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    • C Offline
      CurryPork
      last edited by

      How do you make your 2D trees or 2D people to align with your currect screen view no matter where you orbit the model?

      Thanks

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      • boofredlayB Offline
        boofredlay
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        When you create the component you have a check box for always face camera; check that. If you want it to rotate at the center of a person or tree, click the "set gluing plane" button then place your axis at the center on the ground plane.

        Hope this helps.

        Edit: D'oh, Bruce beat me.

        http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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        • GaieusG Offline
          Gaieus
          last edited by

          Hi Curry Pork,

          wow, two people beat me, too, while I was typing! 😲

          These are called "Face me" components. I generally create them with a standard front view (Camera menu > Standard views) and align them on the red/blue plane (it could be anything just make sure to face it fully).

          • Then select the item, right click > Make component.
          • Now in the dialog, choose "always face camera" and "shadow always face sun".
          • Now select the "Set component axes" and make sure that the component origin is placed at the feet of the people or trunk of the tree etc.
          • finally make sure that "Replace selection with component" at the bottom is also checked.
            That should be it.

          Gai...

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            CurryPork
            last edited by

            Oh thank you so much. I spent half a day trying to figure this out with no success and it is so easy now. Thanks.

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            • boofredlayB Offline
              boofredlay
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              I don't know if it will help or not but here is a tutorial I did a while back on creating a 2D "Face Me" tree.
              http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=680&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

              http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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