Autodesk 663B1-05A111-1001 User Guide - Page 57

4 | Transforming objects How do I? > Use manipulators Other tools and objects can also have manipulators. Usually these are the same manipulators (or combinations of the manipulators) used by the Move, Rotate, or Scale Tools. For more details on the Universal Manipulator, see "Use the Universal Manipulator" on page 62. Position manipulator Y handle Z handle Center handle X handle • Drag an arrow to move along that axis. • Drag the center handle to move freely across the view plane. • Click a handle to make it active (yellow), then drag the middle mouse button anywhere in a view window to move along the active handle. • Hold Shift and drag the middle mouse button up and down or left and right to move in that direction. • In a perspective view, Ctrl+click an arrow to switch the center handle to move across an axis plane. Ctrl+click the center handle to switch it back to moving across the view plane. Rotation manipulator Drag the outer ring to rotate about view axis Drag to rotate in the X direction Drag to rotate in the Z direction Drag the virtual sphere area to rotate in X, Y and Z Drag to rotate in the Y direction • Drag the rings to rotate around the different axes. • Drag the outer ring to rotate around the view axis. Basics 57