Reposition Interactively

The simplest way of positioning objects is by dragging them to different locations in your
scene. When you drag an object, you're repositioning it with respect to the camera.

To reposition an object interactively, drag the object to a new location.

• Hold down X while dragging to constrain movement to the X axis.
• Hold down Y while dragging to constrain movement to the Y axis.
• Hold down Z while dragging to constrain movement to the Z axis.

While you can resize objects using the Resize tool or the 3D Transformation dialog, there are resize controls on the object's bounding box that let you resize objects directly in the Working window. You may find this a much more intuitive way of transforming your objects.

When you select an object, a bounding box appears surrounding your selection. At each corner of the box, and at the center of each face, is a control point.

As your cursor passes over the corner control points, it changes to a generic Resize cursor.

As it passes over the control points on the faces, it changes to an X, Y or Z. This indicates the axis along which you can resize the object by clicking and dragging at that point.

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