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Tape Helper 23
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Move the cursor to where you want the point
object and release the mouse button.
The point object appears using the display
setting you chose.
You can move and rotate the point as needed
using standard transformation methods.
Inter face
Cent er Marker—Displays a small X marker at the
center of the point object.
Axis Tripod—Displays a tripod axis indicating the
position and orientation of the point object. The
axis remains visible when the point object is no
longer selected.
Cr o s s—Displays an axis-alig ned cross.
Box—Displays a small axis-aligned box at the
center of the point object.
Size—Setsthesizeforthepointobject.Usethisto
minimize the point object, or increase its size to
aid in locating it. Default=20.
Constant S creen S ize—Keeps the size of the point
object constant, regardless of how much you zoom
in or out.
Draw On Top—Displays the point object on top of
all other objects in the scene.
Note: Youcanalsochoosetoactivatemultiple
display settings.
Tape Helper
Create panel > Helpers > Standard > Object Type rollout
>Tape
Createmenu>Helpers>TapeMeasure
Using a tape helper to measure the distance from floor to
window frame.
Tape provides an on-screen "tape measure" for
determining and setting distances. The tape is
composed of two named objects, in the same
waytargetedlightsandcamerasare. Bydefault,
thes e are name d Tape## an d Tap e # # . Targe t. The
tape and target icons are connected by a line
representing the current distance between them.
You can drag a length (the default), or enter a
specific length by turning on Specify Length. You
can snap or alig n either end of the tape or link to
objectsinyourscene.Deletingeitherenddeletes
the tape.
Note: When you add a Tape helper object, the
software automatically assigns a
Look At controller
(page 2–329)
to it, w ith the tape’s target object
assigned as the Look At target. You can use the
controller settings on the Motion panel to assign
any other object in the scene as the L ook At t arget.