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Rotations with Notepad?

03-15-2009, 01:07 AM#1
[Ð]
For many of my recent models (almost all of which haven't been made public), I use Notepad to add or remove geosets. I've also heard of a Hive member who has been able to successfully animate through Notepad alone.

While using Magos' Model Editor to create all of my models, I've been using the Translation & Scaling functions provided by it, but have found that rotating bones/meshes is impossible with the Rotate function, as it stretches to the extremes (One inch triangle stretched to, say... A mile and a half in length or width).

What i'm asking is, does anyone know how to Rotate bones through Notepad?
03-15-2009, 01:19 AM#2
Michael Peppers
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Originally Posted by [Ð]
While using Magos' Model Editor to create all of my models, I've been using the Translation & Scaling functions provided by it, but have found that rotating bones/meshes is impossible with the Rotate function, as it stretches to the extremes (One inch triangle stretched to, say... A mile and a half in length or width).

Don't know if this can help you, but for these kind of edits I'd use Oinkerwinkle's Vertex Modifier, it's more versatile for moving the vertexes out of a model, check it out...
03-15-2009, 01:21 AM#3
TotallyAwesome
Wc3 uses 4 dimensional rotations, so calculating it yourself and writing in notepad, could be very tiresome, but it's possible.
03-15-2009, 01:57 AM#4
[Ð]
Michael, I don't think the Vertex Modifier has anything to do with animations.

@ TotallyAwesome

Care to give a small demonstration?
03-15-2009, 01:59 AM#5
Michael Peppers
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Originally Posted by [Ð]
Michael, I don't think the Vertex Modifier has anything to do with animations.

Sorry, wrong answer, you're right, sometimes I'm bugged. However TA is skilled enough to explain you everything you need :P
03-15-2009, 03:06 AM#6
[Ð]
Thanks for the suggest, though.
03-15-2009, 10:23 AM#7
Rao Dao Zao
No, it is practically impossible to animate rotations in Notepad by hand.

The man of whom you speak uses a tool called Notetrack, that can only be accessed from the tutorial page concerning it on Oinkerwinkle's website.