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Angle—
Sets the increment at which objects are
rotated about a given axis (degrees).
Percent—Setsthepercentageincrementforscale
transforms.
Snap to Frozen Objects—When on, snapping
to frozen objects is enabled. Default=off.
This option is also available from the Snaps
shortcut menu, accessed when you hold
Shif t
and right-click in any v iewport, as well as
from the Snaps toolbar (page 2–42).Keyboard
shortcut=
Alt+F2 .
Translation group
Use Axis Constraints—Constrains the
selected object to move only along the axes
specified on the Axis Constrain ts toolbar (page
3–687). When turned off (the default), the
constraints are ignored, and snapped objects can
be translated in any dimension (assuming 3D
snapping is us ed). This is also available from the
Snaps shortcut menu, accessed when you hold
Shi f t and right-click in any v iewport, as well as
from the Snaps toolbar (page 2–42).Keyboard
shortcut=
Alt+F3 or Alt+D .
Display rubber ba nd—When on and you move an
selection, a rubber-band line appears between the
original location and the mouse position. Use this
visual aid for g reater accuracy when fine-tuning
Default=on.
Use Ax is Center As Star t S nap Point—Sets the center
of the transform axis of the current selection set
to be the initial snap point if there’s no other star t
snap point detected by the snap system. This
option works both at the object and sub-object
levels.
This lets you, for example, snap the geometric
center of a multi-object selection to a g rid point.
Home Gr id S ettings
Customize menu > Grid And Snap Settings > Home Grid
panel
Main toolbar > Right-click 3 D snap toggle. > Grid And
Snap Settings > Home Grid panel
TheHomeGridpaneloftheGridAndSnap
Settings dialog sets the spacing and other
characteristics of t he home grid (page 3–952).
Choosing usef u l home g rid settings can simplify
the construc tion process. The home grid provides
a v isual reference to use when creating objects in
ascene.
In the software, grids have these primary uses:
• An aid in visualizing space, scale, and distance.
• Construction planes where you create and align
objects in your scene.
• A reference system for using grid snaps.
Procedures
To set grid spacing for unit measure:
1.
From the menu bar, choose Customize menu >
Grid And Snap Settings.
2. Click the Home Grid tab.
3. Adjust the value for Grid Spacing, which is in
current units.
For example, if you have units set to centimeters,
you might make one grid space equal to 1.000
(one unit, or one centimeter in this case).
To set major grid divisions for multiple units:
1.
From the menu bar, choose Customize menu >
Grid And Snap Settings.
2. Click the Home Grid tab.
3. Adjust the Major Lines Every Nth Grid Line
value, which is the number of grid squares
between major lines. The minimum is 2.