Autodesk 663B1-05A111-1001 User Guide - Page 191

11 | Basics Tools Reference > Rotate Tool Relative While Maya rotates the object, relative spacing is maintained. Turn this option off if you don't want to preserve relative spacing while rotating. Step Size Enter a value to determine the amount an object is rotated in increments when the Snap Rotate option is selected. Component Use Object Pivot Lets you rotate object components about the object's pivot point. Center as virtual trackball If this option is turned on, dragging the area inside the rotation manipulators (the center) rotates the object or component. If this option is turned off, you can only rotate the object or component by dragging directly on the rotation manipulators, also allowing you to select objects or components by clicking in the area bounded by the rotation manipulators. This is useful when you want to add to a component selection. With Center as virtual trackball off, you can immediately add to the component selection even if the component is within the area bounded by the rotation manipulators. Otherwise, you would have to change manipulators to the Select Tool, shift-select to make your selection, and choose the Rotate Tool again. Changing the rotation order and axis orientation In the Transform Attributes section of an object's Attribute Editor, you can change the rotation order of the axes by selecting an order from the Rotate Order pop-up menu. You can also enter values in the Rotate Axis X, Y, or Z boxes to rotate the axes in a specific direction, and to rotate the object around a different axis. Keep in mind that these attributes have a combined effect with the Rotate Mode settings in the rotate Tool Settings. Rotate Reflection Settings Reflection When you rotate a component, this rotate the corresponding component along the reflection axis. Center Select whether the reflection center is at the origin or with the bounding box of the object. Reflection Axis Set the axis along which reflection occurs. Basics 191