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Align Geometry Dialog 679
Align Geometry Dialog
Select an Edit Poly object. > Modify panel > object level
or any sub-object level > Animate m ode > Edit Geometry
rollout > Click View Align or Grid Align > Edit Poly Mo de
rollout > S ettings b utton
This Edit Poly-specific dialog lets you change the
alignment method after using the View Align or
Grid Align function. Available only in Animate
mode after using the View Align or Grid Al ign
command.
Inter face
Align to—Lets you choos e what to align the
selection with:
•
View—Aligns the selection with the view plane.
•
Construction P lane—Alig ns the selection with
theactivegrid.
Update—Click this button to realign the selection
w ith the desig nated entity after chang ing it.
Typically you’d use this with the View option after
rotating the view.
Detach Dia log
Selec t an Edit Poly objec t. > Modify pane l > any
sub-object level > Edit Geometry roll out > Detach
Settings b u tton
This dialog lets you sp ecify how a sub-object
selection is detached from an Edit Poly object.
By default, both Detach To Element and Detach As
Clone are off. Thus, when you detach a sub-object
selection, it’s removed from the original object
and becomes a new object. The dialog options let
you keep the detached item as an element of the
original object and/or detach it as a copy of t he
original selection.
Note: When you detach a vertex or an edge, any
adjacent polygons are detached as well. Also, a
detached item remains in its original location.
Note: Any Detach dialog settings you change are
saved as program defaults automatically.
Interfa ce
Detach a s—Lets you assign a name to the new
object. By default, the name is "Object" followed
by a sequence number.
This option is unavailable when Detach To
Element is on.
Detach To E lement —The detached sub-object
selection remains as part of the original object,
but becomes a new element. It can t hen be
manipulated independently at the Element
sub-object level. Default=off.
Detach As Clone—Detaches the selection as a copy
of the original selection; the latter remains intact.
Default=off.