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Lock a manipulator to the current selection
Transform objects and components
Move, rotate or scale components proportionally
Move, rotate, or scale objects and components
For
details of how to move, rotate, and scale with the Universal
Manipulator, see
Use the Universal Manipulator.
To
move objects or components
- Select
the object or component.
- Select
the Move Tool or press w.
- Use
the position manipulator to change the position of the selected objects.
Hold w and press to show
a marking menu of options and actions related to the Move
Tool.
To
rotate objects or components
- Select
the object or component.
- Select
the Rotate Tool or press e.
- Use
the rotation manipulator to rotate the selected objects. The selection rotates
around the pivot of the key object.
Hold e and press to show
a marking menu of options and actions related to the Rotate
Tool.
To
scale objects or components
- Select
the object or component.
- Select
the Scale Tool or press r.
- Use
the scale manipulator to scale the selected objects. The selection
scales from the pivot of the key object.
Hold r and press to show
a marking menu of options and actions related to the Scale
Tool.
The combined Move/Rotate/Scale
Tool shows the move, rotate, and scale handles all in
one manipulator. You may find it easier to use than the individual
tools when you’re performing a lot of move, rotate, and scale operations
on an object to get it into position.
To
use the combined Move/Rotate/Scale
Tool
- Select
Modify > Transformation Tools
> Move/Rotate/Scale Tool.
To type exact
transformation values
- Select
the object or component.
- Select
the Move, Rotate,
or Scale Tools.
- From
the drop-down menu for the Menu of Input line operations box, select
either Absolute transform or Relative
transform.
- Click
the input field and type X, Y, and Z values in the appropriate fields.
NoteIf you are moving a selected NURBS object
to an extreme distance or scaling an NURBS object to an extreme
size, you may need to activate the High Precision NURBS display
to view the objects correctly. The High Precision NURBS display
setting can be found in
Window
> Settings/Preferences > Preferences in
the NURBS category under the heading Display.