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32 Chapter 10: Precision and Drawing Aids
Pr ocedur es
To create a slider manipulator:
1.
IntheCreatepanel,gotoHelpers
and choose Manipulators from the drop-down
list.
2. ClicktoturnonSlider.
3. Click a viewport.
The slider manipulator is created with its
default width of 100 units. It wil l appear at the
same viewport location in whichever viewport
is active.
To change the value of a slider manipulator:
1.
Turn on S elect 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 viewp ort, move the mouse over the triangle
below the slider bar.
The triangle turns red w hen the mouse is over
it and it is available to be dragged.
3. Drag the value triangle of the slider
manipulator.
The slider’s v alue display changes as you drag
the triangle.
To move a slider manipulator:
1.
Turn on S elect And Man ipulate.
2. Intheactiveviewport,movethemouseover
themoveicon,whichisthesmallsquareatthe
left of the slider, below the sliders label (if there
is one) and value display.
Thesquareturnsredwhenthemouseisoverit
anditisabletobedragged.
3. Dragtheboxtomovetheslider.
Unlike angle manipulators, tr ansforms have no
effect on sliders.
To connect a sl ider ma nipula tor so it controls a nother
obj ect:
1.
Select the slider.
Note: Select And Manipulate must be off
before you can select t
he slider.
2. Cho ose A n imation > Wi
re Parameters > Wire
Parameters.
Yo u c a n a l s o r i g h t - c l i c k t h e m a n i p u l a t o r a n d
choose Wire Parameters from the Transf orm
(lower-right) quad
rant of the quad menu.
Apop-upmenuappear
soverthemanipulator.
3. In the pop-up menu, c
hoose Object > Value.
4. Drag to the object yo
u want to manipulate, and
click it.
A pop-up menu appears over the object.
5. In the pop-up menu, choose Object, then the
name of the parameter you want to manipulate.
The Parameter Wiring dialog (page 2–412)
appears.
6. In the Parameter Wi
ringdialog,makesurethe
direction go es from the slider to the object (or
both directions), and then click Connect.
7. Close the Parameter Wiring dialog.
Now when you turn on Select And Manipulate
and use the slider
,theobjectupdatesunderthe
slider’s control.