What is the Simplest Way to Rotate a Model?

[Zarathustra]

I'm quite new to WC3 modding and newer to this site. I have tried to search for an answer but haven't found what I'm looking for. My apologies if there has already been a thread devoted to this topic.

I want to make a model consisting of a fallen-over world tree. It would be nice to just rotate the existing WC3 one 90 degrees, but I can't seem to do that in the world editor and I think I need to create a new model based on the world tree. I have absolutely no experience with modeling whatsoever. I'm sure there's a way to do it in the mdx editor, but I haven't had any success yet. How would I do this?

Also, how would I change the pathing around it? I can't just use the default pathing for any doodad in the game since the world tree is longer than Ron Jeremy's... you get the idea.

 

[graystuff111]

First go into the object editor and make a new doodad. Base it off of the worldtree

Next, over the feild Art - Maximum Pitch Angle (degrees), hold shift and double click. That opens up the box, where you type in -90.

Finally, after placing your new doodad, fill the area you want blocked with large pathing blockers.

 

[Zarathustra]

Next, over the feild Art - Maximum Pitch Angle (degrees), hold shift and double click. That opens up the box, where you type in -90.

Weird... I thought I tried this, but with +90 instead and it didn't work. It definitely works with -90 though. Thanks!

 

[xXm0RpH3usXx]

but the world tree model doesnt have branches and all that stuff?

 

[Zarathustra]

Yeah, it ends in a tapered point, but if you bury that point in a hill and place your camera+doodads correctly you can make the roots into "branches". Or so it seems. I am trying to use the fallen world tree in a cinematic scene of a devastated forest. I have a few things to iron out, but I'm hoping that's a side effect of me being a noob at all of this stuff.