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Title: Can't rotate spherical objects.
Post by: masonspappy on August 19, 2016, 02:50:54 PM
So I've been experimenting with turning a sphere into a rock. Noticed that when I grab the translate handles to rotate the rock/sphere  within the preview window, the rotate value (center number) increments as though the rock actually was being rotated, yet the rock/sphere  itself never seems to change position in the render. 
Is this is bug?
Title: Re: Can't rotate spherical objects.
Post by: Hannes on August 19, 2016, 03:04:18 PM
I'm not at my Computer atm, but I guess you should rotate the PF or whatever you use to displace the sphere instead of the sphere itself.
Title: Re: Can't rotate spherical objects.
Post by: masonspappy on August 19, 2016, 04:34:33 PM
Quote from: Hannes on August 19, 2016, 03:04:18 PM
I'm not at my Computer atm, but I guess you should rotate the PF or whatever you use to displace the sphere instead of the sphere itself.

Thanks Hannes.  Near as I can tell, can't see any way to rotate the PF,  just the sphere that it's displacing
Title: Re: Can't rotate spherical objects.
Post by: Hannes on August 19, 2016, 08:05:21 PM
First I thought you could use a transform shader, but I don't think that'll work.
Actually I don't know how to achieve this atm without putting my hands on my Computer. :(
Title: Re: Can't rotate spherical objects.
Post by: Oshyan on August 19, 2016, 11:31:32 PM
I believe this is answered in another thread: http://www.planetside.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic,21933.msg221295.html#msg221295
It's because you're rotating the object and not the displacement function itself. The sphere does not have a "move/rotate textures with object" function. Another option might be to use the Planet node, which does have that option.

- Oshyan
Title: Re: Can't rotate spherical objects.
Post by: masonspappy on August 20, 2016, 04:38:06 AM
Quote from: Oshyan on August 19, 2016, 11:31:32 PM
I believe this is answered in another thread: http://www.planetside.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic,21933.msg221295.html#msg221295
It's because you're rotating the object and not the displacement function itself. The sphere does not have a "move/rotate textures with object" function. Another option might be to use the Planet node, which does have that option.

- Oshyan
Yep, Kadri's tgd showed me how that worked.  Thanks Oshyan.