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Plane Angle Manip ulator 29
Pl ane Angle Ma nipula tor
Create panel > Helpers > Manipulators > Object Type
rollout > Plane Angle button
Createmenu>Helpers>Manipulators>PlaneAngle
ThePlaneAnglemanipulatorlookslikealeveror
joystick. By wiring its Angle value to a parameter
of another object, y ou can create a custom control,
w ith visual feedback, within a scene.
Plane angle manipulator at different angles
Procedures
To create a plane angle manipulator :
1.
IntheCreatepanel,gotoHelpers
and cho ose Manipulators from the drop-down
list.
2. ClicktoturnonPlaneAngle.
3. Draginaviewport,andthenreleasethemouse.
Theplaneanglemanipulatorisalwayscreated
vertically, along the Y axis of the viewport in
which you drag.
To change the angle of a plane angle manipulator:
1.
Turn on S ele c t And Man ipulate.
Tip: If you are still in the Create
panel, turn on Select Object before using the
manipulator. Otherwise, it is too easy to create
a new one.
2. In a viewport, move the mouse over the
manipulator.
Themanipulatorturnsredwhenthemouseis
over it and it is available to be manipulated.
Also,atooltipappears,showingthenameof
the manipulator and its current va lue.
3. Drag the handle of the plane angle manipulator.
The Angle value changes as you drag the
manipulator. This value can range between 0.0
and 360.0.
To select a plane angle manipulator:
1.
Turn on Select Object.
Yo u c a n a l s o u s e S e l e c t A n d M o v e ,
Select And Rot
ate, and the scale options on a
plane angle manipulator.