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Bodhisatva Paperclip
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Join date: 12 Jan 2007
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12-15-2008 07:04
Can a torus spiral in either direction? I was messing with them yesterday and it seems that when one does multiple revolutions they always go the same way. Also, when I undo the revolutions it doesn’t seem to return to the same shape even though the numbers are the same. What’s up? I would like to make mirror-image spirals.
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Isablan Neva
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Join date: 27 Nov 2004
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12-15-2008 08:36
I haven't had enough coffee yet this morning but the parts of my brain that are functioning think that you have to use a negative number in "skew". So, if your skew is 95 then put a "-" in front and it should reverse the direction.
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Ceera Murakami
Texture Artist / Builder
Join date: 9 Sep 2005
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12-15-2008 10:41
Yes, they can. It takes a bit of effort though to get them both spiraling the other direction, and positioned as a mirror-image of the original. Am not in-world right now to check details, but I have done it before, while attempting to make a full-prim version of the capital for a fancy Ionic column. Can't remember the exact quirks, but it wasn't quite as simple as just reversing the sign on one specification.
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Bodhisatva Paperclip
Tip: Savor pie, bald chap
Join date: 12 Jan 2007
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12-15-2008 17:26
Thanks for the hints, Isablan and Ceera. It did turn out that negativitizing the skew did the trick. 
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