Pattern Machine 3D - User Manual

Pattern Machine 3D Transform Operations sartori-software.com 2010 all rights reserved
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Move Rotate Scale Flip Horizontally Flip Vertically Rotate 90° Clockwise Numeric Transform Back to Index
Move	contents
The Move transform operation can be used to move Vertices or Objects along the Canvas.
Activation Methods: Menu Transform > Move Toolbar Button Usage: Select the Vertices to move Mouse Click on a selected Vertex Hold left mouse button Drag and drop to destination coordinates Keyboard Use arrow keys on your keyboard For larger steps hold Ctrl key	Move Transform Operation applied to selected Vertices

Rotate	contents
The Rotate transform operation can be used to rotate Vertices or Objects on canvas
Activation Methods: Menu Transform > Rotate Toolbar Button Usage: Select the Vertices to rotate Mouse Right click in the Viewport to set rotation center Else center of selected Vertices is used Click in Viewport Hold down left mouse button Move mouse down to rotate clockwise Move mouse up to rotate counterclockwise For larger steps hold Ctrl key Keyboard Press + Key to rotate clockwise Press - Key to rotate counterclockwise For larger steps hold Ctrl key	Rotate Transform Operation applied to selected Vertices
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The Scale transform operation can be used to scale Vertices or Objects on canvas
Activation Methods: Menu Transform > Scale Toolbar Button Usage: Select the Vertices to scale Mouse Right click in the Viewport to set scale center Else center of selected Vertices is used Click in Viewport Hold down left mouse button Move mouse down to enlarge Move mouse up to scale down For larger steps hold Ctrl key Keyboard Press + Key to enlarge Press - Key to scale down For larger steps hold Ctrl key	Scale Transform Operation applied to selected Vertices

Flip Horizontally	contents
The Flip Horizontally transform operation can be used to flip Vertices or Objects horizontally on canvas
Activation Methods: Menu Transform > Flip Horizontal Toolbar Button Usage: Select the Vertices to flip Execute Command	Flip Horizontally applied to selected Vertices

Flip Vertically	contents
The Flip Vertically transform operation can be used to flip Vertices or Objects vertically on canvas
Activation Methods: Menu Transform > Flip Vertically Toolbar Button Usage: Select the Vertices to flip Execute Command	Flip Vertically applied to selected Vertices

Rotate 90° clockwise	contents
The Rotate 90° clockwise transform operation can be used to rotate Vertices or Objects by steps of 90° on canvas
Activation Methods: Menu Transform > Rotate 90° Toolbar Button Usage: Select the Vertices to rotate 90° clockwise Execute Command	Object Series Rotated 90° CW

Numeric Transform	contents
The Numeric transform Dialog can be used to numerically move, scale and rotate Vertices or Objects
Activation Methods: Menu Transform > Numeric... Toolbar Button Move Usage Enter Coordinates XY Configure Parameters Click Move Rotate Usage Select Rotation Angle Configure Parameters Click Rotate Scale Usage Select Scale Percentage Configure Parameters Click Scale	Numeric Transform	Move X,Y Destination Coordinates or shifting amount Absolute Position Move all selected Vertices to XY Else coordinates of selected Vertices are shifted by XY Rotate Angle in Degrees Rotation angle in degrees (0°-360°) Rotation X0, Rotation Y0 Center of Rotation Use Rotation Center Rotate selected Vertices around Rotation X0, Rotation Y0 Else selected Vertices are rotated around center Scale Percent X, Percent Y Percentage of scale in X and Y Absolute Scale selected Vertices to absolute size Percent XY Else size of selected Vertices is increased/diminished by Percent XY Uniform Scale selected Vertices uniformly in X and Y Else Percent XY can be set individually Scale X0, Scale Y0 Center of scaling Use Scale Center Scale selected Vertices using scale center X0 Y0 Else center of selected Vertices is used

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