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DesignDevil · Post by **DesignDevil** » 17 Sep 2009, 23:22

Today i want to release my MagicBox plugin for trueSpace v6.6 and above (modeler side).

What is the MagicBox?

MagicBox is a plugin for trueSpace which gives you, all the time, both in perspective and non-perspectivel views the orientation of the world axes. This means you can see on the MagicBox where the Front, Back, Left, Right, Top and Ground is.

For the download follow me and scroll a bit down

LeonRegis · Post by **LeonRegis** » 17 Sep 2009, 23:38

DD you RULEZ, how do you have enough time to develop so many plugins I don't need to know, just continue doing that

Many Thanks, you are doing model side a better place

Benji · Post by **Benji** » 18 Sep 2009, 00:42

This is a great feature for 6.6, thanks. I thought it was just an axis icon, but the ability to click on the letter and go to the view is clever.

Benji · Post by **Benji** » 18 Sep 2009, 01:32

Just had a play with this, and it works well. It's workflow enhancers like this that keep me using 6.6/ modeler (there needs to be a better way of saying this). I give this plug-in two thumbs up.

LeonRegis · Post by **LeonRegis** » 18 Sep 2009, 01:52

Already installed and working well, a million of thumbs up to you.

Many thanks

v3rd3 · Post by **v3rd3** » 18 Sep 2009, 13:11

Thank you DD....

Emmanuel · Post by **Emmanuel** » 18 Sep 2009, 17:28

Efficiency, accuracy, fast view change... that plugin brings an extraordinary comfort at work !
I wonder how I could have lived so long time without it.

Thousand thanks DD

DesignDevil · Post by **DesignDevil** » 18 Sep 2009, 18:04

Many thanks for your positive reply. That turns my face red

I forgot to say - if anybody found a bug or has any problems - feel free to report this here or thrue my website.

LeonRegis · Post by **LeonRegis** » 18 Sep 2009, 18:30

I don't have any bugs to relate but can I move the cube to other position? It's just that the cube gets in part behind the render menu (Render Scene, Draw objects as Solid, Perspective View, etc).

Many thanks again, this plugin is like something that you say, Why the hell I lived without it!

DesignDevil · Post by **DesignDevil** » 18 Sep 2009, 22:47

To move the cube is not implemented jet. This is because it is relative difficult to calculate the positions. And the calculation for perspective and ortho are differ from each other. So i don't have implemented this but i will see what i can do.

Wait for a version 1.1

LeonRegis · Post by **LeonRegis** » 18 Sep 2009, 23:00

Don't worry DD, it don't makes the plugin bad... just a complement

LeonRegis · Post by **LeonRegis** » 21 Sep 2009, 15:38

DD I found a bug in your MB, small bug and don't make any problem... Just that in opengl mode he gets a bit weird, I don't use opengl was just testing... Maybe it's something in my PC with opengl, try to check it out..

Thanks

DesignDevil · Post by **DesignDevil** » 21 Sep 2009, 15:57

uhh...yes, i can see this. Strange thing - thanks for the reply. Seems to be a problem with the widget geometry in OpenGL. I will see if i can do anything. I also don't use OpenGL (like the most i think) - i never testet this.

Johny · Post by **Johny** » 21 Sep 2009, 18:25

Thanks for the plugin DD!

MB plugin work well on 6 sides view and perspective view, but not on "view from object" view.

DesignDevil · Post by **DesignDevil** » 21 Sep 2009, 20:32

Yep, Johny ... you are right. Maybe this could be implemented - THX

DesignDevil · Post by **DesignDevil** » 22 Sep 2009, 09:41

UPDATE:

I fixed the "view from object" issue.

The OpenGL issue is strange and i could figure out why OpenGL has a problem with the widget geometry. I checked the polygon object but could not find any failure. Maybe later - sorry.

See the first post for the download adress and simply overwrite the TSX.

LeonRegis · Post by **LeonRegis** » 22 Sep 2009, 21:11

Many thanks DD! Don't worry about the OpenGL problem, even if I use it I can play just with a little difficulty...

Thanks

Johny · Post by **Johny** » 23 Sep 2009, 09:52

Thanks for update DD!

the_ant · Post by **the_ant** » 25 Jan 2017, 17:17

Hi DD
is it possible change label on your magicBox like attached image?...it would be much useful and intuitive for me.

PS. I would like standard colors on the cube also (x=red / y=green / z=bleu)

DesignDevil · Post by **DesignDevil** » 26 Jan 2017, 16:57

Well, long time ago since i wrote this plugin. I knw that it was tricky to get the letters on the cube, because they are no textures, they are coordinates with colors. Anyway. At the moment i have no time to do it.

But one word to the colors. In my trueSpace (6.6) the colors are x=green, y=blue and z=red - i never noticed that this is different in trueSpace versions above or isnt???

the_ant · Post by **the_ant** » 26 Jan 2017, 18:35

Hello DD and thanks for your fast answer

My new colors request is due to standard Autocad axis (like Intellicad i own).

In the meantime i wrote a sticky-note aside my monitor with axis-letters ...

clintonman · Post by **clintonman** » 28 Jan 2017, 00:47

DesignDevil wrote:...

But one word to the colors. In my trueSpace (6.6) the colors are x=green, y=blue and z=red - i never noticed that this is different in trueSpace versions above or isnt???

trueSpace colors have always been non-standard. All 3D programs outside tS use RGB to represent XYZ.

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