Autodesk 663B1-05A111-1001 User Guide - Page 78

4 | Transforming objects How do I? > Show a custom manipulator for the selected node Basics 78 Related topics ™ "Construction history" on page 55 ™ "Dependency graph" on page 89 ™ "Edit completed commands (construction history)" on page 77 ™ "Show inputs and outputs (dependency graph)" on page 111 ™ "Edit > Delete by Type > History" on page 224 Show a custom manipulator for the selected node Select the node and click the Show Manipulator Tool in the Tool Box, or select Modify > Transformation Tools > Show Manipulator Tool. Show Manipulator Tool The manipulator lets you edit the attributes of the node visually. Related topics ™ "Construction history" on page 55 ™ "Nodes and attributes" on page 85 ™ "Show or hide the manipulator for an attribute in the Channel Box" on page 97 Create and edit models Create geometric primitives Use the items in the Create > Polygonal Primitives, Create > NURBS Primitives, and Create > Subdiv Primitives to add geometric primitives such as spheres, cubes, cylinders, cones, planes, and tori to the scene. Create text The Create > Text action lets you create curves or surfaces in the shape of styled text. 1 Select Create > Text > ˆ. 2 Type the text you want to create.