In gmax I would like to extrude (make it longer or higher) a model I made simply because I made it too short. Now instead of taking every single thing and make it longer (in height) is there a way to do so once it is grouped, like the whole model?
The encircled tool on the top of the picture is to make the whole model bigger in size, I know that, but there must be a way to either make the whole model larger, narrower, shorter or higher, right?
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For the curious: I am building things for the GRV - Challenge 10.
Thanks for the help.
Fred
Marked the group you want to make taller.
Then click on [Hierarchy] (3rd button in the side panel)
then [Pivot] -> [Affect Pivot Only] -> [Center to Object]
then go down and set the z value to 0 (or what the lowers part of the group has)
Click [Affect Pivot Only] off
Then you can make a non uniform scale (click and hold to get a drop down from [Scale] )
(the small triangle in the corner of the button, indicate a dropdown)
Super! That was clearly explained as I can understand it. It worked out fine just the way I wanted it to be. Many thanks, much appreciated.
Fred
Proof that it worked...
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Good to hear.
Did you understand what you were doing ?
Well the pivot is an anchor or zero point for the object (incl. groups).
Lets see how it works. Let take a simple box (made in the top view):
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Picture 1.
Have moved the box to point (0;0;0)
(For a group the pivot is always set to the center of the group.)
Let try to scale the box:
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Picture 2.
As you can see scale it scale from the pivot and out.
Lets move the pivot to one of corners of the box:
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Picture 3.
The different arrows indicate that you moving the pivot.
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Picture 4.
As you can see the box is scaled in only 3 directions.
Lets try a column:
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Picture 5.
As you can see I have already moved the pivot outside the column.
Now lets try one of my favorite and powerfull tool, the array:
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Picture 6.
Here the objects are rotate 90 degrees around the z axis and is copied 3 times, ending up with 4 in total.
Noticed that on the right you have a little calculator doing 4 times 90 degrees and getting 360.
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Picture 7.
and if I change the angle to 60 and the count to 6 this is the result:
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Picture 8.
(60 times 6 is again 360 degrees)
Quote from: vester on January 29, 2011, 02:57:51 PM
Did you understand what you were doing ?
Well, NOW I do! This was an excellent lesson and now I can differ the sizes and understand also how it's done. I also understand the symbols on the scale icon now. Thanks. Great that you saw my thread.
Fred
Glad my time was well spend! :)
The pivot in combination with the array tool, can be use to a lot of things.
Here is one thing is stairs.
A round stair case:
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Picture 9.
Pivot for the step set to the center of the pole.
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Picture 10.
Rotating around the z axis and moving some in z direction.
Great.
How exactly, or should I ask, where do you change the pivot from the center to the side? And how do you multiply the stairsteps?
Hey, this is a great thread, glad that I asked and you came along, vester.....lol ;)
Thanks
Fred
Not sure I understand why you want to change it to the side!
Click on the [Affeck Pivot Only]
and put in the coordinats of the side.
click on the [Affeck Pivot Only] again to turn it off.
To do mutiply stairsteps: just readjust the count number. (See picture 6)
Here I have given the array tool an angle-value, a z-value and a count number.
QuoteFor the curious: I am building things for the GRV - Challenge 10.
I'm curious ??? Where's challenge 9 ()what() :D
Quote from: jmyers2043 on January 30, 2011, 04:31:48 PM
I'm curious ??? Where's challenge 9 ()what() :D
lol....It's on my gaming computer, which is waiting to get cleaned out. It has a virus and impossible to play any games at the moment.
Actually Challenge 9 is almost finished, all it takes is taking a couple more pictures and then write the story. Everything is built. The thing is that I am spending my free time already on Challenge 10's BATs at the moment while waiting for my son to come down and re-install windows. :)
Don't worry, Jim, I know that I have to do Challenge 9 before I ask you to make me my Challenge 10 (still wanna do it?)
Fred