Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Chapter 8 Creating and Working with Solid Model Features 181 Exercise 8-2 www.g-wlearning.com/CAD/ Complete the exercise on the companion website. 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.