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Title: How to rotate a planet???
Post by: Marcos Silveira on November 09, 2007, 05:12:31 PM
Ok, I've put my gas giant in the sky but how can I rotate it around one of it's axis to achieve a better look??

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Title: Re: How to rotate a planet???
Post by: Marcos Silveira on November 09, 2007, 05:31:47 PM
That's what I mean, but in this case I've changed the camera position and I wanna this look from the main planet surface.

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Title: Re: How to rotate a planet???
Post by: AzurePlanet on November 10, 2007, 11:41:02 AM
Actually it's not possible to rotate a planet about its axis (I think).
However, using this stuff I made:
http://forums.planetside.co.uk/index.php?topic=2682.0 (http://forums.planetside.co.uk/index.php?topic=2682.0)
you could move you camera round your main planet and try to catch your "moon" in the scene.
Probably doing this will be difficult, because I made my spreadsheet for another porpouse, but at least I think it's possible.
Title: Re: How to rotate a planet???
Post by: Marcos Silveira on November 11, 2007, 08:56:57 AM
Thanx AzurePlanet!!!
I'll try this later but now another question:
Ok, I cannot rotate my second planet, and if I rotate the image map applied to it??
I'll try this.
Title: Re: How to rotate a planet???
Post by: Marcos Silveira on November 11, 2007, 10:35:55 AM
This is what I got after adjusting the image map position to x: 8e+007; y: 8e+007 and z: 0. I think it's better!!!
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Title: Re: How to rotate a planet???
Post by: bigben on November 11, 2007, 04:47:32 PM
If it's an image map you can change the orientation of the image

http://forums.planetside.co.uk/index.php?topic=2311.0 (http://forums.planetside.co.uk/index.php?topic=2311.0)
Title: Re: How to rotate a planet???
Post by: Harvey Birdman on November 11, 2007, 06:03:39 PM
I can't hold it back any longer...

Wrap a string around the middle and pull?   ;D   ;D

I'm sorry... I just couldn't help myself...
Title: Re: How to rotate a planet???
Post by: WaLuigi on July 06, 2010, 01:41:34 PM
Quote from: ro-nin on November 09, 2007, 05:12:31 PM
Ok, I've put my gas giant in the sky but how can I rotate it around one of it's axis to achieve a better look??

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Hi ro-nin...
I've a question to ask: how did you manage in doing a gas giant?
I made many attempts but no one succeeded....