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Editing properties and creating new ones. Help please.

geoff6geoff6 Posts: 250
edited December 1969 in New Users

Hi all,

I have a question concerning the creation of an object, the creation of a specific property for that object, and having a set modifier for it.

It's this...

I want to make a horizontal bar created from a basic cube rotate around an end rather than the middle which it currently does ie I use the 'Y' rotate slider and it rotates around it's middle but I want it to hinge up from one end.

Then I want a custom slider so that I can label it "Open" and control it's movement from that.

How do I do this?

I tried fooling around with edit etc but got stuck.

Thanks in advance

D

Comments

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,749
    edited December 1969

    The easiest solution would be to use the Joint Editor tool (Tools menu) to move the centre point.

  • Herald of FireHerald of Fire Posts: 3,504
    edited December 1969

    Once you've moved the center point, you can click the gear icon in the 'Y Rotate' of the cube and change its label to 'Open Door' or whatever you want. You can also hide the X and Z rotates if you wish using the same method.

  • geoff6geoff6 Posts: 250
    edited December 1969

    Thank you to you both, that has sorted the thing nicely and I have learnt so much from this.

    Good luck to you both!

    D

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