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■ To move the objects along several axes at the same time, drag the square frame between the desired axes.
Dragging the yellow square in the middle of the move gizmo enables you to snap this center point to
other geometry in the model.
■ To move the gizmo itself rather than the selected objects, hold down the CTRL key while dragging the
square at the end of the desired axis.
■ To snap the move gizmo to other objects, hold down the CTRL key while dragging the yellow square in
the middle of the gizmo.
■ For the point-to-point translation, hold down the CTRL key, and use the center square to drag the gizmo
to the start point. Then, with CTRL released, drag the square again to move the objects to the end point.
To move an object numerically
1 Select the object you want to move in the Scene View.
2 Click the Item Tools tab, and slide out the Transform panel.
3 Type in numerical values into the manual entry boxes to move the object by the amount entered:
■ Position X, Y, Z represent translation distance in the current model unit.
■ Transform Center X, Y, Z represent the translation center point.
To move an object by overriding its transform (classic user interface only)
1 Select the object you want to move in the Scene View.
2 Click Edit ➤ Override Item ➤ Override Transform.
3 In the Override Transform dialog box, enter the XYZ values of the transform to be applied to the currently
selected object. For example, a transform of (0, 0, 1) repositions an object by one unit in the Z direction.
4 Click OK.
To move an object with a measure tool
1 Select the object you want to move.
2 Click Review tab ➤ Measure panel ➤ Measure drop-down ➤ Point Line
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3 Click the selected object to create the first point. This is the start point from which the repositioning will
be calculated.
4 Click the second point in the scene. This is the point where the object will be moved to. There is now a line
connecting the start point and the end point in the Scene View.
5 If you want to be able to move the object several times, create more points in the scene.
NOTE You can only select a point on another object in the scene. Selecting a point in 'space' is not a valid option.
To reposition an object into 'space', you can either use a translation gizmo or, if you know the distance by which
the object is to be moved, by overriding its transform.
6 Slide out the Measure panel, and click Transform Selected Items to move the object to the second point.
If you have multiple points in the scene, each time you click Transform Objects the selected object is moved
to the next point.
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