Graphics Programs Reference
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plane and to bring a copy of the objects on the grid plane with it.
The location in the Right Vanishing Plane dialog box starts at the station point, which is
0. The station point is indicated by the very small green diamond on the perspective
grid, above the horizontal grid control.
Tip
If you move a plane using the grid plane control, you can also choose Edit >
Undo Perspective Grid Edit to put the plane back to its original location.
5.
With the Perspective Selection tool still selected, double-click the left grid plane
control (an arrow is pointing to it in the figure). In the Left Vanishing Plane dialog box,
change the Location to
-1.4 in
, select Copy All Objects, and click OK. This moves the
left plane to the left (positive values move the plane to the right) and copies the
rectangle, moving the copy as well.
There are a lot of keyboard commands associated with moving grid planes. You can
hold down the Alt key (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and drag a grid plane control to
move the grid plane and copy the content. Dragging a grid plane control while pressing
the Shift key moves the objects with the grid plane without copying them.
Next, you'll resize the new rectangle so that it can become the left side of the tall box. For the
following step, reference the figure as you progress.
Tip
If you select an object or objects on the grid plane first and then drag the grid
plane control while holding down the Shift key, only the selected objects
move with the grid plane.
6.
Drag the lower-right point of the new rectangle, snapping it to the lower-left corner of
the tall rectangle.
