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To move actors in the viewport:



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<div class="body taskbody"><ol class="ol steps"><li class="stepexpand"><p class="li step">
Drag the 
<span class="ph uicontrol">initial</span> view to the viewport.</p></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><p class="li step">Click 
<span class="ph menucascade"><span class="ph uicontrol">Transform</span> &gt; <span class="ph uicontrol">Move</span> &gt; <span class="ph uicontrol">Free Drag <img class="image" src="../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSTransformFreeDragging.png" title="Free Dragging"/></span></span>.<p> 
<p>Free dragging lets you move actors to anywhere in the current plane.</p></p></p></li>
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In the viewport, drag the 
<span class="ph uicontrol">LPattern2</span> actor to a new position and then press 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Esc</span> twice.<p> 
<p>The first 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Esc</span> clears your selection (unselects 
<span class="ph uicontrol">LPattern2)</span>, and the second 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Esc</span> exits free-dragging mode.</p><p>Note:
		Many Composer tools remain active until you exit the tool by pressing 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Esc</span>. This behavior lets you perform operations multiple times without having to reselect the tool.</p>


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<li class="stepexpand"><p class="li step">Click 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Transform &gt;</span> 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Move &gt;</span> 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Translate</span> 
<img class="image" src="../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSTransformTranslation.png" title="Translation"/>.<p> 
<p>Translation mode lets you move actors along the x, y, and z axes and planes.</p></p></p></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><p class="li step">
In the viewport, select the two blue rails in the model.<p> 
<p>A triad gizmo appears. Gizmos let you manipulate actors in 3D by dragging them. In this case, the red, green, and blue arrows indicate the directions you can move.</p>
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<img class="image" src="../CpsUserImages/GizmoTranslation.png"/>

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<li class="stepexpand"><p class="li step">
Drag the blue arrow.<p> 
<p>You can only drag along the y-axis. When you drag the red or green arrows, you can drag along those axes. If you drag the fan area between two axes, you can drag anywhere along that plane.</p>
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<p>Note:
		 Actors other than the two blue rails you selected also move because kinematic links exist between actors. Composer lets you create kinematic relationships to create sophisticated animations.</p>
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Press 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Esc</span> twice.</p></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><p class="li step">
Click 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Transform &gt;</span> 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Move &gt;</span> 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Rotate</span> 
<img class="image" src="../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSTransformRotation.png" title="Rotation"/>.<p> 
<p>Rotation mode lets you rotate one or more actors. Contrast this to viewport rotation (right mouse button), which rotates the entire model.</p>
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<li class="stepexpand"><p class="li step">
In the viewport, click the 
<span class="ph uicontrol">LPattern2</span> actor.<p> 
<p>A spherical gizmo appears with red, green, and blue arcs for the different directions you can rotate.</p>
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<img class="image" src="../CpsUserImages/GizmoRotational.png"/>

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<li class="stepexpand"><p class="li step">
Drag each gizmo arc to rotate in different directions. Drag the center of the gizmo to rotate the part freely (in any direction).</p></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><p class="li step">Press 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Esc</span> twice.</p></li>
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