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# 1 17-04-2003 , 02:27 AM

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Location: São Paulo, Brazil

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I tried to build a hinge effect with two polycubes, using the ins key and moving the little circle icon to an appropriate local (then I could use the rotate tool and simulate the effect...) Altough It worked, I wish to know if there is a better or most usual way to do this.

Here's my model:

Thanks.

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# 2 17-04-2003 , 02:35 AM

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I just rotate and key the motion for animation.

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# 3 23-04-2003 , 08:12 PM

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I wish I could find some kind of "snap to" tool when I use the rotate tool so things don't overlap. A tool like "make rigid" could be useful too. Those tools exist?

Thanks.

Mário.

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# 4 23-04-2003 , 08:49 PM

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I don't think there is anything to make the rotate snap to a specific location. If you want precise rotations, just enter values into the channel box. If you want something to rotate a full turn, key once at 0 then key again at 360.

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