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Transform Type-In 431
Transform Type-In
Status bar > Transform Type-In
Edit menu > Transform Type-In
F12
Main toolbar > Right-click Select And Move, Select And
Rotate, or one of the Select And Scale buttons.
Transform Type-In is a dialog that lets you
ente r precise values for move, rotate, and scale
transforms (page 3–1026). You can use Transform
Type-In w ith anything that can display an axis
tripod or Transform gizmo.
You can a lso use the Transform Type-In boxes on
the status bar (page 3–698).TousetheTransform
Type-In boxes on the st atus bar, simply enter the
appropriatevaluesintheboxesandpress
Enter
to apply the transformation. You can alternate
between entering absolute transform values or
offset values by clicking the Relative/Absolute
Transform Type-In button to the left of the
transform boxes.
If you choose Transform Type-In from the Edit
menu, press
F12 ,orright-clickoneofthe
transform toolbar buttons, Tr ansform Type-In
pops up as a dialog. The title of the dialog reflects
theactivetransform.IfRotateisactive,thedialog’s
titleisRotateTransformType-Inanditscontrols
affect rotation. If Scale is active, its title is Scale
Transform Type-In, and so on. You can enter
either absolute t r ansform values or offset values.
In most cases, both absolute and offset transforms
use the active reference coordinate system (page
1–443). The exceptions are View, which uses the
World coordinate system, and Screen, which uses
World for absolute moves and rota tions. Also,
absolute scaling always uses the Lo c al coordinate
system. The dialog labels change to show the
reference coordinate system being used.
When you use the Transform Type-In at a
sub-object level, you t ransform the t r a nsform
gizmo of the sub-object selection. So, for example,
theabsolutepositionvaluesrepresenttheabsolute
world position of the transform gizmo. If you’ve
selectedasinglevertex,it’stheabsoluteworld
position of the vertex.
If multiple vertices are selected, the Transform
gizmo is placed at the center of the selection, so the
position you specify in the Transform Type-In sets
theabsolutepositionofthecenteroftheselected
vertices.
When multiple vertices are selected in Local
transform mode, you end up with mult iple
transform gizmos. In this case, only the Offset
control is available.
Because the axis tripods are not scaled, the
Absolute Scale control is not available at th e
sub-object level. Only Offset is available.
When you use the Transform Type-In for Absolute
rotation, the state of the Center flyout is respec ted.
You can perform absolute rotations about the
pivot point of the object, the selection center,
or transform coordinate center. See Choosing a
Transform Center (page 1–435).
Usi ng Ty pe-I n wi t h S u b-Obj ect S el ecti on
Yo u c a n u s e Tr a n s f o r m Ty p e - I n w i t h a n y
sub-object selection or gizmo. The transform
affects the axis tripod for the selection.
Absoluteandoffsetworldcoordinatesarethose
of the object’s or selection’s coordinate system,
whoseoriginisindicatedbytheaxistripod. If
multiple vertices are selected, the tripod is at the
center of the selection and its location is given in
world coordinates.
Because axis tripo ds cannot b e scaled, Absolute
Scalefieldsareunavailablewhenyouareata
sub-object level.