#153 Spacial Relativity
My only request for version 2 would be options to keep
any new object formed by any Tools (or other) command
in the exact place it would be relative to the original
object(s) used, rather than repositioned at the scene's
0,0,0 coordinates, and, given this, to be able to
unglue & re-glue any object's local coordinates along
specified axes.
If I recall from my CAD experience, one can use the
graphic representation of the (local only?)
xyz coordinates as an object to re-orient (ie.
move/rotate) and re-affix onto an object, thus
resetting its local coordinates and to a specific
orientation.
Unless I'm mistaken, it seems that curves that are
extracted inherit the coordiates from the original
objects from which they were extracted- although
now they do end up in the same place they were before
which is nice. So I suspect that the capability to
reset their local coordinates while having them remain
where they are in the scene would be a modelling boon!
Richard
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Here's a related item found online:
"In BOA, the 'workplane' performs the necessary and
sophisticated role of aiding the selection of elements in 3D
space whilst working in 2D. How does this work you say?
It does this by allowing the user to quickly place the
workplane on the face of or through (cutting through) the
elements which you would like to isolate and work with in 2D."
Rest of article:
http://www.architosh.com/features/2002-product_reviews/2002-prodf_boa_1.phtml
It would seem that this is different and yet similar to the
idea of being able to re-set the objects' local coordinates.
I suppose there are unique advantages to both.
Richard