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**Womag** · 02 January 2011, 11:13 PM

Thanks for the tutorial, I think I finally found out how to use the default perspective with text and a rectangular backdrop, which is eventually deleted, to give the proper perspective to the text. I also learned much more by working through the tutorial and seeing how basic shapes can be built into some pretty amazing objects.
I included my attempt at constructing the clock.

**Rik** · 03 January 2011, 12:25 AM

Hi Womag.

Very nice image.

One observation: The reflection is not quite right. It seems that you've rotated the reflection image instead of skewing it.

Page 8 of the tutorial right at the bottom says, "Click twice on the bitmap to enable rotate/skew mode. Drag the left middle skew arrow upwards until the bitmap image lines up under the original."

**James Allen** · 03 January 2011, 12:55 AM

Originally Posted by Rik

You may also think that this is not a world clock if you look at the names on the dial?!
Well, the people of the county of Cornwall in England, think that Cornwall is the whole world!

Good one Rik.

The original was actually a world clock torch:

http://news-gadget.com/world-time-al...rch-picture-01

Gary’s was more American and yours more English. For me it would need an Oz flavour.

But seriously, I’d love to ask the original designer what he was thinking putting a torch in this clock. “While I’m in the attic putting cheese in mouse traps, I will need to know what time it is in Madrid.”

Huh?

**gwpriester** · 03 January 2011, 01:23 AM

It actually has three LED lights that are very bright. What I don't like about this clock is that it is very easy to accidentally set the alarm which then goes off in the middle of the night and takes forever to determine where the beeping is coming from.

Womag - Rik' observation aside you did a splendid job and I am sure you learned a lot in the process.

**James Allen** · 03 January 2011, 01:53 AM

Originally Posted by gwpriester

What I don't like about this clock is that it is very easy to accidentally set the alarm which then goes off in the middle of the night and takes forever to determine where the beeping is coming from.

This could explain the need for the torch part of it - to find the alarm button in the dark.

**handrawn** · 03 January 2011, 10:14 AM

a travelling alarm clock that has a torch built in seems like a good idea to me

maybe I just visit darn uncivilised parts of the world [eg Lancashire

] where you never know if the light switch is going to work in the middle of the night...

**James Allen** · 03 January 2011, 11:27 AM

Heh heh – well if the room’s lights won’t work you may need the torch and two mirrors when the alarm goes off in the middle of the night. Reflect the beam to locate alarm button.

I’ve seen these for between $10 and $30 online, but for those saving their pennies, there’s always Google.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&s...=&oq=&gs_rfai=