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Rotate on 2 axis

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Wondering if this is possible...

I am making a "glass" HDI and the labels on the compass rose should not only rotate along the compass, but also rotate to stay upright. More like they are following a path, instead of rotating.

Any Ideas???


Dan
 
Just took a smoke break to get away from the computer an realized i should use a shift instead of a rotate for the numbers...

I'll post my my solution if I get it working.
 
I had forgotten to reply to this, but it did indeed work fairly well to use a shift. Using a non-linear table, and shifting both the x and y positions, allows for a "circle like" movement. I call it "circle like" because in reality, the path would be a polygon with the number of sides equal to however many non-linear entries you have. I used a entry for every 10 degrees around the compass, and the result is fairly smooth, but not perfect.
 
BTW, that's known as a ferris wheel display. The numbers are the little "gondolas" attached to the wheel... ;)
 
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