Manipulator Toolbar

The Manipulator Toolbar contains the following buttons:

Table A-12: Manipulator Toolbar Buttons 

Button
Tool Name
Function

select.gif

Select

Click to enter select mode. The arrow pointer is displayed, and objects can be selected in the display area. Click to select an object; a selection box appears around the current selection.

rotatefli.gif

Rotate

Click to enter rotate mode. A rotation sphere appears around the currently selected object.

  • Position the mouse pointer on an axis, and the axis rotation pointer is displayed. Drag in the desired direction to rotate the object along the axis.
  • Position the mouse pointer anywhere on the selected object, and the free rotation pointer is displayed. Drag in the desired direction to rotate the object freely.

viewpan2.gif

View Pan

Click and drag across the view to pan.

view_zoom.gif

View Zoom

Click to enter zoom mode. The zoom cursor is displayed, and dragging the mouse closer to or farther from the center of the canvas decreases or increases magnification at the initial point of clicking.

zoom_percent.gif

View Zoom

Click to select a magnification percentage for the entire view.