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#Wierd Orbit

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#20065From: BRAD HAYESNov 26, 1990 3:03 PM
Hi Ho: I have been having a great time with Imagine 0.9. I can't wait for 1.0 to arrive. I heard it's to start shipping today, is it true, and if so will it take the same amount of time to receive it as it did 0.9 ( in other words have you reorganized your shipping department)? Last time it took three weeks after they started shipping. Oh well, I can hope can't I? The main question I have is, and I hope this is coherent: I have just created a logo animation for a client. It is the word "STAR" and between the "S" and the "T" there is a little flat star that should spin, kind'a like a gas station sign. It is only 15 frames. Sounds real simple, right? I load the objects in to Stage, then go to the Action Editor ( which needs a "cut & paste", and a "print script" feature) find STAR, add a 14 frame time bar to the Align line and tell it to rotate 180 degrees in the Z axis, and go back to Stage to make the test animation. When I play it back the star rotates, yes, BUT it orbits away from it's own axis. I have tried to recreate the star from scratch. Same results. Any body have a clue what I could be doing wrong, or a simpler way to achive the same effect. I have tried interactive editing too. Thanx Brad Hayes
#20076From: Don ZeikelNov 26, 1990 9:10 PM
Brad, I kept having similar problems, and think I stumbled on the solution. when you read this, you will see that it may or may not be a bug, depending on the final instructions. Load your star into the Detail editor, and using Transformations position it at 0,0,0, and save it again. It should work the next time. Don
#20084From: BRAD HAYESNov 27, 1990 12:56 AM
Hi Ho: I have to admit I had hoped for a better explaination, but Hey it WORKED>>> thanks. Brad Hayes