Modify | Gripper

The gripper provides a multi-purpose conceptual selector for both curves and solids. When the gripper is enabled using Modify > Gripper, a 3-dimensional axis is applied to the selected object, allowing multiple manipulation functions such as move, scale, rotate and stretch.

In the illustration below, the gripper is attached to a solid. The gripper axes always align to the current view, allowing in-place modification functions.

The Gripper can be enabled or disabled by using the right click context menuobtained by right clicking into the editor and checking the Gripper On/Gripper Off option.

Gripper enabled and attached to solid

Gripper at Select

Modify | Gripper

The gripper provides a mutli-purpose conceptual selector for both curves and solids. When the gripper is enabled using Modify > Gripper, a 3-dimensional axis is applied to the selected object, allowing multiple manipulation functions such as move, scale, rotate and stretch.

The option to set the Gripper at Selection can be activated in the Inspector > Gripper Properties . In the example below, the Gripper property has be set to attach to the Center of Selected.

The Gripper can be enabled or disabled by using the right click context menuobtained by right clicking into the editor and checking the Gripper On/Gripper Off option.

 

Gripper attached to the Center of Selected

 

By activating the At Selected option, shown below, the Gripper attachment point will be at the point of the cursor. In the example below, the selection point is shown as the midpoint of the edge.

 

Attaching the Gripper to the midpoint of the edge using Attach at Selected option

Move along Axis

When an object is selected with the Gripper enabledModify > Gripper the object can be moved along an axis by selecting a handle similar to that shown below.

Moving the solid along the Y axis

In the example below, the solid will be moved along the X axis. An exact distance can be input into the Distance field at the top of the editor.

Moving the selected objects using the Gripper. Distance is input into the edit field.

Uniform Scaling

When Uniform Scaling is activated in the Inspector, the selected object will be scaled by distributing the scale factor equally around all axes.

 

Rotate

Each axis can be used to dynamically rotate the solid. In the example below, the solid is being rotated around the Y axis by selecting the axis arc, shown below.

The angle of rotation can also be input into the edit field at the top of the editor.

Rotating the solid about the Y axis

Please Note

The Gripper axis orientation and color correspond to the Axis, displayed using View > Axis, shown below.

Gripper handle properties correspond to the drawing axis