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Alexandra Mirabeau

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Join date: 10 Jan 2006

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05-25-2006 08:37

just trying to get this new featur to behave properly, does anybody know how you make something dangle down from something else, like a dress, mine have all just flopped out, staying still at the base rather than at the top like i want them to. thanks

Baron Hauptmann

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05-25-2006 08:53

As far as I can tell, you have to rotate it so that the "stiff" edge is where you want it to be. So, for a dress to hang down, you would rotate 180 degrees.

Not sure there is any other way, but would like to know if it is otherwise.

Baron

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05-25-2006 09:07

From: Baron Hauptmann

As far as I can tell, you have to rotate it so that the "stiff" edge is where you want it to be. So, for a dress to hang down, you would rotate 180 degrees.

Not sure there is any other way, but would like to know if it is otherwise.

Baron

The prim flops only off of the "base" of the prim and it's pretty hard to tell what end the base is.

To correct this, the *taper* tool has been changed so that you can taper either the top or the bottom of a prim. If the dress flops the wrong way, then you can invert it as described, or you can (now) adjust the taper so that it tapers the other way.

At least that is my understanding of it.

On a side note, I think we should call them "floppy" prims, not flexi-prims, as they don't actually flex. There are many flexed and flexible shapes that are completely impossible to model with "Flexi-prims" yet 100% of things that could be called "floppy" can be modeled. Ergo they are "floppy" not "flexi."

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Alexandra Mirabeau

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Join date: 10 Jan 2006

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05-25-2006 09:25

alright, floppy prims (i was jsut saying flexi because thery are "flexible paths" in the menu, thanks alot. thats gonna mean alot of editing currently existing dresses etc

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05-25-2006 14:07

From: Alexandra Mirabeau

alright, floppy prims (i was jsut saying flexi because thery are "flexible paths" in the menu, thanks alot. thats gonna mean alot of editing currently existing dresses etc

It's going to be a long weekend for me too. Old skirts and dresses aren't going to sell the old way

Isn't there any way to turn around the stiff edge without moving anything?

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Alexandra Mirabeau Registered User Join date: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 2	05-25-2006 08:37 just trying to get this new featur to behave properly, does anybody know how you make something dangle down from something else, like a dress, mine have all just flopped out, staying still at the base rather than at the top like i want them to. thanks
Baron Hauptmann Just Designs / Scripter Join date: 29 Oct 2005 Posts: 358	05-25-2006 08:53 As far as I can tell, you have to rotate it so that the "stiff" edge is where you want it to be. So, for a dress to hang down, you would rotate 180 degrees. Not sure there is any other way, but would like to know if it is otherwise. Baron
Dianne Mechanique Back from the Dead Join date: 28 Mar 2005 Posts: 2,648	05-25-2006 09:07 From: Baron Hauptmann As far as I can tell, you have to rotate it so that the "stiff" edge is where you want it to be. So, for a dress to hang down, you would rotate 180 degrees. Not sure there is any other way, but would like to know if it is otherwise. Baron The prim flops only off of the "base" of the prim and it's pretty hard to tell what end the base is. To correct this, the taper tool has been changed so that you can taper either the top or the bottom of a prim. If the dress flops the wrong way, then you can invert it as described, or you can (now) adjust the taper so that it tapers the other way. At least that is my understanding of it. On a side note, I think we should call them "floppy" prims, not flexi-prims, as they don't actually flex. There are many flexed and flexible shapes that are completely impossible to model with "Flexi-prims" yet 100% of things that could be called "floppy" can be modeled. Ergo they are "floppy" not "flexi." _____________________ . black art furniture & classic clothing =================== Black in Neufreistadt Black @ ONE Black @ www.SLBoutique.com .
Alexandra Mirabeau Registered User Join date: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 2	05-25-2006 09:25 alright, floppy prims (i was jsut saying flexi because thery are "flexible paths" in the menu, thanks alot. thats gonna mean alot of editing currently existing dresses etc
mcgeeb Gupte Jolie Femme @}-,-'-,--- Join date: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 1,152	05-25-2006 14:07 From: Alexandra Mirabeau alright, floppy prims (i was jsut saying flexi because thery are "flexible paths" in the menu, thanks alot. thats gonna mean alot of editing currently existing dresses etc It's going to be a long weekend for me too. Old skirts and dresses aren't going to sell the old way Isn't there any way to turn around the stiff edge without moving anything?