Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
If a value is entered in a numeric field, holding the Ctrl / Control key and pressing the Enter
key (on the Mac, Tab or Enter) will change the other values proportionally. In other words, if
all fields read 100% for scale and you enter 10% in the X value, the other two values will be
changed to 10% automatically.
First, let's consider the Move tool. When activated, the tool handles appear at the center of the selection
and show arrows that align to each axis (x, y, and z) and circles that float between the arrows in free space.
For reference, the colors of the arrows correspond to the axis of movement. To move in a single axis, click
and drag on the individual arrows. When the axis is active, the arrow turns yellow. Clicking and dragging
anywhere but on the tool handles in the perspective view causes the handles to snap to the click point, and
dragging moves the object on the Work Plane. Clicking and dragging on the circles moves the object per-
pendicular to the axis of the same color (red, green, or blue for x, y, and z, respectively). While in the ortho-
graphic views, clicking and dragging on the handles produces the same behavior as in the perspective view,
and clicking off the handles moves the object along the plane in view. The hot key for the Move tool is W.
Centering the Tool Handles
The default behavior of the tool handles to align to a click point is controlled by the Action Center, which
is set to Automatic when modo starts up. I cover Action Centers in depth in future chapters, but for now,
if the behavior is difficult to use, you can click Action Center above the viewports and select Selection
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