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What's the difference between the building arrows
Olympia Rebus
Muse of Chaos
Join date: 22 Feb 2004
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04-04-2005 08:39
What's the difference between the traditional rod-shaped building arrows and the new ones that look like triangles?

A link to a thread that already explains this is an acceptable answer, if available.

Thanks in advance :)
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Kris Ritter
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Join date: 31 Oct 2003
Posts: 6,627
04-04-2005 09:09
the new ones automatically snap you along the grid, the old ones allow free movement unless you pull your mouse up to the grid, then it snaps. I think.

I dunno if there is anything else about them, but thats how it seems to behave for me.
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Zuzi Martinez
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Join date: 4 Sep 2004
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04-04-2005 09:28
the old ones work on 1 axis and the new ones work on 2 axis. in other words the new ones are XY, XZ and YZ. i don't think they automatically snap unless you have "Use Grid" checked.
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Chosen Few
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Join date: 16 Jan 2004
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04-04-2005 10:19
Zuzi is correct. Think of the old arrows as axial constrants and the new ones as planar constraints. In other words, if you grab the old red arrow, you can move an object only along the X axis. If you grab the new red/green triangle, you can move the objact in any direction on the XY plane.
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Spider Mandala
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04-04-2005 11:11
From: Chosen Few
Think of the old arrows as axial constrants and the new ones as planar constraints.


Chosen, could you go over to: /8/50/41058/1.html
and tell them those names?
I think the latest names theyve come up with are: " Two Black Arrows on A Green and Blue Background handle", "The one in back that you often can't see or is obscured by the blue arrowhead", and: "the little triangle thingies".
I like your names better.

:)
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Chosen Few
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04-04-2005 11:13
From: Spider Mandala
Chosen, could you go over to: /8/50/41058/1.html
and tell them those names?
I think the latest names theyve come up with are: " Two Black Arrows on A Green and Blue Background handle", "The one in back that you often can't see or is obscured by the blue arrowhead", and: "the little triangle thingies".
I like your names better.

:)

Hehe, thanks, Spider. Already done. :)
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Spider Mandala
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04-04-2005 11:15
From: Chosen Few
Hehe, thanks, Spider. Already done. :)

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