Transform Objects using Gizmos
Move an Object with a Gizmo
Select the object you want to move in the Scene View.
Click Item Tools tab > Transform panel > Move
.Use the Move gizmo to adjust the position of the currently selected object:
To move all currently selected objects, place the mouse over the arrow at the end of the desired axis. When the cursor changes to
, drag the arrow on the screen to increase/decrease the translation along that axis.To move the objects along several axes at the same time, drag the square frame between the desired axes.
Dragging the ball in the middle of the move gizmo enables you to snap this center point to other geometry in the model.
To move the gizmo itself rather than the selected objects, hold down the CTRL key while dragging the ball in the middle of the gizmo. The move gizmo will snap to other objects as you do this.
Rotate an Object with a Gizmo
Select the object you want to rotate in the Scene View.
Click Item Tools tab > Transform panel > Rotate
.Use the gizmo to rotate the currently selected object:
Before you can rotate the currently selected objects, you need to position the origin (center point) of the rotation. To do this, place the mouse over the arrow at the end of the desired axis. When the cursor changes to
, drag the arrow on the screen to increase/decrease the translation along that axis. This will move the gizmo itself.Dragging the ball in the middle of the rotate gizmo enables you to move it around, and snap it to points on other geometry objects.
Once the rotate gizmo is positioned correctly, place the mouse over one of the curves in the middle, and drag it on the screen to rotate the selected objects. The curves are color-coded, and match the color of the axis used to rotate the object around. So, for example, dragging the blue curve between the X and Y axes, rotates the objects around the blue Z axis.
To rotate the orientation of the gizmo to an arbitrary position, hold down the CTRL key while dragging one of the three curves in the middle.
To snap the gizmo to other objects, hold the CTRL key while dragging the ball in the middle of the gizmo.
Resize an Object with a Gizmo
- Select the object you want to resize in the Scene View.
- Click Item Tools tab > Transform panel > Scale
. - Use the scale gizmo to resize the currently selected object:
- To resize the objects across a single axis only, use colored arrows at the end of the axes. To resize the objects across two axes at the same time, use colored triangles in the middle of the axes. Finally, to resize the objects across all three axes at the same time, use the ball in the center of the gizmo.
- You can modify the center of scaling. To do this, place the mouse over the ball in the middle of the gizmo, and hold down the CTRL key while dragging the ball on the screen.