9

Using Transforms 425
• Position (page 1–439)
•
Rotation (page 1–439)
•
Scale (page 1–440)
This sec tion presents these brief topics desig ned to
help you quickly start learning how to t ransform
objects, and how to animate your tr ansforms:
Using Transform Gizmos (page 1–426)
Animating Transforms (page 1–432)
Transform Managers (page 1–433)
Specifying a Reference Coordinate System (page
1–435)
Choosing a Transform Center (page 1–435)
Using the Axis Constraints (page 1–437)
FailuretoMoveorRotate
In some cases, an object might fail to move or
rotate, even when the proper button is on and the
object is selected. This could be due to one of the
following reasons:
•Theobjectisfrozen.SeeSelecting Objects (page
1–61).
• A transform controller has been assigned to the
object. See Anim ation Controllers (page 2–307).
•InverseKinematicsmodeisonandthe
preference called Always Transform Children
of the World is off. See Introduction to Inverse
Kinematics (IK) (page 2–435).
Pr ocedur es
To transform an object using the Main toolbar:
1.
On the Main tool
bar, click
oneofthethreetransformbuttons:Select And
Move (page 1–439), Select And Rotate (page
1–439),orSelect And Scale (page 1–440).These
buttons are usually referred to as Move, Rotate,
and Scale.
2. Position the mouse over the object you want
to transform.
•Iftheobjectisalreadyselected,thecursor
changes to indicate the transform.
•Iftheobjectisnotselected,thecursor
changestoasmallplussigntoshowthatthe
object can be selected.
3. Drag the mouse to apply the transform.
If you drag the mouse over an unselected object,
it becomes selected and is also transformed.
You can use the Transform gizmo to easily
restrict transforms to one or two axes. See
Using Transform Gizmos (page 1–426).
To cancel a tr ans form:
• Right-clickwhileyou’redraggingthemouse.
Totransformanobjectfromthequadmenu:
1.
Right-click a selected object. The quad menu
(page 3–694) lists the three transforms.
2. Choose one of the tr ansforms. The equivalent
transform button is selected on the main
toolbar .
3. Dr ag the object to apply the tr ansform.
To use transform type-in:
1.
Choose Tools menu > Transform Type-In to
display the dialog.
2. Apply a transform to a selected object.
3. You can do any of the following, switching from
one to the other as required.
• Typeavalueinanaxisfieldandpress
Enter to apply the transform change to the
selection.
• Dragaspinnerinanaxisfieldtoupdatethe
selection.