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Slider Manipulator 31
Using a Slider Manipulator
Slider manipulator components:
1. Label
2. Value
3. Move
4. Show/hide
5. Slider bar
6. Adjust value
7. Change width
The slider appears in the same location in
whichever viewport is active.
You can adjust the slider’s value by dragging the
triangle below the slider bar. The triangle turns red
when you move the mouse over it. It represents the
slider’s value, and the value changes as the triangle
is dragged. You can also make the following
changes without going into the Modify panel:
• Dragging the small square at the left moves the
slider.
• Dragging the diamond at the right changes the
width of the slider.
• Clicking the plus sign (next to the mov e icon
at the left) hides a ll of the slider except for the
labelandthemoveicon.
Like the Value triangle, these components also
turn red when you move the mouse over them.
Procedures
To create a slider manipulator :
1.
IntheCreatepanel,gotoHelpers
and cho ose Manipulators from the drop-down
list.
2. ClicktoturnonSlider.
3. Click a viewpor t.
The slider manipulator is created with its
default width of 100 units. It will appear at the
same viewport location in whichever viewport
is active.
To change the value of a slider manipulator:
1.
Turn on S ele c t And Man ipulate.
The slider turns green.
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 viewpor t, move the m ouse over the t riang le
below the slider bar.
Thetriangleturnsredwhenthemouseisover
it and it is available to be dragged.
3. Drag the value triangle of the slider
manipulator.
The slider’s value display changes as you drag
the triangle.
To move a slider manipulator:
1.
Turn on S ele c t And Man ipulate.
2. In the active viewport, move the mouse over
themoveicon,whichisthesmallsquareatthe
left of the slider, below the sliders label (if there
is one) and value display.