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10 Precision and Drawing Aids........................ 1
Precision and Drawing Aids................ ........................ 1
Tools for Precision....................................................... 1
Helpers ........................................................................ 2
Using Units ...................................... ............................ 3
Using Grids.................................................................. 4
Using the Home Grid .................................................. 4
Using Grid Objects...................................................... 5
Viewing Grid Objects.................................................. 6
AutoGrid ............................ ......................................... 7
Alig ning Objects.......................................................... 8
Aligning Norm als...................................................... 10
Setting Standard Snaps.............................................. 10
Setting Snap Options................................................. 12
Measuring D istances ................................................. 13
Measure Distance Tool .............. .............................. .. 15
Standard Helper Objects........................................ 15
Standard Helper Objects ........... .............................. .. 15
Dummy Helper.......................................................... 15
Expose Transform Helper ......................................... 16
Grid Helper............... ................................................. 19
Point Helper............................................................... 22
Tape Helper ......................................... ...................... 23
Protrac tor Helper ...................................................... 25
Compass Helper ........................................................ 26
Manipulator Helper Objects .................................. 26
Manipulator Helper Objects ..................... ................ 26
Select And Manipulate ............................................. 26
Cone Angle Manipulator.... ....................................... 27
Plane Angle Manipulator .......................................... 29
Slider Manipulator .................................................... 30
Grid Commands ...................................................... 33
Grids Submenu.......................................................... 33
Show Home Grid...... ........................................... ...... 33
Activate Home Grid .................................................. 34
Activate Grid Object.................................................. 34
Alig n Grid to View .................................................... 34
Snap Commands..................................................... 34
Snap Comm ands ............. .......................................... 34
2D Snap, 2.5D Snap, 3D Snap ................................... 35
Angle Snap Toggle .................... ................................ 36
Percent Snap Toggle .................................................. 37
Spinner Snap Toggle ............................................ ..... 37
Grid and Snap Settings .......................................... 38
Grid and Snap Settings............................................ .. 38
Grid and Snap Settings Dialog .................................. 38
Snap Settings ............................................................. 38
Snap Override................................................ ............ 42
Snap Options....................................... ...................... 43
Home Grid Settings............................. ...................... 46
User Grids Settings.................................................... 48
Drawing A id Utilities .............................................. 48
Drawing Aid Utilities ................................................ 48
Measure Utility.................................................. ........ 48
Rescale World Units Utility ........... ............................ 49
Rescale World Units Dialog....................................... 50
11 Space Warps and Particle Systems........... 51
Space Warps and Particle Systems ............................ 51
Space Warps ............................................................ 51
Space War p Objects .................................................. 51
Bind to Space Warp ...................................... ............ 54
Forces ...................................................................... 55
Push Space Warp ..................................... .................. 55
Motor Space Wa rp..................................................... 57
Vortex Space Warp ................. ................................... 59
Drag Space Warp....................................................... 62
PBomb Space Warp................................................... 64
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