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Part II: Working with Objects

FIGURE 8.14
Tom Sawyer would be pleased to see this white picket fence, created easily with the Array dialog box.

Tutorial: Building a Ferris wheel
Ferris wheels, like most of the rides at the fair, entertain by going around and around, with the riders seated
in chairs spaced around the Ferris wheel’s central point. The Array dialog box can also create objects
around a central point.
In this example, you use the Rotate transformation along with the Use Transform Coordinate Center button
to create a circular array.
To create a circular array, follow these steps:
1. Open the Ferris wheel.max file from the Chap 08 directory on the DVD.
This file has the Front viewport maximized to show the profile of the Ferris wheel.
2. Click the Use Pivot Point Center button on the main toolbar, and drag down to the last icon,
which is the Use Transform Coordinate Center button.
The Use Transform Coordinate Center button becomes active. This button causes all transforma-
tions to take place about the axis in the center of the screen.

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