[StrickenKid]

ok, im making lights for the luxor hotel (camels toe) and im making the big beam that shoots into the air but i cant find a beam light so i was thinkink, i need to somehow create a new light every foot or so for about maby 50 to 100 feet up making a bug beam of light.

anyone know how i would do that?

any help is greatly appreciated!

[Cueball]

Well, you can think of what you're trying to do as a triangle. What you need to do is calculate the distance away from the start of the beam, as well as the height above the start of the beam. For example:

Код:

Point 1:
X = 1
Y = 2

Point 2:
X = 2
Y = 4

Point 3:
X = 3
Y = 6

Point 4:
X = 4
Y = 8

Point 5:
X = 5
Y = 10

With the above points, you can see that you can calculate any point along the above path with the formula Y = 2X. Sure, that's a very simple path, with only a 45 degree angle of elevation, but it will do the job.

You can always use the trigonometry functions to calculate different values with other angles of elevation, so try with those for a while if you don't want to use 45 degrees.

~Cueball~