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5. In the Right viewport, click and drag the green Y-arrow up. Notice how the chairs move
in the front and perspective views as you do this.
6. Position the chairs so they are higher by about one-half the height of a chair.
7. Click and drag the red X-axis of the chairs to the right of the screen, so they merge with
the chair to the right, as shown in Figure 1.69.
8. You can save or discard this file. You won’t need it anymore.
In this exercise, you’ve seen a number of methods in action. First, the Select and Move tool
can be used to select objects as well as move them. This can help you move objects quickly by
reducing the number of clicks you need to make. Be careful, though; you might select and move
the wrong object when you are in a hurry.
Figure 1.68
Drag a selection
region around the
lower chairs.
Figure 1.69
Move the selected
chairs along the
X-axis.
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