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Hello,

 

I am currently trying to replicate some of the previous chats that say you can rotate multiple objects around a common object in the NSCE. 

 

Aligned cylinders

 

(see image above) I currently have a small ellipse as my object  I want the two cylinders to rotate around. The first cylinder has one edge right where the ellipse is and it extends 90mm. Then I wish to start a new cylinder that is smaller in diameter from the end of the first cylinder. This new cylinder extends 50mm. I wish to have both rotate around the ellipse that I have. That is when I rotate the ellipse, the two cylinders rotate and stay centrally aligned to one another.

 

Currently when I try to do the pickup method, I get this result (see image below). 

The second cylinder rotates 5 degrees, but does not stay aligned with the end of the bigger cylinder. I am not sure how to fix this? I have tried doing pickup on several variables and am not getting any luck.

 

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! 

Hey Travis,

You should use the Ref Object column of the second Cylinder Pipe:

  • For Object 4, make the Ref Object 3
  • Remove all the pickups from the second Cylinder Pipe
  • For Object 4, make the Z Position equal to the length of the first Cylinder Pipe (90)

Now, when you rotate first Cylinder Pipe, the second one will always be referenced in local coordinates (namely just 90 units away from the newly rotated axis).


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