User Guide

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Building Worlds
3 Select the select tool and drag the yellow square on the Axis Reference object to the
desired location. The location that is specified by the Axis Reference object depends on
two factors: the type of object you add and the view in which you position the Axis
Reference object.
4 Select the view in which you want to add the new object, and use an object in the
Variable Tools palette to create the object. (See “Creating new objects” on page 13.)
Using the Object Inspector palette
The Object Inspector palette is context sensitive and changes as different objects are
selected. Some settings in the Object Inspector palette are common to several objects
(such as the Visible in Wireframe Views, Hide in Browser View, Locked, and Subtractive
options), and some are specific to one object (such as the Entry Point Title option for the
entry point tool).
To set options in the Object Inspector palette:
1 If the Object Inspector palette is hidden, choose Window > Object Inspector to display it.
2 Select a tool in the Variable Tools palette.
3 Select options in the Object Inspector palette. For more information on specific
options, see the related topic. For example, for information on the Faces and Radius
options for the column tool, see “Creating cones and columns” on page 21.
Object: Specifies the following location in
Side view:
Specifies the following location in
Top view or Isometric View:
wall bottom edge of wall midpoint of wall thickness
floor midpoint of floor thickness center of floor
slab midpoint of slab thickness edge of slab
stair, column, or cone bottom edge of stair, column, or cone center of stair, column, or cone
box, entry point, or portal center of box, entry point, or portal center of box, entry point, or portal
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