Move, rotate, scale and measure

Select a part and a gizmo appears on it: a set of coloured handles. Red is the X axis, green is Y and blue is Z. Drag a handle to change the part along that axis.

E

Move

R

Rotate

T

Scale

Q

Hide the gizmo

Shift

Hold while dragging to snap to round steps

Move a part

1. Select the part. To move several parts together, select them all, or group them first with CtrlG.
2. Press E.
3. Drag one of the arrows. A small read-out shows how far the part has moved.
4. Hold Shift while you drag to move in round steps sized to the model.

Rotate (R) and scale (T) work the same way. With Shift held, rotation snaps to 15° and scale to steps of 0.1.

Type exact values

1. Click the transform panel button on the viewport’s tool strip, the fourth button from the top. The Transform panel appears at the foot of the left sidebar.
2. It has three columns, Position, Rotation and Size, with a row for X, Y and Z.
3. Click a number and type a value, or drag it sideways.
4. Press Reset to put position, rotation and size back.

Right-click a column heading to copy all three values or paste them onto another part. The units follow Display units under Settings, Scene.

Copy and duplicate

CtrlD

Duplicate the selection

CtrlC

Copy the selection

CtrlV

Paste

Lock a part

Right-click a part in the tree and choose Lock. A locked part cannot be moved, and delete skips it. Choose Unlock in the same menu to release it.

Measure

1. Press M, or click the ruler on the bottom toolbar.
2. Click a point on the model. A dot follows the pointer to show where you will pick.
3. Click a second point. The distance appears between them.
4. Measure again, or press M or Esc to leave measure mode.

• Dragging still turns the view while you measure.
• Measurements stay on screen after you leave measure mode, and are listed in the card Measurements in the right sidebar.
• Clear all in that card removes them.

Undo

Moves, turns and scalings are undo steps, whether you dragged the gizmo or typed a value.