Inclined object

[Anonymous]

I am creating a Piza Tower as an object. Does anyone know how I can make the tower incline?

[Anonymous]

Add ROTX (or ROTY or ROTZ) command at the "top" of 3D Script.

[Laszlo Nagy]

Or, if you are very adventurous, you can use the XFORM command of GDL (coordinate transformation).
Of course its result will be different from the result you would get using ROT commands.

[Anonymous]

Thank you so much!

[Anonymous]

When I add ROTX then what else do I have to type in if I need the object to incline at the angle 30 degree?

[TomWaltz]

Caren wrote:
When I add ROTX then what else do I have to type in if I need the object to incline at the angle 30 degree?

The syntax for the the ROT commands are

ROTX angle

so you would type in

ROTX 30

Don't forget the the Tower of Pisa has two different angles of inclination!

[Anonymous]

Caren wrote:
When I add ROTX then what else do I have to type in if I need the object to incline at the angle 30 degree?

Take a look in AC9 Help Documentation: GDL Reference Guide > Coordinate Transformations > 3D Transformations.

[Djordje]

Caren wrote:
When I add ROTX then what else do I have to type in if I need the object to incline at the angle 30 degree?

After adding ROTwhatever, make sure to add enough DEL statements to remove the transformations ... of course, after they are done.

One of the golden rules of GDL scripting: the cursor should start and end the script at the origin.

[Steve Jepson]

how do I tilt this pickup?

[Djordje]

Steve wrote:
how do I tilt this pickup?

Insert a jack and crank it up? 😉

Add ROTx tilt at the beggining of the 3D script; add new parameter of the angle type called tilt; add DEL 1 to the end of the 3D script.

Try before you save.