Alignment solutions?

[flingster]

OK dunno anything about max...but would any of these plugins help?


centre axis...download section
http://www.studio-fabian.de/

target zero
http://www.room61.com/down.html

centre group axis and polygon axis
http://www.entagma.org/

align and distribute
http://www.codar.pt/rui_mac/c4dplugs/

control centre
http://www.bensj.com/Plugins.html

if not keep trying...its bound to be there...also check in resources - plugins at top of cinema forum.
:thumbsup:

[AdamT]

AFAIK there is no good alignment plugin for Cinema. Rui's plugin (Align & Distribute) has the same problem that plagues Cinema generally in this regard--it works on the object axis instead of the bounding box.

[rocarpen]

Originally posted by AdamT
AFAIK there is no good alignment plugin for Cinema. Rui's plugin (Align & Distribute) has the same problem that plagues Cinema generally in this regard--it works on the object axis instead of the bounding box.

Right. Tools like AxisCenter (which is admittedly pretty cool, and does it's job well) abound, but nothing seems to be available for bounding box alignments.

Again, it's not a huge deal. Just a surprising oversight, IMHO.

[rocarpen]

Originally posted by flingster
OK dunno anything about max...but would any of these plugins help?


centre axis...download section
http://www.studio-fabian.de/

target zero
http://www.room61.com/down.html

centre group axis and polygon axis
http://www.entagma.org/

align and distribute
http://www.codar.pt/rui_mac/c4dplugs/

control centre
http://www.bensj.com/Plugins.html

if not keep trying...its bound to be there...also check in resources - plugins at top of cinema forum.
:thumbsup:

Thanks very much for you suggestions!

The first place I searched was the Resources > Plugins thread you mention, and so I've already perused most of the sites you list above. Again, there doesn't seem to be anything out there but tools for affecting the axis of objects.

Again, thanks for the suggestions though!

:wavey:

[AdamT]

FWIW, I've suggested to Maxon that they should at least address the snapping tools so they work with the bounding box. Presumably if they take that up it wouldn't be much more work to add alignment functions. Maybe you could go to the suggestion form on Maxon's site and add your voice. They do pay attention to those forms btw.

[flingster]

damn...sorry.
i didn't realise you mean't bounding box...never seen anything like that for c4d..
arrh well...i'd second AdamT on that and definitely suggest it to maxon on the website...as requests are done in order of priority...priority being most requested.

(a good example of this was better boole..):buttrock:

[JIII]

deffinentely request what you see missing. Maxon is a company and if they dont think there is a demand it probibly will not get done.

[artemesia66]

I'm sure you saw this, but: function:center works to align the bounding boxes of objects, (but they have to be in a group in the OM).

What does seem to be missing is any way to distribute bounding boxes.

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