How to rotate an object, when tilted?

[Onkelpoe]

hi there,

I want to rotate an object by it´s Y-axis and X-axis. I setup two GUI sliders, the rotate/tilt my object.

Now - I want to rotate the object on the Y-axis like it is put on a turntable.
That works ok, when I did no rotation on the X-axis, but when I "tilt" on X, Y rotates (still) around Y, but not like spinning around itself, but tilted...

Damm, kind of hard to explain for me...

I hope, you get what I mean

[parallel]

Rotate Y on an empty GO which the object is parented to?

[Onkelpoe]

hmm, I dont know what you mean by that...

should I create an empty GO and make it child of my mesh (the GO that I want to spin)??

[parallel]

No the other way around. Make your object a child of the empty GO, so that they can rotate independently. The empty GO, could even have other empty GO's as children and eventually the real object as 'grandchild',  that's how I think you would do a gyro type thing with different rotational axis's. At least that's how I understood what you were trying to do.

[Onkelpoe]

Ah, I see

I made my mesh an child of an empty GO - now, it "orbits" in the scene...

but I want it to turn around it´s center, without moving... like turning around in place an keeping this turning, when tilted in X-axis.

[parallel]

Did you place the empty GO (pivot) at the same coordinates as your object? Easiest to do this before parenting and easier still if all are at 0.0.0

[Onkelpoe]

Yes, I did... but what´s the difference, if choosing empty GO instead of the mesh directly? It behaves the same now...

basically, I want something like this:

http://www.qt-ent.com/PlayableDemos/DesertTerrain/

[parallel]

That example is based on an orbiting camera around a center point, and not the object rotating.

Edit: This is false, it's a rotating object 

[Onkelpoe]

hmmm, can you give a hint, on how to setup something like this?

[Onkelpoe]

Aaaahh, just the same way, you stated above

- OK - not quite right 

[parallel]

I'm working on an example, not sure how to export it yet.

[Onkelpoe]

Wow, that´s very kind!

maybe just make some screenshots?

[parallel]

Here's a scene (as opposed to a package), hope it can be read by you and that it's what you mean.

[Onkelpoe]

AWESOME !!!

I tweaked it a bit and now - it´s pretty much the solution, I was looking for !

cheers