Move cube to diagonal

[hpekristiansen]

Starting with a unit cube, how do I Move it so that the long diagonals align with the axis?

Starting with a straight cube:

 

-and ending up with a rotated cube (here only an approximation):

Just entering "45" into "X Angle", "Y Angle" and "Z Angle" does not work as they are applied one at a time.

If it can not be done with Move, I am also open for other suggestions involving Align, or Joints. I need both the straight cube and an component copy that is angled, so constructing the angled cube directly is not an option for me.

[g-andresen]

Hi,

If we knew what you wanted to achieve in the end, we could give better hints.

> picture, handsketch ...

günther

[hpekristiansen]

I do not understand. I have included picture of the desired result in OP. Should I explain better what I mean by "long diagonals" ? -or by "aligning them along the axis"? My goal is nothing more than this: Obtain a straight cube and a copy that is "diagonal" rotated.

[KristianLaholm · Accepted solution]

Move 1 Rotate "45 deg" around Z-axis (blue)

Move 2 Rotate "90-atan(1/sqrt(2))" around X-axis (red)

If I understand the orientation in you image correctly.

[hpekristiansen]

Thank you. The trick is to do multiple rotations and I also missed that I could actually select the X/Y/Z axis and not just rotate in reference to the once rotated cube.