# Cube which rotates dependant on cursor position

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**Created:** [May 25, 2002, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cube-which-rotates-dependant-on-cursor-position/2117 "2002-05-25T10:45:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2002, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cube-which-rotates-dependant-on-cursor-position/2117/1 "2002-05-25T10:45:01Z")

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hi all,  
I would like to create a 3d rotating cube which turns in a direction based upon where the users cursor is.

any ideas on what would be involved  
cheers muchly  
d

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2002, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cube-which-rotates-dependant-on-cursor-position/2117/2 "2002-05-25T13:10:34Z")

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Loads of Maths…

pom 0]

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2002, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cube-which-rotates-dependant-on-cursor-position/2117/3 "2002-05-25T13:15:46Z")

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I wish it were easier. But it takes much more math that I am willing to dig into as of yet.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2002, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cube-which-rotates-dependant-on-cursor-position/2117/4 "2002-05-26T13:12:52Z")

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sample:  
[jeremydecker.s5.com/progr…ation.html](http://jeremydecker.s5.com/programming/3drotation.html)  
source file:  
[jeremydecker.s5.com/3drotation.zip](http://jeremydecker.s5.com/3drotation.zip)  
no fills, just a wireframe. i will be rewriting the file in MX when i get the time and it will have fills (possibly lighting too).

🙂  
jeremy

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2002, 5:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cube-which-rotates-dependant-on-cursor-position/2117/5 "2002-05-30T05:30:09Z")

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nice sinfiniti