Setting the angle

[#momo# 11]

Maybe a dumb question:

When I open "Tools->Nature Objects" or "Tools->Artifical Objects" I have the option "Randomize Angle". This is not the same as "Randomize Orientation": When I add this option for an object, the object does not go strait up in the sky, but is, well, angular.

Now the question: Is there a way to give an object an exact angle? I have the option to randomize it, but when I place an object and select and edit it, I can not change the angle with an exact value. I can just give an exact value for scale and orientiation.

It would be very handy to place rocks in a steep hill.

[jakerod 254]

I don't see an option. You could try randomizing the angle and then placing a bunch of them and only keeping the angle or angles that you want. Not ideal but should get the job done unless you have a lot of objects you want to do it with then it will be a pain.

[[aps]gnat 28]

It might have been possible with a script like this

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=84890

but per

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=64258

..... there appears to be no object "vector" setting command in Visitors scripting language :(

Only that Visitor menu dialog allows any ability to tilt an object.

WHY BIS, WHY ??

[Robster 11]

AFAIK you can rotate on three axes only on VBS2 but neither in A2 :(

[.kju 3245]

Not 100% sure, but I think either Roller, WorldTools or some tool of mikero can do.

[mugaben 10]

I don't see an option. You could try randomizing the angle and then placing a bunch of them and only keeping the angle or angles that you want. Not ideal but should get the job done unless you have a lot of objects you want to do it with then it will be a pain.

This.

Only solution I know of so far. Works fine for me

[#momo# 11]

Ok thanks. Anyway, it is not THAT important, would just be handy.

[Homer Johnston 0]

Gnat;2044329']It might have been possible with a script like this

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=84890

but per

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=64258

..... there appears to be no object "vector" setting command in Visitors scripting language :(

Only that Visitor menu dialog allows any ability to tilt an object.

WHY BIS' date=' WHY ??[/size']

I'm at work, and I haven't looked at the visitor comref in years, but there appear to be oodles upon oodles of matrix rotate/move/scale commands, perhaps you should check if those are described in the visitor comref?

From this thread, http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=68238 I'm suspecting that these are just to set up matrixes for multiplying, but there are no associated commands to apply the matrices to objects (gee, thanks BIS :P)... but I guess it might be worth doublechecking.

Edited November 8, 2011 by Homer Johnston