Using circle trajectories

Circle trajectory is a circular path in 3D space. Use trajectories as paths along which Trajectory Layout 3D and Trajectory Layout 2D nodes arrange their child nodes, and along which Trajectory List Box 3D nodes move their items.

If you do not have any trajectories in your project, Kanzi Studio automatically creates a circle trajectory when you create a Trajectory Layout 3D or a Trajectory List Box 3D object. See Using the Trajectory Layout nodes and Using the Trajectory List Box 3D node.

Create a circle trajectory

To create a circle trajectory:

1. In the Library right-click Trajectories and select Create > Circle Trajectory.
2. In the Properties set the following properties:
   • Normal to set the position of the trajectory in 3D space. For example:
     • To set the trajectory parallel to the x axis, set X attribute to 1, and Y and Z attributes to 0.
     • To set the trajectory parallel to the y axis, set Y attribute to 1, and X and Z attributes to 0.
     • To set the trajectory diagonally into I and II, and VII and VIII octants, set X attribute to 1, Y attribute to -1, and Z to 0.
     • To set the trajectory diagonally into II and III, and V and VIII octants, set Y and Z attributes to 1 and X attribute to 0.
   • Radius to set the size of the trajectory.
   • Angle to set the starting point of the circle trajectory.
   To take the trajectory into use, set the Trajectories property of the object using trajectories to the circle trajectory you just created. See Using the Trajectory List Box 3D node and Using the Trajectory Layout nodes.

See also

Using the Trajectory List Box 3D node

Using the Trajectory Layout nodes

Using line trajectories

Using spline trajectories

Trajectories

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