0,0,0) to begin with?
Who says that this is the 'right way'? :-)
- Lutz
email : lut### [at] stmuccom
Web : http://www.stmuc.com/moray
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Lutz,
Thanks for your input. I would consider the front view to be the primary
view, just as in the front elevation in an archetectural presentation. I
would also think of the front view as the only view you would see if it were
only 2D. Maybe my problem is that my background is in art and not computers.
Steve
Lutz Kretzschmar <lut### [at] stmuccom> wrote in message
news:s6dpitorg34o02p5u2fbgptunb6bjpsivp@4ax.com...
> Hi sshelby, you recently wrote in moray.win:
>
> > Why does Moray put text in so that it is facing up, instead of facing
the
> > front view?
> That's just the way I picked :-)
>
> > Is there any way to make text appear the right way (that is, facing
> > the front view, rotation 0,0,0) to begin with?
> Who says that this is the 'right way'? :-)
>
> - Lutz
> email : lut### [at] stmuccom
> Web : http://www.stmuc.com/moray
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Hi sshelby, you recently wrote in moray.win:
> Maybe my problem is that my background is in art and not computers.
Or my problem :-)
I see it like a piece of paper lying on the table... X and Y define
the paper coordinates and Z are then used to extrude for depth.... I
guess part of the reason was also because the translational sweeps
work like that.....
- Lutz
email : lut### [at] stmuccom
Web : http://www.stmuc.com/moray
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OK, I see your reasoning. I disagree, but I understand.
Steve
Lutz Kretzschmar <lut### [at] stmuccom> wrote in message
news:utrpit0lo8jmftlsc5vhbd4iapgb65dimu@4ax.com...
> Hi sshelby, you recently wrote in moray.win:
>
> > Maybe my problem is that my background is in art and not computers.
> Or my problem :-)
>
> I see it like a piece of paper lying on the table... X and Y define
> the paper coordinates and Z are then used to extrude for depth.... I
> guess part of the reason was also because the translational sweeps
> work like that.....
>
> - Lutz
> email : lut### [at] stmuccom
> Web : http://www.stmuc.com/moray
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