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Project 01
LEARNING AUTODESK MAYA 2009 | FOUNDATION
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L01_017_column.tif
The column geometry
Repositioning the column7
When moving an object in an Orthographic view, the move manipulator is limited to work
in two axes. You can move an object in these two axes at once by dragging on the center of
the manipulator or constraining the motion along a single axis using the handles.
In the • top view, click+drag on the square center of the move manipulator to move the
column along both the X and Y-axes.
Note: If you click+drag on the center of the manipulator in the Perspective view, you will
notice that it doesn’t move along any particular axis. It is actually moving along
the camera’s view plane.
Tip: Be sure to always refer to more than a single view to verify that the object is
positioned properly.
Use the move manipulator to position the • column in the background of the scene.
By convention, a 3D scene is always facing at the positive Z-axis. This means that objects
with greater Z-axis values will be closer to the foreground of the scene and objects with
smaller Z-axis values will be further in the background.
Note: You can refer to the view axis in the bottom left corner of the Perspective view to
nd the positive Z-axis.