Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
tab at the bottom-right corner of the screen contains numeric fields for position, scale, and rotation. After a
change has been made, it can be adjusted or reset in the numeric fields on this tab.
Practice: Moving Objects
Open the file
Transform_Practice.lxo
from the included DVD. The file contains six cubes in individual
layers. When in individual layers, each object can be moved separately when in Item mode.
1.
Enter Item mode by clicking the Items button above the viewports (next to Vertices, Edges, and
Polygons).
2.
Select a layer either by clicking on it in a viewport or by clicking on it in the Items list tab on the
upper-right side of the screen.
3.
To move more than one layer at a time, Shift+click on it in the item list.
4.
Use combinations of the Move, Rotate, Scale, and Transform tools to get the cubes into the positions
shown in
Figure 1-11
.
Figure 1-11:
Final position and orientation of the six cubes
Review
