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Oh poo. I think I know what's going on. I'd have to do my own matric math.
I'm pretty rusty on that.

Sweet! got it to work!

/*************************************************/
/*** Script in progress made to flatten points ***/
/*** Created by: VBSmiles                              ***/
/*************************************************/
/*** declaration ***/
#command("object"); /*1*//* To start as menu item ? */
point3 $c_point;     /*2*//* current point */
float $dist;    /*6*//* Distance between points and ... */
shape $model;
int $test, $i, $NP;
file $file;
string $Output;

/*** Initialization ***/
$model = project.curObject.LookupShape("mesh01");
/*** Get the number of points in model ***/
if ($model != NULL)
{
$model.Open();

$NP = $model.GetNumPoints();

for $i = 0 to $NP do
 {
   $Output = PrintToString("%d", $NP);
   $file.open("$console", "w");
   $file.print("\n\n Value of $NP: " +$Output+ "\n\n");
   $Output = PrintToString("%d", $i);
   $file.print("\n\n Value of $i: " +$Output+ "\n\n");
   $file.close;

   /* Get the selected point */
   $test = $model.GetPointSelected($i);
   
   /*** if selected then store it's values ***/
   if ($test == 1)
      {
      $c_point = $model.GetPoint ($i);
      /*** reset it's x componenet to 0 ***/
      $c_point.y = 0;
      /*** move the point ***/
      $model.SetPoint ($i, $c_point);

      }
   }
$model.Close();
refresh();
} else
{
   $file.open("$console", "w");
   $file.print("\n\n where the hell is the model? \n\n");
$file.close;
}
Now I just have to figure out a better way  and add a way to choose axis 

Thanks guys. I think I caught a few of the mistakes myself when I slowed down and studied ASL a little more closely. Also I am very well aquanted with VB ( hence the name ) rather than  than c++ so have forgotten some of the common differences in opperators and such 

theres some other differences I've yet to work out but will check out what you guys have stated.

( Steve )  A common mistake of mine. Maybe I should use my VB compiler to code. It makes those fixes by itself. Just too lazy to load it onto the computer.

Appearently this ASL stuff is rigged. Ok, maybe not. I just seem to be having a little problem with soaking in it as a programmer.


<sup>#command("object"); /*1*//* To start as menu item ? */
point3 $C_point;     /*2*//* current point */
float $dist;    /*6*//* Distance between points and ... */
 /*7*/   $model = project.curObject;



/* Get the marked point */
for $i = 0 to GetNumPoints($model)
{

 int $test = GetPointMarked($i);
if ($test = 1){
SetPoint ($i, $c_point.x, 0);
}
}</sup>

so uh.... what went wrong?

Points ..... don't think so, but with faces you can. select the faces you want to 'flatten' then go to Object Flatten. and chose x y z or normal.

I highly recomend the egg tutorial http://www.anim8or.com/tutorials/eggplant/index.html

Best darn egg in the world 

VBSmiles, have you tried taking out the glass in the circles of your lamp and just keep the green cube ? Your image is rather dark so maybe you would get your shadows without anybody noticing that the glass is missing.

Lynn22. That Idea would be ok if I actually used a glass in the lamp. The local light is in the "light", not in front of it. The glowing object is blocking all light, in other words