Move Models With Grip Snap - Reference

Provides a mini-toolbar with the options to move a selected model by its edge or by a point.

Access:

Ribbon: Factory tab Position panel Grip Snap

With the Grip Snap command active, a mini-toolbar displays after an edge or point is selected. The mini-toolbar varies depending on whether an edge or a point was selected, but it always contains the Free Drag and Back Buttons.

The Grip Snap mini-toolbar for an edge selection

Point as first selection, followed by:
Move Option Selection	Second Selection	Third Selection	Result for selection set:
Free Drag	Click floor		Moves so the selection point is coincident with the click location on the floor.
	Click in space or on another model		Moves so the selection point is coincident with the click location.
	Point		Moves so the selection point is coincident with the second selected point.
	Line		Moves so the selection point is coincident with the click location on the line.
Move Point Using Reference Geometry	Point	Point	Moves the direction and distance defined by the two points.
	Line		Moves the direction and distance from the closest end point to the farthest end point.
Rotate About Point	Enter value		Enter the amount of rotation in the XY plane in the Heads-Up Display (HUD) and press Enter.
	None		Drag the model and click when the model rotates the desired amount.

Edge as first selection, followed by:
Move Option Selection	Second Selection	Third Selection	Result for selection set:
Free Drag	Click floor		Moves so the selection point on the line is coincident with the click location on the floor.
	Click in space or on another model		Moves so the selection point on the line is coincident with the click location.
	Point		Moves so the selection point on the line is coincident with the point.
	Line		Moves so the lines are collinear and the selection point on the line is coincident with the click location on the second line.
Drag Along Ray	Enter value		Enter the distance in the Heads-Up Display (HUD) and press Enter.
	Click		Drag the model and click when the model moves the desired amount.
Move Along Ray Using Reference Geometry	Point	Point	Moves the distance between the two points. The preview arrow on the line indicates the direction.
	Line		Moves the distance defined by the length of the second selected line. The preview arrow on the line indicates the direction.