Launches the manipulator widget to rotate, move, copy, mirror, and/or scale 2D entities and 3D models.
Note: The manipulator widget appears automatically any time you select an entity, when the MANIPULATOR variable is set to 1 or 2.
Accessing the Command
command bar: manipulate
quad: Modify | Manipulate
: Manipulate
Prompts you in the command bar:
Select entities: (Select one or more entities)
Entities in set: 1
Select entities: (Select more entities, or else press Enter)
The manipulator widget appears near the selected entities:
The manipulator widget stays visible until you press Esc.
Note: You don't need to use the Manipulate command to turn on the widget; it appears automatically with the MANIPULATOR system variable:
- 0 - manipulator widget is displayed only when you enter the Manipulate command
- 1 - manipulator widget is displayed automatically each time you select an entity
- 2 - (default) widget is displayed automatically when you hold down the left mouse button longer than the value of the MANIPULATORDURATION variable (default = 250 milliseconds, a quarter-second)
Command Options
Option |
Description |
Select an axis |
Moves or copies* the selection along the selected axis:
|
Select a plane |
Moves or copies* a selection in a plane.
|
Select an arrowhead |
Mirrors or scales the selection; optionally creates a copy* of the selection. Right click when the cursor is over the manipulator to display a context menu. Choose Arrowhead act as , then select the desired action: 3D Scale or 3D Mirror (default). To mirror the selection:
To scale the selection:
|
Select a rotation arc |
Rotates the selection about one of the manipulator axes; optionally creates a copy* of the selection.
|
Select the anchor handle |
ManipulatorHandle=0:Moves the Manipulator. Specify a point to relocate. ManipulatorHandle=1:Moves the selected entities unrestrictedly; optionally creates a copy* of the selection. Specify a point to locate the selection. Moves the Manipulator when you hold down the left mouse button a little longer to select the handle. |
* To copy the selection set,
Do one of the following:
- Hold down the Ctrl-key when starting the action (release the Ctrl-key when you move the cursor).
- When moving an axis, plane or the anchor handle:
- Type c (copy) then press Enter or right click.
Repeatedly click to create copies. Right click to stop. - (option) When the first copy is created, type r (repeat) then right click to create multiple copies at equal intervals. Move the cursor and click when the desired number of copies displays.
- Type c (copy) then press Enter or right click.
Procedures
- To define the manipulator settings
- The manipulator layout
- To control the location and orientation of the manipulator
- To relocate the manipulator
Related Commands
Copy - copies entities.
dmMove - moves solids, faces or edges of a solid, or inserts using a vector.
dmRotate - rotates faces of a solid around an axis.
Move - moves entities.
Rotate - rotates entities in 2D.
Rotate3D - rotates entities about an axis in 3D space.
Scale - resizes entities.