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CHAPTER 1 GETTING TO KNOW VIZ
As you see, moving an object in VIZ is fairly straightforward. But what if you want to move an object
a specific distance or to a known position? The following exercise demonstrates how this is done.
1. With the box still selected and the Select and Move tool still active, click the Absolute/Offset
Mode Transform Type-In button at the bottom of the VIZ window.
The tool changes to show that the Offset mode is active.
When the Absolute/Offset Mode Transform Type-In button is in the “up,” or Absolute,
mode, you can enter the specific coordinates of the point where you want to move your
object. When it’s in the “down,” or Offset, mode, you can enter a relative distance from the
object’s current location.
2. Click in the X input box in the coordinate readout and type 10↵. The box moves 10 inches in
the positive X direction.
3. Click and drag the Z axis coordinate readout spinner up. The box moves vertically.
4. Click the Absolute/Offset Mode Transform Type-In button to switch to Absolute mode.
Then click in the Z coordinate readout input box and enter 1↵. The box moves so that its base
is exactly at 1˝ for the Z coordinate.
5. Right-click the X coordinate readout spinner. Remember that right-clicking a spinner converts
the value associated with the spinner to its lowest value, which is 0 in this case. Notice that the
box moves to 0 for the X coordinate.
6. Right-click the spinners for the Y and Z coordinates in the coordinate readout. The box
moves to the center of the screen at the origin (coordinates 0,0,0).
Just as with the spinners in the command panel, the transform type-in spinners let you set values
by clicking and dragging. You can also return to the default values of zero by right-clicking the
spinners. When in Offset mode, the spinners automatically reset to zero because the values repre-
sent numerical values away from the current, baseline location. The spinners in the coordinate
readout appear when you turn on the Select and Move, Select and Rotate, or Select and Scale tool
from the Main toolbar.
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