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“Using the Coordinate Display for Transform Type-In.” This is an easy
alternative to using the
Transform Type-In dialog on page 874 .
■ While a transform button is active and a single object is selected, but you
are not dragging the object, these fields show the absolute coordinates for
the current transform. See “Interface,” below.
■ While a transform button is active and multiple objects are selected, these
fields are blank.
■ When no object is selected and the cursor is not over the active viewport,
these fields are blank.
See also:
■
Units Setup Dialog on page 7601
Procedures
To display the position of the mouse in feet or metric units:
1 Choose Customize > Units Setup.
2 Turn on one of the main categories (Metric, US Standard, Custom, or
Generic Units) and choose from the drop-down list.
The coordinate display is now in labeled units.
Example: To move the position of an object to the center of the world:
1 Select an object in the viewport.
2 Right-click and choose Move from the quad menu
3 Select the value in the x coordinate field, then enter 0. Press Tab.
4 Type 0 in the Y coordinate field, and press Tab.
5 Type 0 in the Z coordinate field.
TIP Right-clicking the spinner arrows for a coordinate sets the value to zero.
Interface
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