Put object into global position

[tcastudios]

Now, where have I seen that before...... :)

See if the following makes sense..

Cheers
Lennart

// Place At Pivot Position tcastudios.com 2010
// Create a Shortcut to make this work
// Select object to place
// Place your mouse pointer
// Run the Shortcut (not clicking the mouse)

var cam = doc->GetRenderBaseDraw()#BASEDRAW_DATA_CAMERA; // get the active view
var cambc = cam->GetContainer(); // Store current settings of view

var op = object(); // First active object
if(!op || op == cam) return; // No selection or view itself

CallCommand(1021420); // Set Camera Pivot Point
var pivp = cam#CAMERAOBJECT_PIVOT_POSITION; // Get the new (temp)pivot point

var opm = op->GetMg(); // Get objects matrix
opm->SetV0(pivp); // Set the global position into matrix
op->SetMg(opm); // Load the matrix back into object
// placing it at the new pivot point

cam->SetContainer(cambc); // Optionally restore the view settings

[dirtyharry]

thanxs again lennart, my hero as always....

i wonder if it would be posible also rotate the object to the face-normal it is sitting on?
i guess this would be a few more words of code...

[tcastudios]

Just add a constraint tag to the object set to Clamp, Surface and Phong Normal.

Cheers
Lennart

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