alice-teacher Importing a part of object, unable to move in world

[Nick Montefusco]

Thank you so much everyone!

Both suggestions worked perfectly.  I love this listserv!


On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 11:37 PM, aik min <aik_min at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Nick Montefusco,
>
> If you are saving and importing part of an object, then you will need to
> check the "affect subparts" checkbox to move the object.
>
> [image: Inline image]
> Move Objects Freely with the affect subparts checkbox checked.
>
> Regards,
> Aik Min Choong
>
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> *From:* Nick Montefusco via alice-teachers <
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> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 2, 2015 1:39 AM
> *Subject:* alice-teacher Importing a part of object, unable to move in
> world
>
> Greetings all,
>
> I'm running into an issue with Alice 2.4. Whenever me, or my students save
> a part of an object.  (for instance, a pole from the traffic signs)  and
> then import the object into our world.   We are unable to move the object.
>
> Is there a easier fix for this?  I'm assuming it has something to do with
> the model's center being modified.
>
> A temporary, but painful solution has been assigning that part as a
> vehicle to another object (A shape )  and then setting that shape's
> property is showing to false, when we are done moving it where it needs to
> be moved, but it is very tedious.
>
> Thank you!
>
>
>
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> Nicholas Montefusco
> Hillside New Tech High School
> Nick.Montefusco at hnths.nthls.com
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Nicholas Montefusco
Hillside New Tech High School
Nick.Montefusco at hnths.nthls.com
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