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10 Precision and Drawing Aids........................ 1
Precision and Drawing Aids ........................................ 1
Tools for Precision....................................................... 1
Helpers ........................................................................ 2
Using Units .............................................................. .... 2
Using Grids.................................................................. 4
Using the Home Grid ................................................. . 4
Using Gr id Objects...................................................... 5
Viewing Gr id Objects................................................. . 6
AutoGrid .................................................................... . 7
Alig ning Objects.......................................................... 8
Aligning Normals...................................................... 10
Setting Standard Snaps.............................................. 11
Setting Snap Options................................................. 12
Measuring Distances................................................. 13
Measure Distance Tool .............................................. 15
Select And Manipulate ............................................. 15
Standard Helper Objects........................................ 16
Standard Helper Objects........................................... 16
Dummy Helper.......................................................... 16
Expose Transform Helper ......................................... 17
Grid Helper................................................................ 20
Point Helper............................................................... 23
Tape Helper ........................... .................................... 24
Protractor Helper ...................................................... 26
Compass Helper ........................................................ 27
Manipulator Helper Objects.................................. 27
Manipulator Helper Objects ..................................... 27
Cone An gle Manipulator........................................... 27
Plane Angle Manipulator .......................................... 29
Slider Manipulator .................................................... 31
Grid Commands ...................................................... 33
Grid Commands ...... ................................................. 33
Show Home Grid....................................................... 34
Activate Home Grid .................................................. 34
Activate Grid Object.......................................... ........ 34
Alig n Grid to View .................................................... 35
Snap Commands ..................................................... 35
Snap Commands ....................................................... 35
2D Snap, 2.5D Snap, 3D Snap ................................... 35
Angle Snap Toggle .................................................... 37
Percent Snap Toggle ..... ............................................. 38
Spinner Snap Toggle ................................................. 38
Ortho Snapping Mode ........... ................................... 38
Polar Snapping Mode ............................................... 39
Grid and Snap Settings .......................................... 41
Grid and Snap Settings.............................................. 41
Snap Settings ........................................................ ..... 41
Snap Override.................. .......................................... 45
Snap Options.......................... ................................... 46
Home Grid Settings................................................... 49
User Grids Settings.................................................... 51
Drawing Aid Utilities .............................................. 52
Drawing Aid Utilities ................................................ 52
Measure Utility.......................................................... 52
Rescale World Units Utility....................................... 53
11 Space Warps and Particle Systems........... 55
Space Warps and Particle Systems ............................ 55
Space Warps............................................................ 55
Space Warp Objects .................................................. 55
Bind to Space Warp ................................... ............... 58
Forces ...................................................................... 59
Push Space Warp....................................................... 59
Motor Space Warp..................................................... 61
Vortex Space Warp .................................................... 63
Drag Space Warp....................................................... 66
PBomb Space Warp................................................... 68
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