Forgive me if I am being ignorant here, or missing the obvious...
Using Spotlight 2010 SP3 on MAC OSX
I need to rotate 3d Truss symbols, for example the supplied Eurotruss symbols, in 3d space on a daily basis. When I try to do this a dialogue appears stating that one can only rotate hybrid objetcs (2d/3d symbols) around the Z axis.
I have found a helpful thread in this forum stating that one must first edit the symbol to remove the 2d part, ie creating a 3d only symbol. This 3d symbol is then rotatable in 3d space. This workaround indeed works fine, but...
I wanted to ask if anyone out there can explain this bizarre behavior? Supplied symbols designed to create 3d truss systems that cannot be used as supplied? Why don't these truss symbols have a "Hang Angle" attribute like the trusses created with the truss maker tool? Why doesn't the program automatically do the conversion to a 3d symbol when I click the rotate 3d button in the object info window?
Once again, forgive me if I have missed the obvious, (I did check the help and the forums before posting) And thanks in advance for any advice :-)
Ben
