About Altering Location, Orientation, and Height/Elevation

There are four types of transform gizmos in InfraWorks to move objects along the X, Y, and Z axis, as well as to rotate objects, adjust height, and adjust elevation.

Transform gizmos let you quickly adjust a feature, or selection set of features with the mouse or by entering a value.

You can change the unit of measure for the selected object. You can move the value box by dragging it to a different location.

There are four transform gizmos:

Gizmo	Visual
Move
Rotate
Height/Elevation

Move Gizmo

Handle	Purpose	Visual
XY Plane	Relocate a feature somewhere on the XY plane.
X Axis	Constrain the relocation of a feature along the X axis.
Y Axis	Constrain the relocation of a feature along the Y axis.
Z Axis	Constrain the relocation of a feature along the Z axis.

Rotate Gizmo

Handle	Purpose	Visual
Rotation	Rotate a feature around the Z axis.

Height/Elevation Gizmos

The height gizmo adjusts the height of one or more selected features. The elevation gizmo adjusts the elevation of control points.

The height gizmo is available for buildings, city furniture, and trees only. For trees and city furniture, the height gizmo proportionally scales the selected features. For building features, the height gizmo changes the height of the building, but the footprint remains the same.

The elevation gizmo is available for roads, railways, and coverages. The elevation gizmo is always associated with a control point. The handle of the elevation gizmo is the blue cone above the magenta control point.

Handle	Purpose	Visual
Height	Alter the height of building features, or the scale of trees and city furniture.
Elevation	Adjust the elevation of a control point for a selected road, railway, or coverage.