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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Start and Save Drawings
- Control the Drawing Views
- Organize Drawings and Layouts
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Work with the User Coordinate System (UCS)
- Enter Coordinates to Specify Points
- Use Dynamic Input
- Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps)
- Restrict Cursor Movement
- Combine or Offset Points and Coordinates
- Specify Distances
- Extract Geometric Information from Objects
- Use a Calculator
- Create Objects
- Select and Modify Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify Objects
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Overview of 3D Modeling
- Create Solids and Surfaces from Lines and Curves
- Create Solids
- Create Surfaces
- Create Meshes
- Create Wireframe Models
- Add 3D Thickness to Objects
- Modify 3D Models
- Create Sections and Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Overview of Annotations
- Scale Annotations
- Overview of Scaling Annotations
- Set Annotation Scale
- Create Annotative Objects
- Display Annotative Objects
- Add and Modify Scale Representations
- Set Orientation for Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- Tables
- Dimensions and Tolerances
- Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning
- Use Dimension Styles
- Set the Scale for Dimensions
- Create Dimensions
- Modify Existing Dimensions
- Add Geometric Tolerances
- Work with Annotations
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Save Plot Settings as Named Page Setups
- Reuse Named Page Setups
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for a Layout
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Set the Plot Area of a Layout
- Adjust the Plot Offset of a Layout
- Set the Plot Scale for a Layout
- Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout
- Select a Plot Style Table for a Layout
- Set Shaded Viewport and Plot Options for a Layout
- Print or Plot Drawings
- Overview of Plotting
- Use a Page Setup to Specify Plot Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter
- Specify the Area to Plot
- Set Paper Size
- Position the Drawing on the Paper
- Control How Objects Are Plotted
- Preview a Plot
- Plot Files to Other Formats
- Publish Drawings
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Collaborate with Others
- Render Drawings
- Draw 2D Isometric Views
- Add Lighting to Your Model
- Materials and Textures
- Render 3D Objects for Realism
- Glossary
- Index
Change the Gizmo Settings
The following settings affect the display of gizmos:
Default gizmo. The DEFAULTGIZMO system variable specifies which
gizmo is displayed by default when an object is selected in a view with a
3D visual style. You can turn off display of the gizmo. This setting is also
available on the status bar.
Default location. The GTLOCATION system variable sets the default
location of the gizmo. The gizmo can be displayed at the center of the
selection set (default), or it can be positioned at the 0,0,0 coordinates of
the current UCS.
Automatic display. The GTAUTO system variable sets whether gizmos
are displayed automatically whenever you select objects in a 3D view that
is set to a 3D visual style (default). If you turn off this system variable, the
grips are not displayed until the gizmos are active.
Conversion of move, rotate, and scale operations from 2D to 3D.
Turn on the GTDEFAULT system variable to start the 3DMOVE, 3DROTATE,
or 3DSCALE command automatically when the MOVE, ROTATE, or SCALE
command is started in a 3D view. This system variable is turned off by
default.
Active status of subobject grips. If you select a subobject, the
GRIPSUBOBJMODE system variable sets whether the subobject grips are
active immediately. Setting subobject grips to be active upon selection
helps you modify groups of mesh subobjects without selecting them again.
Move 3D Objects
Move a selection set of objects and subobjects freely or constrain the movement
to an axis or plane.
To move 3D objects and subobjects, click and drag the gizmo anywhere in 3D
space. This location (indicated by the center box [or base grip] of the gizmo)
sets the base point for the movement and temporarily changes the position
of the UCS while you move the selected objects.
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