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■ To move the gizmo itself rather than the selected objects, hold down
the CTRL key while dragging the ball in the middle of the gizmo.
The move gizmo will snap to other objects as you do this.
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
.
3 Click the selected object to create the first point. This is the start point
from which the repositioning will be calculated.
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