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Description

Usage

Manipulation Box

Provides full control over the position, orientation and sectioning of the model while presented to the user in transparent control box with various control tools

Select the icon using the mouse cursor and left mouse button

Model is displayed with manipulation box around it

oHover over icons to show manipulation type on screen

Orthogonal Move: Hover over arrow to highlight, select and hold with the pointer and drag in that direction

Rotate: Hover over box edge icon to highlight, select and hold with the pointer and drag in that direction 

Free Rotate: Hover over box corner icon to highlight, select and hold with the pointer and drag in any direction 

•Section: Hover over centre square icon  on box face to highlight, select and hold with the pointer and drag to section (multiple sections can be made) 

Move

Allows the user to move the model in 3D space over any axis

Select the icon using the pointer

Desktop

•Press and hold Left mouse button and move mouse up/down to move model closer or further away

Press and hold right mouse button and move mouse in desired direction to move model left, right, up and down

Scroll Wheel to move the model in increments in any direction towards the mouse cursor

•Press and hold Right Mouse button + Scroll Wheel to freely move the model forwards and backwards.

VR

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Revolve

Revolves the model parallel to the ground

Select the icon using the pointer.  There are 2 different ways of using this feature:

Press and hold Left Mouse button and move left/right to revolve

•Use Left or Right directional arrows on keyboard

Rotate

Provides a 360° rotation of the selected model

Select the icon using the pointer. There are 2 different ways of using this feature:

Press and hold Left Mouse button and move in any direction to rotate

•Use any directional arrows on keyboard at any time

Scale

Allows the user to increase or decrease the scale of the model

Select the icon using the pointer. There are 3 different ways of using this feature:

Press and hold Left Mouse button and move up or down

Use up and down arrows on keyboard

•Use the mouse scroll wheel up or down

Reset Scale

Resets the scale to original (100%)

Select the icon using the pointer

Reset Orientation

Resets the orientation to the default

Select the icon using the pointer