why does blender have to do things backwards!

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notice the text is backwards.
nothing i tried got it the right way round
thanks

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blenderbackwards.blend (625 KB)

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then how do i rotate the sphere at an angle?
no i dont want to just rotate the camera as there will be other items in the movie
thanks

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With text selected, S X -1 enter
and then G X

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It is doing everything correctly. It cannot read your mind about which direction you want the text to go round the curve (left to right or right to left)

Switch the direction of the curve object if you want it to go in the opposite direction

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thanks guys
select the curve in editmode, hit W and then “switch direction”

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and how do i get the text to be at an angle in stead of straight left to right at say 0 degrees.
i rotated the circle that holds the text and the text went weird.
thanks

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One way is to parent the text to the circle before you move/rotate it. That way the text inherits transform from the circle.

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thanks anadin for your help

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well the text would rotate.
now it is on a slant it misbehaves!
maybe i should rotate the circle path thingy!
thanks

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Yup, you need to rotate the circle so the text still thinks it’s straight :slight_smile:

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how do i rotate it neatly when the circle is at an 18deg angle?
thanks