> > > > > > So, set the values in the "x scale" and "y scale" boxes to about half (a little less) than the unit's actual voxel width (half of numbers in size:x and size:y boxes, respectively). The "z scale" box should be set to a little less than full hight (number in size:z box). Then in the header info there are something like 16 boxes in a matrix like this:
> > > > > > ###### ###### ###### ######
> > > > > > ###### ###### ###### ******
> > > > > > ###### ###### ###### ******
> > > > > > ###### ###### ###### ******
> > > > > *cough* think that should have read 'translation' (also, think the matrix is upside down- look at http://www.gamedev.net/reference/articles/article877.asp to see what values you might want to put into this matrix). My mistake :eek:
> > > > Checked this one out before-that matrix in your old editor is odd anyway. Those three that I talked about are really the scale mins, so what I was explaining is fine. The actual matrix is an identity matrix, but that wasn't known to be the case when the editor was written. So, my explanation is my closest attempt at layman's terms.
> > > yeap, I am really confused now. Didn't know what a matrix was when I wrote that first editor, and I reckon I really screwed it up
> > why the hell do u guys make it so coimplicated?
> > just adjust the scale values, and preview in the HVA editor
> 'size'-x should be twice the value of x in 'scale'
> same applies to y
> for z, they should be about equal, then preview in the hva eidtor, if its still messed, edit the numbers(scale)higher or lower until u get it the size u want it, and beware of slits, they appear when the vxl is too big(dunno how to explain in short)the exact size of the vxl ingame could be previewed in the hva editor as well, in either the animation viewer or at the smallest zoom for the windows
I seem to remember something about DMZ writing a library to handle all aspects of voxel manupulation...why didn't anyone ever use that as the basis for an editor since he was one of the most knowledgeable people about the format. I imagine thats why his viewer in the HVA editor responds to scale changes. Why doesn't someone harass him a bit about this (though hes been out of editing quite a while). If nothing else we might get a better viewer integrated into the editor that can show scale changes without having to load other programs.