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moveVertexAlongDirection [-direction float float float] [-magnitude linear] [-normalDirection linear] [-uDirection linear] [-uvNormalDirection linear linear linear] [-vDirection linear]
moveVertexAlongDirection is undoable, NOT queryable, and NOT editable.
The command moves the selected vertex ( control vertex ) in
the specified unit direction by the given magnitude. The vertex(ices)
may also be moved in the direction of unit normal ( -n flag ).
For NURBS surface vertices the direction of movement could also
be either in tangent along U or tangent along V. The flags -n,
-u, -v and -d are mutually exclusive, ie. the selected vertices
can be all moved in only -n or -u or -v or -d.
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direction, magnitude, normalDirection, uDirection, uvNormalDirection, vDirection
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-direction(-d)
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float float float
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move the vertex along the direction as specified. The direction is
normalized.
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-magnitude(-m)
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linear
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move by the specified magnitude in the direction vector.
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-normalDirection(-n)
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linear
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move components in the direction of normal by the given magnitude at
the respective components. The normal is 'normalized'.
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-uDirection(-u)
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linear
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move components in the direction of tangent along U at the
respective components where appropriate. The flag is ignored
for polygons, NURBS curves. The u direction is normalized.
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-uvNormalDirection(-uvn)
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linear linear linear
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move in the triad space [u,v,n] at the respective components by the
specified displacements. The flag is ignored for polygons, NURBS curves.
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-vDirection(-v)
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linear
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move components in the direction of tangent along V at the
respective components where appropriate. The flag is ignored
for polygons, NURBS curves.
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Flag can appear in Create mode of command
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Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
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Flag can appear in Query mode of command
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Flag can be used more than once in a command.
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moveVertexAlongDirection -d 1 1 1 -d 1 0 0 -m 2.0 -m 1.0 nurbsSurface1.cv[1][1] pPlane1.vtx[120];
// Move the control vertex on the surface, mesh in the normalized
// directions (1,1,1), (1,0,0) by magnitude 2.0, 1.0 respectively.
moveVertexAlongDirection -n 1 -n -1.9 -n 3 nurbsSurface1.cv[3][1] nurbsSurface2.cv[0][0] pPlane1.vtx[10];
// Move the control vertex on the NURBS surfaces, mesh along their
// respective unit normals by a magnitudes 1.0, -1.9 and 3.0 respectively.
moveVertexAlongDirection -u 2.0 -u 1.0 nurbsSurface1.cv[4][5] nurbsSurface2.cv[0][0];
// Move the control vertex on the NURBS surfaces in the normalized
// tangent along U by a magnitude 2.0 and 1.0 respectively.
moveVertexAlongDirection -v -1.0 nurbsSurface1.cv[2][3];
// Move the control vertex on the nurbsSurface in the normalized
// tangent along V by -1.0
moveVertexAlongDirection -uvn 1 2 -1 nurbsSurface1.cv[1][1];
// Move the control vertex on the nurbsSurface in the space defined
// by triad [u,v,n] by 1,2,-1 respectively.
// If the initial vertex position is o(ox,oy,oz) and u,v and n are
// direction vectors then the new position p(px,py,pz) would be:
// p = o + 1*u + 2*v + (-1)*n ;