Ok, so I know I promised no more updates, but this one is too cool. Basically, I combined Andy Pope’s 3d rotation tutorial with the rollover method. The result is a free-floating cube which you can rotate by passing your mouse over it. Here’s a choppy-ish video of what’s going on. I promise however that it run smoothly on your computer. The choppiness is a result of the video’s frame rate.
The mechanism is similar the the election map and the details-on-demand graphs: the chart is placed on top of the hot spots to get the mouse’s coordinates. In this case, the rollover pulls in the mouse’s location and initiates a timer. The timer adjusts the rotation angles based on the mouse’s location. Additionally, some fancy calculations in the timer process procedure give the rotation a “slowing down” effect. I urge you to open on the Visual Basic Editor and do some dissection, if you desire. Remember though, the Timer API is a bit finicky. Make sure to save often in case your Excel crashes while in the middle of your investigations.
The download file: Rotate Cube Rollover.xlsm
Have fun.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aGDCE6Nrz0]
Jordan Goldmeier is an accomplished data professional with a wealth of experience across various industries. He currently serves as a consultant at Anarchy Data, where he assists businesses in maximizing the capabilities of Excel for financial planning and analysis. Jordan is also an instructor at Full Stack Modeller and a former Adjunct Instructor in Analytics at Wake Forest University. His extensive career has seen him hold positions as the Chief Operations Officer at Excel.TV, Data Science Manager at DataKind, Data Scientist at Dealer Tire and EY, Analytics & Data Vis Developer at The Perduco Group, and Operations Research Analyst at Booz Allen Hamilton. Jordan's background in data analytics and his passion for Excel make him a valuable resource for businesses seeking to improve their data-driven decision-making processes.
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Wow, I don't usually get impressed but this is pretty cool, thanks for sharing… Mark Kubiszyn