[Model Editor] How to make a model able to rotate?

[RobertMKD]

How do you make for example a model of a rock, to be able to rotate? I know that I need a bone, but for rotation - there's these numbers in 'Rotation' in the 'Node' window that confuse me af, I don't understand a thing, I don't even know if it's related to the rotation of the model xD.

 

[Abelhawk]

What do you mean by "model"? Do you mean a doodad, a unit, a building?

 

[Warseeker]

First of. If you're asking about modelling or animation you should ask in Modelling and Animation Section >>
As for your ''rotate'' question : Rotation is attached to bones "Node" which make the model moving or rotate (Animation). The "Rotate" is basicly used to rotate a model (Verticals or Angles).

 

[NightStalker]

You can set a units model to a rock then make it face anywhere easily but if you dont wanna use units for that you should check something different :/

 

[RobertMKD]

You can set a units model to a rock then make it face anywhere easily but if you dont wanna use units for that you should check something different :/

If I set a unit's model to rock it won't rotate cause it's model is not able to rotate, that's why I made this thread.

 

[NightStalker]

Oh, I didn't even know that, i thought it would work. I'm waiting for a solution as well ^^

 

[Veritas 117]

By rotate do you mean spin around on an axis like a projectile or do you just want to turn it on it's side?

I can't help you if it's the first thing since that would involve adding an animation, but if it's the second one it's fairly simple:
Just go to Windows> Model Editor and select all the vertices. Then go to Transformations> Rotation and choose the axis you want to rotate around and the angle you want it to rotate (I recommend using degrees instead of radians but that's just me)

Note: If you rotate a model and find that it is partly underground you can use the model editor to raise it up using Transformations> Translation and increasing the Z: value

 

[RobertMKD]

By rotating I mean, rotating around the Z axis which is used to make a unit face a direction (angle) or point.

 

[Veritas 117]

Oh I see. I'm pretty sure any model should be able to rotate using triggers. If you want it to rotate when it moves like a model then I think you may need a bone I'm not sure though.

I have some walls that I rotate like doors that don't have any bones. I just make them face an angle periodically using triggers and it works for me. Make sure they don't have a pathing map though

 

[RobertMKD]

No man, the unit won't rotate. Just set a unit's model to e.g. the shop sharing arrow and move it around, or try to rotate it, it won't rotate, and it does have a bone.

 

[Veritas 117]

The shop sharing arrow won't spin because the model is billboarded (or whatever it's called) so it will always face the camera no matter what direction you look at it from.

Other models will though. Rock models, random doodads, walls, etc.

 

[RobertMKD]

Oh god, didn't knew it's always facing the camera, uh, do you know how can I disable that?

 

[Veritas 117]

I'm afraid I don't you may need to make a request for one in the request forums. Someone should be able to do it without too much trouble.

 

[RobertMKD]

Okay, I'll just remove a normal model's vertices and import the geoset of the arrow in it.. Thx anyway +rep

 

[M1stery]

Make a dummy unit with the collision and all that stuff and add "Locust" ability to it.

 

[Abelhawk]

Is that what it's called? "Billboarding"? I always wondered what that type of animation was called. When we were kids my brother and I called them "puppet images." The N64 tended to use them quite a bit.