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Rotating an Image using States
I have question regarding states:
I want to create a dial that rotates according to a variable value. I have the variable working well, but want to rotate the pointer using the states feature. Wh...
Michael, thanks for sharing your file. To get a really smooth rotation, this should probably be done in Flash or as a 3D rendered video from some3D software. But doing this in Storyline doesn't look too bad either. I updated your file to have the various rotation states for one of the models as custom states, rather than in separate layers and replaces the two arrow buttons with a slider, which (somewhat) mimics a 'swipe'. See attached file and here is the published version. Hope that gives you some ideas.
Hi everyone! This thread has been so helpful to me. I am trying to create something just like Michael's swipe effect using several states which correspond to a slider. I want to create a swipe effect and make an image look like it's rotating.
However, my issue actually lies in getting the images required to set these custom states. For example, my project requires a 3D cube to rotate on the slide. Each side of the cube will have a different pattern. I want the student to be able to use the slider bar to view all sides of the cube by creating a rotation effect. I figure I will need some 3D software to render out the images I need, i.e. several images of the 3D cube at different points in the rotation. I've heard that people have used Blender to render out a 3D shape at different points in the rotation but the software looks complicated and I'm not sure if I'll be able to learn how to use it in the project timeline. I don't have any experience in 3D software and seem to be hitting a wall on how to achieve this and get the images I need to make this interaction work.
Any advice or links greatly appreciated!
Laura
