Maya for 3D Printing - Rapid Prototyping
In this course we're going to look at something a little different, creating technically accurate 3D printed parts.
# 1 08-05-2008 , 03:54 PM
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rotation axis skew

Hi,



Look at the attachment. It has an object not rotating about its Z axis. How is it possible to skew the axis so that the object rotates about's it Z axis completely.



BRdgs,



kNish

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# 2 08-05-2008 , 06:03 PM
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Press the +/- keys to change the size of the manipulator tools.

# 3 08-05-2008 , 07:55 PM
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And (with the move tool selected) hit the insert key to move your pivot (AKA point of rotation) to an appropriate location.

# 4 08-05-2008 , 08:33 PM
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And try to keep your screenshots down to 640x480 ish size.


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