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Ribosom9 in the post "I cannot for the life of me figure out how to freely rotate a box."

2022-04-21 21:37

Good idea, now I want to make such a tool, too. :-)

Ribosom9 in the post "I cannot for the life of me figure out how to freely rotate a box."

2022-04-21 19:57

I am also trying to improve my box rotation skills the last few days. So I did some research, which might help you as well.

Here is a great youtube video, which shows how the vanishing points change when you rotate a box (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkp1xfWJ9n4)

Also what really helps is looking at some cube (box) in real life and turning it (You can build one yourself with paper, if you have no box available\^\^). And then try to draw the box in different rotations while using the real box as reference.

And some other thing I realized today: When you rotate a box the vanishing points are changing (at least two vanishing points are changing and most of the time all three). This is in contrast to when you only move a box, then the vanishing points stay the same!

I did a picture today to help me see the differences, maybe it helps your understanding, too:

Moving a box vs rotating a box