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kirksplat
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So we've been debating about a possible addition to Starbase UGC. It would require a lot of work, and it would be good to know beforehand if lots of Foundry authors would use it.
If you've spent much time building sets, you know the routine of moving in and out of preview mode in order to line up two walls or simply put a glass at the perfect y value so that it is sitting on a specific table.
This can be time-consuming. If there was a list or a database that contained common sets of figures for lining up walls, etc., then would you alt tab out of the Foundry to the list, in order to save yourself time?
For example, the TOS gated mesh prop seamlessly fits with itself by adding 5.34 to the X or Z factor. So if your first prop is on the 300 spot, you could visit the list, write down 5.34, grab a calculator if you need to, and do the math to instantly know that your second prop should be at 305.34.
The biggest problem is that some props have a weird center point that isn't really center so the addition and subtraction might need to be tweaked depending if you're moving left, right, up, or down. Nevertheless, it would probably work for most props.
Creating this list would be a lot of work, but I know that I'd use it often instead of previewing the map 15 times to know that a specific wall needs exactly 12.25 to line up with a second version of itself. Would you use it?
Does this seem like a good idea? Any volunteers willing to help?
If you've spent much time building sets, you know the routine of moving in and out of preview mode in order to line up two walls or simply put a glass at the perfect y value so that it is sitting on a specific table.
This can be time-consuming. If there was a list or a database that contained common sets of figures for lining up walls, etc., then would you alt tab out of the Foundry to the list, in order to save yourself time?
For example, the TOS gated mesh prop seamlessly fits with itself by adding 5.34 to the X or Z factor. So if your first prop is on the 300 spot, you could visit the list, write down 5.34, grab a calculator if you need to, and do the math to instantly know that your second prop should be at 305.34.
The biggest problem is that some props have a weird center point that isn't really center so the addition and subtraction might need to be tweaked depending if you're moving left, right, up, or down. Nevertheless, it would probably work for most props.
Creating this list would be a lot of work, but I know that I'd use it often instead of previewing the map 15 times to know that a specific wall needs exactly 12.25 to line up with a second version of itself. Would you use it?
Does this seem like a good idea? Any volunteers willing to help?
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I would use it for all kinds of stuff, even if it has the icons. For example, the flat wall console that everyone puts on a wall. If we had a list for the prop that included exact coordinate difference between the panel and each type of wall (to make it perfectly stuck on the wall with no small gaps), then that would be useful to reference.
Even with the icons, I find myself constantly adjusting the coordinates after like 5 or 6 previews. Plus, a lot of those icons are inexact.
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Just a thought, it would be cool if there was also an imbedded foot to meters calculator on the page, for figuring the difference between the coordinates that the /loc command gives us and current metric coordinates. (Not that it's hard to pull up the calculator, I'm just saying it would be easier. OR even a list of common coordinate equivalents!
Example:
/loc 1 = 0.3048 in editor
/loc 2 = 0.6096 in editor
/loc 3 = 0.9144 in editor
OR if we could have a coder come up with a three field calculator, it could translate the WHOLE COORDINATES at ONCE! (Which would be awesome!)
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