Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
3. From the
Detail | Points
menu select
the
Set Value
tool (or press the <
v
>
keyboard shortcut). Set Axis to
X
and
Value to
0
. Then press
OK
.
The points at the center of your object
should now rest at 0 on the X axis. To check
this, select several of the points along the
center of the head and press <
i
> to bring
up the Point Info window. The Y and Z val-
ues should say “(mixed)” but the X value
should be 0. (See Figure 14-84.) Press
OK
to exit the Point Info window and deselect
your points. Then exit full-screen mode,
returning to Modeler's default quad view.
We'll wrap up this section by mirroring
our object to complete the basic head
model.
From the
Multiply | Duplicate
menu,
select the
Mirror
tool. Then press the
<
n
> keyboard shortcut to bring up the
Numeric panel. (If the Numeric panel is
already open, select the Activate button
from the Actions pop-up menu.) Bringing
up the Numeric panel automatically
activates the tool with the settings shown
in Figure 14-85. With your head model suc-
cessfully mirrored, you can now close the
Numeric window and press the <
Space-
bar
> to drop the Mirror tool.
Figure 14-85: The Numeric
window with the proper
settings for the Mirror tool.
Figure 14-84: Use the Set Value tool to ensure that the points in our Volume
Select region are positioned at 0 on the X axis. You can check these points
using the Point Info window.
