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Chapter 8 Creating and Working with Solid Model Features
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Exercise 8-2
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Move, Rotate, and Scale Gizmos Move, Rotate, and Scale Gizmos
A gizmo, also called a grip tool, appears when an object or a subobject is selected.
This tool is used to specify how the transformation (movement, rotation, or scaling) is
applied. Using gizmos (grip tools) is discussed in detail in Chapter 11.
The move gizmo allows movement of an object or a subobject along the X, Y, or Z
axis or on the XY, XZ, or YZ plane. The rotate gizmo allows rotation about the X, Y, or
Z axis. The scale gizmo allows scaling along the X, Y, or Z axis or XY, XZ, or YZ plane.
You can set the default gizmo displayed when an object is selected by using the gizmo
fl yout in the
Selection
panel of the
Solid
ribbon tab. You can also use the
Show gizmos
fl yout on the status bar. The
Show gizmos
fl yout does not appear on the status bar by
default. Select the
Gizmo
option in the status bar
Customization
fl yout to add the
Show
gizmos
fl yout to the status bar.
The move gizmo is displayed by default. To use the move gizmo, pick any axis
to move along that axis. See Figure 8-8. To move along a plane, pick the rectangular
area at the intersection of the axes. To use the rotate gizmo, pick the circle with the
center about which you wish to rotate the selection. To use the scale gizmo, pick an
axis to scale along that axis. Pick the triangular area at the intersection of the axes to
uniformly scale the selection. Pick the area between the inner and outer triangular
areas to nonuniformly scale along that plane. Using gizmos to move and rotate objects
is discussed in the following sections.
NOTE NOTE
Mesh objects, discussed in Chapter 9, can be nonuniformly scaled along an axis or
plane. The scale gizmo cannot be used to nonuniformly scale solid or surface objects.
DEFAULTGIZMO
Ribbon
Solid
Selection
Move Gizmo
Rotate Gizmo
Scale Gizmo
No Gizmo
Type
DEFAULTGIZMO
Pick to
move along
the plane
Pick to
uniformly
scale
Pick to
scale along
the axis
Pick to move
along the axis
Pick this
area to
scale along
the plane
Pick to
rotate along
the circle’s
axis
A B C
Figure 8-8.
Gizmos are used to transform (move, rotate, or scale) objects or subobjects. A—Move gizmo.
B—Rotate gizmo. C—Scale gizmo.