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Selecting and Moving Objects In The 3D Scene
Selecting and Moving Objects In The 3D Scene

Activating the Gizmo and Manipulating Objects in a 3D Scene: A Quick Guide

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Written by Kayla Treese
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Moving Objects

  • Select the object(s) and under "Edit" select "Show Move Gizmo" or press β€œT” on your keyboard. You should see the icon centered on the object you want to move.

    • use CTRL on your keyboard for multiple selections.

  • You can grab/push the item using the red arrow to move left to right (or the Y axis), the green arrow to move up and down (or the X axis), and the blue arrow to move up and down in 3D space (or the Z axis)

  • You can move the object freely in any direction by grabbing it anywhere within the small center box.

  • Press β€œT” again to exit toggle mode or uncheck "Show Move Gizmo"


Using the Model Explorer

Another key to organizing your workspace is understanding hierarchies and the "Parent" and "Child" relationship.

  • Open the Model Explorer to see the entire solar collection system in a hierarchical (nested) format, sort of like a family tree. Expand this format to see the levels below (the "children") in the tree. When you select the object in the Model Explorer, it will also select it in the scene, and vice versa.

  • From the Model Explorer there are many things you can do:

    • Delete objects- selecting an object in the Model Explorer and pressing "delete" will delete that object or hierarchy from the scene.

    • Turn objects off or on- pressing the eye icon will hide or unhide that object.

    • Isolate Equipment- selecting objects and navigating to "View" -> "Isolate" or pressing "Shift H" will turn everything except what is selected off, allowing you to focus solely on the chosen equipment while hiding the rest.

    • Select All- with the Model Explorer open pressing "CTRL A" will select everything in the scene.

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