Posted by Stealth on February 07, 1998 at 02:43:08:
In Reply to: Re: new to jed posted by Osan`gar on February 06, 1998 at 23:36:51:
> > im new at this, and i am having trouble moving anything
> > (sectors, things, even vertices) along the z axis. Is JED unable to
> > move items when you are looking edge-on to the grid, or is it just my
> > computer (wouldn't surprise me)? The only way ive been able to move anything
> > in the z direction is to go to each vertex and type in all the coords by hand.
> > Please please please tell me i'm not going to need to do that for the
> > whole level.
> Try aligning the grid to different surfaces to move in different directions. I'm not sure what you can and can't do when the grid is turned on edge, but I think it is just cleaves and stuff. I know that causes a floating point error. When it is on its edge, you will be able to move it up/down or left/right along the edge (if it is a thing), which is why you need to align your grid in a different way. I had this problem when I first began, but all you have to do is realign your grid. It may take a few experimental tries, but you'll get it. Be sure to check out the tutorial. It is a big help. Once you start doing what I have told you, you'll see what I mean. It is hard to put in to words.
Yes you can`t edit when you view the grid from an edge.. That was in the tutor..
As stated you move stuff by realigning the grid to a different surface ,try selecting a side wall and pressing shift +s now you can move up and down.
Btw in this version you can also use the [ ] keys to move stuff 90 degrees to the grid.