knowing the size of an object?

sfunk · **knowing the size of an object? -** 03-05-2011, 09:23 PM

okay, this is probably a newbie question to ask, but how can you figure out what the size of an object is on alice? i have cubes im using to make a health bar, and i cant get it to work since the size of the cubes are unknown to me, so all the increments i have the cubes move to make the healthbar work are all guess and check, is there a better way?

jediaction · 03-05-2011, 09:41 PM

Well, you never really know. Because it doesnt tell you exactly. It is valued 1 in the editor and can be resized from the resize method/function. Thats about it

sfunk · 03-05-2011, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jediaction

Well, you never really know. Because it doesnt tell you exactly. It is valued 1 in the editor and can be resized from the resize method/function. Thats about it

okay, well i have been trying to use the objects orientation to give me an approximation of the objects size, but this number seems to be slightly off at times

jediaction · 03-05-2011, 09:48 PM

Well, Alice does its best

sfunk · 03-05-2011, 09:55 PM

yeah, even with its limitations in some areas, it is still a great tool to use

jediaction · 03-05-2011, 09:58 PM

Until a point in life where you are super good at it and you want to move on. I have already moved on, but I still help people everyday

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sfunk Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 1,112 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: I don't know	knowing the size of an object? - 03-05-2011, 09:23 PM okay, this is probably a newbie question to ask, but how can you figure out what the size of an object is on alice? i have cubes im using to make a health bar, and i cant get it to work since the size of the cubes are unknown to me, so all the increments i have the cubes move to make the healthbar work are all guess and check, is there a better way?

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jediaction Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 5,064 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bel Air, Maryland	03-05-2011, 09:41 PM Well, you never really know. Because it doesnt tell you exactly. It is valued 1 in the editor and can be resized from the resize method/function. Thats about it Website: www.salokingames.com FaceBook: www.facebook.com/SalokinGames

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jediaction Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 5,064 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bel Air, Maryland	03-05-2011, 09:48 PM Well, Alice does its best Website: www.salokingames.com FaceBook: www.facebook.com/SalokinGames

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sfunk Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 1,112 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: I don't know	03-05-2011, 09:55 PM yeah, even with its limitations in some areas, it is still a great tool to use

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jediaction Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 5,064 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bel Air, Maryland	03-05-2011, 09:58 PM Until a point in life where you are super good at it and you want to move on. I have already moved on, but I still help people everyday Website: www.salokingames.com FaceBook: www.facebook.com/SalokinGames