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We'll be changing those numbers to the ones we want shortly. The numbers filled out in this screenshot are the default numbers the box appears with. It might as well not exist as far as we're concerned!) You'll probably never need to use it ever, so there's no point in worrying about it. (The part that's crossed out is a feature that hasn't been perfected. The very beginning goes over what macros you'll want to have set up to understand my tutorials.

#MACRO POINT LAYOUTEDITOR HOW TO#

If you don't know what a WITHВ macro is, you probably want to look at my tutorial on how to use the Diff button. While they're out in the house, I hit my WITHВ macro. I've chosen to rotate my desk around the rug in front of it (which you currently can't see). Instead, I'm going to rotate an entire setup around the point of my choice.ДЇirst, I find the items I want to rotate. To show off the power of rotate, I'm not going to use a single item. So to begin with, we need something to rotate. I'll be combining a few of the easier steps in one at times, to cut down on the number of screenshots. In this case, I built a single piece of the dome, rotated it around the center, then modified each section to create the alternating colors and the windows of different sizes.ДЄt this point, I'm assuming you've had some experience with the layout editor (or you've at least read the other two tutorials).

Figuring out the locations for each tier of the dome would have been difficult with the circle tool. The reason for this was simple-the pieces of the dome alone are very simple, but when combined together create a complex looking object.

For example, when I built the cathedral, the half dome over the altar was built with duplicate and rotate, notВ with the circle tool. Using the duplicate function along with rotating around a point is a very powerful tool set. Or if you want to build a dome or some other complex circle, spherical, or hemispherical object, duplicate and rotate are your best friends. Why rotate items? Well, if you built a complex (or even a simple) object along one wall of a room, and then realized that you'd rather have it on a different wall, instead of tearing it all down and rebuilding, you can use rotateВ to spin the item and move it to its new location. However, I decided that rotating items around a point would be the logical step after duplicating and before the circle tool. Originally, I was going to write a tutorial on how to use the circle tool.

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If that ever changes, I will update the screenshots to match the most current editor. However, the important parts of the windows are the same (the parts boxed in red), so I have not updated the screenshots. Because this tutorial was written before 1.7.2.14, some of the details on the screenshots may be different than the windows you see.

#MACRO POINT LAYOUTEDITOR DOWNLOAD#

If you don't have this version, I highly suggest you download it now. This tutorial is for use with version 1.7.2.14 of the layout editor. (Updated Jfor use with layout editor version 1.7.2.14)

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