3ds Max 2011 snap-to-grid ratation question

hovotz

Hello guys!

I don't know if this is right place for this question, but I already search the net and hadn't found an answer. Any help will be appreciated.



I want to rotate this object around the working pivot in way that the vertex in the diagram will snap to the y axis. Is that possible in 3ds Max 2011?

Thanks,
Jerome

WarrenM

I don't think that level of snapping control is possible although I'd love to be proven wrong ...

hovotz

How 'bout, lets say there is an edge on the object that I want to be parallel in y-axis after I rotate the object, is that possible?

Thanks,
Jerome

hiredblade

I dont think you can do that kind of rotation, but you can use make planar buttons. That would align up the verts.

respawnrt

http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/3-point-align
You select 3 points on your object (vertices) and 3 points on another object, could be a plane with edges that corespond to y axis of the world, and this script will align the first object rotation wise so that it matches the direction of those points.

hovotz

@hiredblade - I tried it, but it changes the volume of the object.

@respawnrt - I tried the script and this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpErfW3fUtE, close but seems like it's not totally parallel, there's seems to be a very very small difference.

Thank you for the reply guys. I think I'll just remodel the object in a way that I can prevent the needs for this function.

Thanks,
Jerome

reecpj

Couldn't you move the object (in a group, if you want to preserve the transformation) so the local y axis that you've shown in the picture lines up with a grid line, then snap to the grid lines?

hovotz

@reecpj - Seems that snapping to grids/vertices/etc only works for move transform, and as for rotation transform, only angle-snap is possible. I want to preserve the shape/volume of my object so selecting those vertices I want to line up in local y-axis of the object then move/snapping them to grid aligned with that y-axis will change the shape/volume of the object. And as for snapping to a grid while rotating, it seems not possible.