Freezing Transformations of lights

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# 1 11-03-2004 , 05:35 AM

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i'm having trouble. i'm trying to move a light set across the X axis to be symetrical with the first. i'm duplicating the first set then try to freeze transformations so i can just move the pivot to the x axis and type in "scale x = -1" it's a perfect copy across the axis. the only problem is taht when i select a light and hit freeze transform it won't reset the values to 0. How can i get it to do that.

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# 2 11-03-2004 , 07:50 AM

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Group the light(s) and duplicate the group. You can then play with the group's pivot, freeze its transformations etc...

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# 3 11-03-2004 , 03:59 PM

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Thats exactly what i do. The onlything is that when i click freeze transformations for that group of lights it doesn't freeze them, nothing happens.

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# 4 11-03-2004 , 04:09 PM

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can you post a pic?

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# 5 11-03-2004 , 10:29 PM

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I don't think a pic is necssacary. All that's going on is that i select three spotlights. Duplicate them. I hit freeze transformations. NOTHING HAPPENS. all the settings for the freeze transform tool are on, it works with regular poly shapes it's just not working with lights.

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