10-27-2008 01:51 PM
10-27-2008 02:51 PM
I don't like posting messages indicating you can't do that so here is a link to code I used to create a 3d version of my model railroad. If viewed from the top it looks like the jpg I used to create it in the first place.
I don't think that approach is useful for anyhting so I have to ask, could you please posta an image showing what you are trying to achieive and someone may be able to post a resonable suggetstion.
Ben
10-27-2008 08:35 PM
Hi,
Here is an example of what I am doing: Say, I have a sphere object sitting in the origin of the 3D Control and I am looking at it from the XY view (see the attached pic01). The X and Y axis is fixed (say, for example, both range from -10 to 10 crossing the sphere). The black line is there as a refernce. The task is to use a blade to cut the sphere along the reference black line. Assume I have a way to detect the movement of the blade so that I can show it in the 3D Control, my problem is how to show the sphere and the black line (which is the pic01 image) so that I know if I am at the right angle to cut my object. If it is complicated to custom the 3D control to show the image, is there a way that I can overlay an image on top of the 3D control and set its transparency to a level that I can see both the image and the plots in the 3D control?
BTW, the object to be cut is more complicated so that I want to just put the image in the 3D control.
Again, thanks all for your helps.
10-28-2008 06:10 AM
10-28-2008 07:13 AM
Wiebe@CARYA wrote:
...just is not possible. ...
Regards,
Wiebe.
Thanks Wiebe!
I have collected a lot of links to threads that utilized the LV Picture control in this thread.
I suggest you review those links since image like ...
are trivial provided you are willing to dust off some trig relationships.
Have fun!
Ben