Rotate in 3d

[Anonymous]

Hi, this is a very easy question.!

How do you rotate your objects in the "Z" Projection?. I want to rotate a

lamp so it has the same inclination which is 25 degrees as the roof.

[Djordje]

mallehk wrote:
Hi, this is a very easy question.!

How do you rotate your objects in the "Z" Projection?. I want to rotate a

lamp so it has the same inclination which is 25 degrees as the roof.

Unless the lamp has a rotation parameter in its script, you can't. You have to edit the script and add the rotation parameter.

[Karl Ottenstein]

AC does not allow free rotation of elements in 3-space. Some library parts have rotation parameter(s).

If the lamp doesn't, you'll have to add:
ROTX ang
or
ROTY ang

at the top of the 3D script after adding an angular parameter 'ang'.

http://download.graphisoft.com/ftp/publishing/ac9_help/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context...

http://download.graphisoft.com/ftp/publishing/ac9_help/09-080.htm

If you want the 2D symbol to reflect the rotation, you need to comment out most of the existing 2D script and replace it with

PROJECT2 3, 270, 2

which says to have the 2D symbol be a hidden line projection of the object from a top view.

If this doesn't make sense, mention which lamp it is, or post it, and one of us will modify it and post the revision back.

Karl

[Djordje]

Just as a probable help ...

The ZIP contains a bunch of lamps I scripted half a decade ago in 6.5 for an interior job; used the Projector quite often after that.

Some of them can rotate!

Did not update it for 9, sorry ...

HTH,

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the replies.! And thanks for the lamps Djordje.

Karl: I will try to rotate the objects my self, but if I am not able to do it, I will send you the lamps for rotation.

I really think it is a big problem, that it is so difficult to rotate things in the "Z" projection in 3d or 2d.

Isn't it a subject for the wish list.??

[Djordje]

mallehk wrote:
Thanks for the replies.! And thanks for the lamps Djordje.

Welcome!

In their script you can see how to put the rotation in.

They don't work so well with 9 ... will have to update them.

[Karl Ottenstein]

mallehk wrote:
Isn't it a subject for the wish list.??

Indeed: here it is:
http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=25221#25221

The Search function for the forum is very powerful. Do find this, I searched just "Wishes" for "topics" that had the word "rotate". 😉

Good luck with your project!

Karl