Duplicator: Flip

[rkynick]

As of right now, you can only rotate bricks, not flip them.

When I say flip, I mean, well

If you rotate

X	X
O

Thrice, you get

	O	X
		X

But if you flip it you get

	X	X
		O

Which is useful for large DMs and such where symmetry is important.

I have implemented my own hacky version that basically turns the brick position setter into this:

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%newBrick = new fxDtsBrick()
{
position  = vectorAdd(%startPos, rotateVector(getWord(%brickStr, 0) * %modx SPC getWord(%brickStr, 1) * %mody SPC

getWord(%brickStr, 2) * %modz, %rotChange));And then I have %mody/%modz/%modx set to -1 through some client variables and servercmds.

It works, but I'd like to see an official and more polished solution.

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[Packer]

Do want, with my space ship built I was doing pretty much one side then flipping it over on the other side to save half the work, but I have to manually recreate everything.

[Space Guy]

What button would you use for this?

Rotate Clockwise works as normal, Rotate Anticlockwise flips it?

[Packer]

What button would you use for this?

Rotate Clockwise works as normal, Rotate Anticlockwise flips it?

Different tool altogether would be nice, I don't want to be accidentally flipping builds when I want to be rotating them.

[deathrider]

good idea

[Nystical]

Do want, with my space ship built I was doing pretty much one side then flipping it over on the other side to save half the work, but I have to manually recreate everything.

Ah, AT first I thought you were posting "Do what you want cuz a Pirate is free, you are a pirate"

[Packer]

Bump because I still really want dis D:

[phydeoux]

not sure if i understand it right, but what im thinking youre asking for is a mirror wand.
you hit a build, it selects the bricks connected to it (like the duplicator) but depending on where you place the ghost brick, will mirror the build.

example:

o o
x

can be turned into;

o o
x
x
o o

or

o o o o
x       x
 
or

o o o o
   x x 

and finally

x
o o
o o
x

[Gamefandan]

Great idea, a little complicated when I think about how to script this, but great.

[MtnDew]

Holy forget.
I want this.

[Truce]

I had made a function that flips upsidedown. Of course, specials can't flip (ramps and normals can though), but it was fun for that trippy-flippy-Afghan-DM.

[Space Guy]

Use the Duplicator, press a special key/type a command, then it flips based on which direction you move the brick/plate relative to the other.

If you move it north, it flips on a north/south line. If you move it northeast, it flips both north/south and east/west. Distance doesn't matter.

[rkynick]

I had made a function that flips upsidedown. Of course, specials can't flip (ramps and normals can though), but it was fun for that trippy-flippy-Afghan-DM.

My version has this as well.

Great idea, a little complicated when I think about how to script this, but great.

Its actually not that complicated of a script, mostly involves multiplying somethings by -1.

[tapemaster21]

Or, make the duplicator do the flipping part like super shift with a different key or something. Like hold alt, then use 8246 to mirror it the different directions.

[StarHawk]

Do want, useful for making planes, especially wings.